Hi, >>>I agree with you that the best route would be for this to NOT require >>> > any other installations like alternative printing systems, etc.
I don't think of GS as an alternative print system in this instance so much as a bridge between PostScript output and the existing Windows print system. > The win32 installation of ghostscript is painless. All dependencies > are contained in the distribution. Further, using the existing > framework within scribus regarding printing makes more sense than > implimenting new code to enable printing. Why reinvent the wheel? Precisely; I imagine a solution involving GhostScript could be crafted in just a few hours, whereas adding full GDI output to Scribus would likely be many days / weeks of work... > Also, if my memory serves me correctly, both GIMP for win32 and > cinepaint for win32 require > ghostscript. They'll run without GS, but can't load PS / EPS / PDF files without it. Actually, doesn't scribus already depend on GS for the same reasons? All the best, -- Alastair M. Robinson
