[softwarelist] Re: pdf, ovation, risc oss

In message <20ee05144e.steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Steve Fryatt <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 7 Apr, Martin Wuerthner wrote in message
>   <e0eef3134e.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 
>> Speaking of PDF generation: I have just ported GhostScript 8.50 to  RISC
>> OS, which improves PDF generation based on !ps2pdf or PrintPDF  quite a
>> bit. For instance, in contrast to the current RISC OS port  (version
>> 7.03), GhostScript 8.50 no longer converts text in  non-Publisher fonts
>> (i.e., fonts without a Type-1 file, which appear  as Type-3 fonts in the
>> PostScript file) to bitmaps.
> 
> Thanks -- that's great news.  The lack of a more up-to-date version of
> GhostScript than 7.03 had stopped me implementing a number of requested
> improvements to PrintPDF; hopefully this will no longer be an issue.

I have uploaded a RISC OS port of GhostScript 8.50 to
  http://www.mw-software.com/software/ghostscript/gs850_100.zip

It is a full replacement for the previous ports (version 7.03 and 
earlier). The archive is not yet linked from the main GhostScript page 
because this is not an official release yet, just a preview for those 
who are interested. Comments are welcome (to me, not to this list).

Martin
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