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  PS-viewing Browser plugin for Windows? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2013-05-01 16:42 -0400
    Re: PS-viewing Browser plugin for Windows? John Reiser <jreiserfl@comcast.net> - 2013-05-01 17:04 -0700
      Re: PS-viewing Browser plugin for Windows? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2013-05-01 23:21 -0400
    Re: PS-viewing Browser plugin for Windows? zupftom@googlemail.com - 2013-05-02 04:23 -0700
      Re: PS-viewing Browser plugin for Windows? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2013-05-03 00:28 -0400
    Re: PS-viewing Browser plugin for Windows? Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2013-05-02 20:57 +0200
      Re: PS-viewing Browser plugin for Windows? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2013-05-03 00:18 -0400

#1376 — PS-viewing Browser plugin for Windows?

Subject line pretty much says it all: I'm seeking a browser plugin (for FF,
or Safari or Opera or IE 7-8-9, under Windows (XP, Vista, 7)) to render .ps
files. Google, alas, steers me only to Linux or MacOS .ps browser services,
not Windows ones.

Thanks for all pointers, even dead ends :-) . Cheers, -- tlvp
-- 
Avant de repondre, jeter la poubelle, SVP.

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#1377

> Subject line pretty much says it all: I'm seeking a browser plugin (for FF,
> or Safari or Opera or IE 7-8-9, under Windows (XP, Vista, 7)) to render .ps
> files. 

This is a write-your-own project.  Convert to .pdf by spawning ghostscript,
then view the .pdf.  Recent Firefox has a builtin .pdf viewer.

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#1378

On Wed, 01 May 2013 17:04:35 -0700, John Reiser wrote:

>> Subject line pretty much says it all: I'm seeking a browser plugin (for FF,
>> or Safari or Opera or IE 7-8-9, under Windows (XP, Vista, 7)) to render .ps
>> files. 
> 
> This is a write-your-own project.  Convert to .pdf by spawning ghostscript,
> then view the .pdf.  Recent Firefox has a builtin .pdf viewer.

If you're gonna suggest spawning ghostscript, why not spawn ghostview
instead, and spare me converting to pdf and starting the Adobe plug-in?
The cs.wisc folks really not do that yet? But thanks; and cheers, -- tlvp
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Avant de repondre, jeter la poubelle, SVP.

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#1379

Am Mittwoch, 1. Mai 2013 22:42:03 UTC+2 schrieb tlvp:
> Subject line pretty much says it all: I'm seeking a browser plugin (for FF,
> 
> or Safari or Opera or IE 7-8-9, under Windows (XP, Vista, 7)) to render .ps
> 
> files. Google, alas, steers me only to Linux or MacOS .ps browser services,
> 
> not Windows ones.
> 

More info about what the actual usage scenario looks like would be interesting.  I.e., is it necessary to interpret PS on the client side or can it be done on the server?  Why PS instead of PDF?

PostScript uploaded to Google drive can be viewed in the browser.

Thomas W.

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#1382

On Thu, 2 May 2013 04:23:38 -0700 (PDT), zupftom@googlemail.com wrote:

> More info about what the actual usage scenario looks like would be interesting.

OK. Some web pages link to .ps files as well as to .jpg, .png, .pdf (etc.)
ones -- browsers have no trouble displaying .jpg and .pdf links -- they're
inherently capable of that -- and very little trouble with .pdf links --
there are browser add-ons (by Adobe and by others) to deal with those --
but for .ps files, there's nothing I've found (apart from the web service
that Luuk (elsewhere in this thread) pointed out).

> ... I.e., is it necessary to interpret PS on the client side or can it be
> ... done on the server? 

I'm not sure how a browser can get an unknown web server to interpret the
.ps of a file stored on that server, so I'd answer: "on the client side"
(or even: "in the browser").

> Why PS instead of PDF?

.PDF files most all current browsers can already display. Not so .PS files.

'Zat help explain where I'm coming from? Thanks; and cheers, -- tlvp
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#1380

On 01-05-2013 22:42, tlvp wrote:
> Subject line pretty much says it all: I'm seeking a browser plugin (for FF,
> or Safari or Opera or IE 7-8-9, under Windows (XP, Vista, 7)) to render .ps
> files. Google, alas, steers me only to Linux or MacOS .ps browser services,
> not Windows ones.
>
> Thanks for all pointers, even dead ends :-) . Cheers, -- tlvp
>

Googleing revealed this page:
http://view.samurajdata.se/

•The viewer software is open source, licensed under the GNU Public License.
•Version 0.3 of the software can be downloaded .....

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#1381

On Thu, 02 May 2013 20:57:16 +0200, Luuk wrote:

> On 01-05-2013 22:42, tlvp wrote:
>> Subject line pretty much says it all: I'm seeking a browser plugin (for FF,
>> or Safari or Opera or IE 7-8-9, under Windows (XP, Vista, 7)) to render .ps
>> files. Google, alas, steers me only to Linux or MacOS .ps browser services,
>> not Windows ones.
>>
>> Thanks for all pointers, even dead ends :-) . Cheers, -- tlvp
>>
> 
> Googleing revealed this page:
> http://view.samurajdata.se/
> 
> •The viewer software is open source, licensed under the GNU Public License.
> •Version 0.3 of the software can be downloaded .....

Thanks, Luuk. Not what I thought I was after -- it's an online .ps viewer,
not a browser add-on or snap-in -- but it looks interesting all the same,
and could be a good alternative choice. Cheers, -- tlvp
-- 
Avant de repondre, jeter la poubelle, SVP.

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