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| GNU ghostscript |
| Computer languages | C + |
|---|---|
| Documentation note | User and Developer documentation is available from http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/current/ |
| Full description | An interpreter for the Postscript language … An interpreter for the Postscript language and the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), a set of C procedures (the Ghostscript lib) that implements the graphics capabilities that appear as primitive operations in the Postscript language and in PDF, and a set of utility programs that include the ability to convert PostScript to PDF. Currently it supports PostScript level 3 and PDF versions 1.0 through 1.6. level 3 and PDF versions 1.0 through 1.6. |
| Homepage URL | http://www.ghostscript.com + |
| Interface | command-line + , console + , library + |
| Is GNU | true + |
| Keywords | graphics + , pdf + , PostScript + , printing + , ghostscript + , Ghostview + , GNU ghostscript + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 20 September 2010 + |
| License | GPLv2 + |
| License verified by | Kelly Hopkins + |
| License verified date | 9 September 2010 + |
| Name | GNU ghostscript + |
| Prerequisite description | zlib + , libjpeg + , libpng + |
| Prerequisite kind | Weak prerequisite + |
| Printing | postscript + |
| Real name | Didier Link + , Peter Deutsch + , Russell Lang + , Thomas Merz + , Tim Theisen + , and many others + |
| Related projects | A2ps + , Apsfilter + , Enscript + , Fontutils + , Ghostview + , Gimp-print + , Hp2xx + , Lahelper + , Ted + , Tipograf + |
| Resource URL | mailto:bug-ghostscript@gnu.org + , gnu.ghostscript.bug + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + , Developer + , Support + |
| Resource kind | E-mail + , Newsgroup + |
| Revisionid | 4,261 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 14:08:14 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + , Contributor + |
| Short description | Interpreter for the Postscript and PDF graphics languages + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | printing + |
| User level | none + |
| Version date | 9 September 2010 + |
| Version download | http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ghostscript/gnu-ghostscript-8.71.1.tar.bz2 + |
| Version identifier | 8.71.1 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 25 May 2012 00:48:25 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | didier@famille-link.fr + , ghostview@cs.wisc.edu + |
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