Configure

Configuration of Ghostview and Ghostscript

You should have arrived at this page from the installation page. If not, please go to that page and follow the instructions before returning to this page. Try out your installation by starting GSView by clicking the button, then choosing Programs, then Ghostgum, and finally GSView 2.8. You should see the following:

GSView must be configured so that it needs to use the version of Ghostscript we just installed. Clicking the Ok button does just that. This box then disappears, leaving the following with the focus:

You'll almost certainly need to define your media (paper size) and printer specifications so that when you print, your printer won't choke. I live in the U.S., so the default paper size is "letter" rather than "A4" (Europe apparently uses A4). Got to the Media menu...

...and change the selection from "A4" to "Letter" (if this is appropriate for your particular situation).

Now we need to define the printer settings. I am using an (ancient) Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIp+ printer, so I need to tell GSView this fact. Unfortunately, it won't let you define the printer settings until you first try to actually print something. I found a (blank) file in called safer.ps in the \Ghostgum\pstoedit\ directory and opened it using Open... under the File menu. Then I tried to Print... this file (also under the File menu)...

...at which point I was presented with the following Printer Setup dialog box:

Now, I already known that my printer (the HP IIp+) has 300×300 dpi ("dots-per-inch") resolution, so

	for the Device: option, I choose ljet2p (because that is the closest in description to my particular printer);
	for Resolution: I choose 300×300; and
	for Queue: I choose LaserJet Printer. as shown:

Note that you will have to find setting as close as possible to your printer. If you have documentation for your printer, this might not be hard. If not, you might have to experiment by printing a few pages with different settings until you get it right. Hopefully, however, you'll be able to find your printer right off the bat and not have any hassles.

But if not, however, try to keep in mind that your getting the capability for postscript printing without having to shell out the bucks for an insanely expensive postscript printer.