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From: Jason <unleet@qwest.net>
To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
Subject: Re: ps conversion tools?
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 21:43:03 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <01110121430300.13220@lightstar> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <000901c1634f$f9ecdaa0$17128fd1@enterprise>

it's called ghost script, command name gs

it's usually used to send a post script file to a printer in that printer's 
native format. I'm not sure about the syntax to convert to plain text and 
output to the screen, but I'm pretty sure it can. I guess just check the 
documentation.

On Thursday November 01, 2001 08:39 pm, you wrote:
> Hi, list. I have a number of documents in ps and pdf format. I was
> wondering if there are any good Linux tools I can use to turn them into a
> text file so I can read them under Linux so I don't have to depend on that
> piece of junk Acrobat Reader for Windows. I hate acrobat, and I am sure
> everyone on this list feels the same way. It's a pain where a pill won't
> reach.
> So if anyone has any advice please let me know. Thanks.
>
>
> PS
> Please give some brief discription of the command on how this conversion is
> achieved.
>
>
>
>
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Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
 Thomas Ward
 ` Jason [this message]
 ` Gregory Nowak
 ` Yvonne Smith
   ` Jason
     ` Yvonne Smith
       ` Jason
         ` Shaun Oliver
           ` tac (was ps conversion tools?) William Hubbs
         ` ps conversion tools? Buddy Brannan
       ` Shaun Oliver
   ` Gregory Nowak
     ` Yvonne Smith
     ` Charles Hallenbeck
       ` Yvonne Smith
 ` Kirk Reiser
   ` Janina Sajka
     ` Steve Holmes
       ` Janina Sajka

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