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CallGS
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 by Dr.Mohan Noone, 28-6-2004
 
 
 CallGS simplifies the task of creating PDF files from postscripts (.ps/.eps/.prn).
 
 It requires a working installation of AFPL Ghostscript for windows (freeware). You may
 download the latest version of AFPL Ghostscript from http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/
 Make sure you have Ghostscript installed before using CallGS, or it will not work!
 

 Once installed, just click on any postscript (.ps/.eps/.prn) file to convert it to pdf.
 
 
How do I create an .(e)ps / .prn file?
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- "Postscript" is a "printer language" created by Adobe.  A PDF is always created from a 
  postscript - one might say, its an optimized and modified postscript file.

- You can create a postscript file from any document using a postscript printer driver.

- All windows installations come with postscript printer drivers.  Here are step-by-step
  instructions on how to install one on your PC.
  
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- First, go to the printers folder (in the Control Panel or, in Start Menu -> Settings)

- Add a new local printer.  When the list of models appears, select any printer with 
  "PS" in the name.  All of them use the same driver.  If you have Windows 2000 or later, 
  you can choose MS Publisher Imagesetter, under "Generic".
 
- In the available ports, select "FILE:" - to create a postscript file.

- You may want to rename the printer as "PostScript File Printer" or something similar.

- Make sure you DONT set this as the default printer - or it will swallow all  your print
  jobs.  (Note - it is easy to change this later, from the printer's folder).
  
- You DONT want to print a test page now..
 
- Now right click on the printer icon and select "Properties".  In the post script options,
  you need to "optimize for portability", and for best results, fonts must be "Sent as 
  Bitmaps" - in the Fonts section.
  
- You may also want to change the default paper size - e.g, A4.  
  
- Feel free to fiddle with the options - if you get things really messed up, you may delete 
  the printer, and start all over again!
  
- That's it - your postscript file printer is installed!
 
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- Now, open any document in any appilcation.  Select File -> Print.  Choose the Postscript 
  file printer in the list of printers, and click on "Print". You will be asked to select a 
  file to print to.  Do so.
  
- Your postscript is ready!


Distribution:
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	CallGS is free software.
	
	It is provided "as-is", and no warranty of any kind is expressed or implied. 



	Thank you for downloading CallGS!
	

					Dr.M.L.Noone