Le vendredi 12 janvier 2007 à 11:01 -0800, Tim Reeves a écrit : > Tom wrote: > >. . . a somewhat unrelated question: In the creation of a PDF output > >file, LilyPond creates an intermediate PostScript file. That > >PostScript file is sometimes viewable using gv and sometimes it gives > >some errors. But it never prints on any printer I tried it on > >(several HP models, Gestetner/Ricoh, Xerox) - always either no pages > >at all, or some error message about some fonts. Is the PostScript > >output at all meant to be publishable/printable? It would be > >convenient if for printing the sheets I could just print the > >PostScript output to the printer directly, instead of having to go > >through the PDF. > As far as I know, LilyPond PS output is to be processed by Ghostscript (ps2pdf), it is not designed to be sent directly to a printer.
> My question is: can one dispense with the Postscript file altogether? > I just use the pdf and always delete the ps file. > Is there a way to save a step and processing time by just not > producing the ps file in the first place? No, LilyPond outputs PostScript, then Ghostscript (ps2pdf) converts it to PDF. On the contrary, if you have a viewer that can display PS files produced by LilyPond, you can save the ps2pdf step by running LilyPond with the --ps option. Regards -- John Mandereau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
