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What are PostScript and GhostView and how do I use them?

April 26, 2017ghostview Postscript

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What are PostScript and GhostView and how do I use them?

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A. PostScript, developed by Adobe, is a computer language for describing the text and graphics on a printed page. It offers excellent print quality. PostScript is available for articles published from 1996-2002 (PostScript is available for Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP) articles from 1997 onwards). The PostScript files provided in the Electronic Journals service are compressed using a compression method called gzip. Gzip is available for a variety of platforms. If you do not currently have it installed, you can download a copy from our online PostScript help page (select the PostScript link from Article Options in abstract view of your article or access via the Help index ). Once you have uncompressed the file, you can send it to a PostScript compatible printer. On a Macintosh you will require a utility such as Drop-PS; in Windows you will need to be in MS-DOS mode and type a command to print, e.g. copy filename lpt1, or print filename; on UNIX, type lp -dprintername filename (w