Ghost View Installation Notes.

Before you can install anything you will need to obtain ghostview and ghostscript programs. It is interesting to note that you cannot run ghostview without ghostscript. To obtain both Ghost Script and Ghost View create a directory called gsview and a directory call gs. Then download the following files into there respective directories.

Unzipping the files is as easy as 1-2-3. Follow these few and simple steps. From windows:

1. Move gswin333.zip to the root directory
2. Get a dos prompt and change to the root directory
3. Type pkunzip -d gswin333.zip
4. Change directories to gswin3.33
5. Type pkunzip -d gs333fnt1.zip
6. Type pkunzip -d gs333fnt2.zip
7. Type pkunzip -d gs333ini.zip
8. change directories to c:\gsview
9. Type pkunzip -d gsvw122b.zip
10. Exit the dos prompt

If you thought the last section was easy this is as easy as 1-2. Follow these simple steps: From Windows:

1. Create a new program group and call it "Ghostview".
2. Create a new program item.
3. Type C:\GSVIEW\GSVIEW.EXE as the command line.
4. Type C:\GSVIEW as the working directory.
5. Type GhostView as the name.
6. Create a second program item.
7. Type C:\GS3.33\GSWIN.EXE as the command line.
8. Type C:\GS3.33 as the working directoy.

To configure ghostview you will do the following:

1. Start Ghostview.
2. Ignore all error messages for now.
3. Hold down the alt key and type p followed by g.
4. Type the following under Ghostscript command: C:\GS3.33\gswin -IC:\GS3.33\;C:\GS3.33\fonts;

In order for ghostscript to work with netscape you will need to do the following.

1. Start netscape.
2. Click on options then preferences.
3. Change the cobo box selection to Helper Applications.
4. Scroll down the list of MIME types untill you see one entiled "Application/Postscript"
5. Click on this.
6. Click on launch application.
7. Type: C:\GSVIEW\GSVIEW.EXE into the text box.
8. Click on ok.