Roger, Interesting. I wonder if one can use Ghostscript by itself to read a PDF?
Chipp Walters CEO, Shafer Walters Group, Inc On Oct 2, 2011, at 12:28 PM, Roger Eller <roger.e.el...@sealedair.com> wrote: > On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Roger Eller wrote: > >> On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Bernard Devlin wrote: >> >> I just downloaded one of the binaries from the IM download site (the >>> zip file that is meant to require no installation/windows registry >>> atlerations). No compilation was involved. No error messages were >>> thrown up in the installation (i.e. unzipping process). I found what >>> I took to be the GUI interface to IM, and fired it up. No errors. >>> >>> The zip file was indeed 43mb, which expanded out to 109mb. >> >> >> <snip> >> >> >>> A LiveCode + IM exe/dll + Ghostscript exe/dll might still be smaller >>> than... >> >> >> <snip> >> >> >>> >>> Bernard >> >> >> An earlier post mentioned that IM actually uses GS to do postscript and PDF >> conversions. That is why in my experience, just using the GS command-line >> features were simpler and required nothing more than LiveCode shell, and GS >> to convert a PDF to a multitude of LC compatible bitmap formats. So, is IM >> an unnecessary layer? I think so if indeed IM needs GS to do this. >> >> ˜Roger >> >> > > I found these short instructions, which you can also shell from LC to > perform a 'silent install' of GhostScript, thus reducing confusion and > frustration of the end user. > > http://theether.net/kb/100096 > > ˜Roger > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
