Re: Why can't I view PostScript file in my browser (Firefox)?

From	helbig@asclothestro.multivax.de (Phillip Helbig (undress to reply))
Newsgroups	comp.lang.postscript
Subject	Re: Why can't I view PostScript file in my browser (Firefox)?
Date	2017-11-04 19:46 +0000
Organization	Multivax C&R
Message-ID	<otl5e1$1bl6$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink)
References	<84941585-1e78-490c-bec5-c7cc4904a899@googlegroups.com> <m2tvy9zyzq.fsf@despina.home>

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In article <m2tvy9zyzq.fsf@despina.home>, "Pascal J. Bourguignon"
<pjb@informatimago.com> writes: 

> > I mean this IS the preeminent Page Description Language isn't it?  And
> > yet browsers don't know how to render it?  Shameful!
> 
> You can always patch Firefox.
> 
> Otherwise, there are in-browser pdf viewers, so you could convert your
> ps to a pdf.  

Yes, of course, but the question remains.  These days, browsers can do 
almost anything except display PostScript.  Why not?

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Why can't I view PostScript file in my browser (Firefox)? youtube@beedwi.e4ward.com - 2017-11-04 10:30 -0700
  Re: Why can't I view PostScript file in my browser (Firefox)? "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2017-11-04 19:21 +0100
    Re: Why can't I view PostScript file in my browser (Firefox)? helbig@asclothestro.multivax.de (Phillip Helbig (undress to reply)) - 2017-11-04 19:46 +0000
      Re: Why can't I view PostScript file in my browser (Firefox)? "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2017-11-05 05:36 +0100
  Re: Why can't I view PostScript file in my browser (Firefox)? luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2017-11-04 12:51 -0700
    Re: Why can't I view PostScript file in my browser (Firefox)? youtube@beedwi.e4ward.com - 2017-11-04 13:27 -0700
      Re: Why can't I view PostScript file in my browser (Firefox)? ken <ken@spamcop.net> - 2017-11-06 17:24 +0000
    Re: Why can't I view PostScript file in my browser (Firefox)? ken <ken@spamcop.net> - 2017-11-06 17:23 +0000
  Re: Why can't I view PostScript file in my browser (Firefox)? Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2017-11-05 10:48 -0700
  Re: Why can't I view PostScript file in my browser (Firefox)? Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2017-11-06 19:37 +0000

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