From: burton@nimbus.larc.nasa.gov (John Burton)
Subject: Re: latest version of GhostScript (v2.4)
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA  USA
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 17:39:43 GMT

In article <9204142150.AA08437@lilac.csd.bldrdoc.gov> jongill@lilac.bldrdoc.gov (Jonathan M. Gilligan) writes:
>This is really a gnu.ghostscript.bugs thing, but since Alan Honig writes:
>
>   A major upgrade of the GhostScript package is now available.  I picked
>   up a copy, version 2.4, via ftp from prep.ai.mit.edu in directory
>   pub/gnu.  GhostScript allows one to preview postscript files on a
>   variety of platforms, including MS-DOS.
>
>   The MS-DOS executables include a module for 386 machines.  Version 2.4
>   now allows loading any outline fonts, not just the single generic font
>   available in earlier versions of this program.
>
>There are a few bugs. Notably, gs24 does _not_ successfully read
>Type1 .pfb font files (outline fonts). I posted a question on
>gnu.ghostscript.bugs about this and was told that this is a known bug,
>but the cause is unknown. So don't expect to use your ATM fonts with
>gs yet. They are working on it, though.
>
>I haven't yet tried it with DVIPS, but the release announcement said
>that the problem of clipping the tops off rounded characters was fixed
>in this version
>
>I'm on an MS-DOS box, by the way. The font problems are present with the
>normal and 386 versions of gs.
>
>---Jon
>
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>Jonathan M. Gilligan		Time and Frequency Division
><jongill@lilac.bldrdoc.gov>	National Institute of Standards and Technology
>				Boulder, Colorado, USA
>
>Disclaimer --- The government probably disagrees with my opinions.

Do you happen to know of any other bugs with gs24 ? The reason I ask
is I've been trying to get gs386 (ver 2.4) working on my 386-33 AMI
BIOS running QEMM-386 with and without desqview outputing to a
Panasonic KXP-1124 (epson lq-2500 compatible). The DOS version works
fine. I have a file testpage.ps which was included in the gs23
distribution - basically displays the version of postscript, how much
memory the ps printer has, what fonts are available, etc - about half
way down the page, there is test pattern consisting of the word
"Benchmark" oriented in various directions like the spokes of a wheel.
It also displays how long it took to print the test pattern. The DOS
version does just fine. The gs386 version loses it about halfway
through the "Benchmark" test pattern and starts printing garbage
characters and form feeds...I've set the environmental variable
(can't remember the name) as specified in the documentation. I've 
tried several different copies of gs386 from several sites with the 
same results...Hints? Suggestions?

John
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| John Burton                                                        |
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| jcburt@cs.wm.edu                                                   |
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