How to make GS graphic window visible with Mdv

[Guest robgenna]

Hi everybody,

I'm a new user of this group, and a new Post Script student, too.

I'm learning how to program with PS, especially how to draw graphics

and functions.

For this reason I use Ghost Script everyday, but I use both Windows and

Linux and, with the last one and GS I have some problems. Actually, in

MS Windows everytime I start GS I see a terminal window and a graphic

window, where I can see how the graphic commands act, although in

Mandriva Linux, if I run gs from the linux prompt in a kde terminal, I

only see the GS prompt but the graphic window is Not displayed!! I

really need this last one but how can I make it appear in Linux?!

(Note: using SuSe Linux the 2 windows both appear!!!!)

Hoping somebody will reply me as soon as possible, I wanna thank you

all for the time you have given me.

See you,

Roberto (Italy)

[aRTee]

If I read

man ps

(you can use konqueror with man:ps as url)

I get the impression that there's no window to display anything; the device has to be properly defined; not sure how to get output into a window...

[chalex20]

You do it like this

gs -sDEVICE=x11alpha

or like this

gs -sDEVICE=x11

[aRTee]

the command to view a file should be:

gs -sDEVICE=x11 [filename.ps]

 

and to just start the program with an output window:

 

gs -sDEVICE=x11

 

enjoy Linux,

Rob

 

Darn, too late!! :D

Edited November 17, 2005 by aRTee

[Guest robgenna]

Thank you All very very Much!!

 

Roberto, Italy