how do i read documents

[Gigi Horsefield]

Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 09:16:38 +0200 (MET DST)
From:          Cosyn Bart <Bart.Cosyn at rug.ac.be>
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On Thu, 4 Aug 1994, Rica Saporta wrote:

Dear,

> 
> also, we know that we can print out postscript files, but how do we 
edit
> them?
> 

In addition to Giacomelli's mail I inform you you can find 
text-processing and viewing software in the anonymous site:

ftp.sunet.se

in subdirectory /pub/text-processing/postscript

			Bart

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From:          Andrea Giacomelli <andreag at idra1.iar.polimi.it>
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use 'uncompress'

> 
> also, we know that we can print out postscript files, but how do we 
edit
> them?
> 
As you may observe fromt the discussions on the list, this is a BIG 
problem.
In 99% of the cases, you may preview your file with some packages
(ghostview for instance), but editing is something you should usually 
do
before creating a ps file

Cheers,


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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 1994 07:53:32 -0400 (EDT)
From:          "Brad Robbins (BIO)" <brobbins at chuma.cas.usf.edu>
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There are several "zipping" packages available that will uncompress 
your 
files.  Try an "unzip" or "gunzip" command. 

I found that you can edit postscript files using UNIX's vi editor.  The 
problem is reading the script.  It will take awhile but after spending 
some 
time you'll begin to make some sense out of the PS gibberish.  At the 
start of each page is a header listing the page numbers of the 
previous 
and next page.  Use these as guides to move around in the 
document.  

Good luck,
Brad Robbins
brobbins at chuma.cas.usf.edu