<http://www.cs.wisc.edu/%7Eghost/macos/index.htm> <<or the interested, the Ghostscript port for Mac (MacGSView) is available here:
I have this now, although I could not get to the localhost:631 configuration site.
Hello Crystal,
GhostScript itself is a massive unix code hunk which has been adapted to work with several platforms and has several different implementations on each platform. On MacOS X, our choices include the distribution by the main author (called "gs"), the GhostView variant, and the ESP variant. Only the ESP variant is eligible to work with the "localhost:631" CUPS port location. CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) is a standardization of printing for Unix systems which includes the ability to broadcast and share printers over networks. If you go to System Preferences -> Sharing -> Services you can see how to turn on broadcasting for any printers attached to your Mac.
I have tried printing to a .pdf from Finale, but all I get is "Finale - Error". I can easily save it as an .eps file, but I do not see how to use Ghostscript to turn it into a .pdf. I see no instructions. My desktop is covered with icons, yet I am beginning to despair.
Well, I'm not sure if you have downloaded GhostView or GhostScript. They are two different beasties.
1. The GhostView distribution has a utility application called something like MacOSX_ps2pdf. You would just drag your .ps or .eps file to its icon and it should do the job.
2. If you have GhostScript, then you will have to use the Terminal application with a geek command line to get a PDF.
3. If you have the ESP variant installed, I can send you a small application which does this task.
The ESP link is at: <http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/unix_open_source/ espghostscript.html> and is a very easy install from a package. I don't know where GhostView's download page is.
I have Finale 2002b, a new G4 with OSX.2.5, and an deskjet5550. There must be a way to make this work.
I hope you can print from other applications...
Philip Aker http://www.aker.ca
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