Ghostview (also called GSView) is a Windows program for viewing the PostScript documents (.ps) and
Encapsulated Postscript images (.eps).
It is not required if you use pdflatex as described previously. New users can skip this section.
However, it is very useful for various tasks at the advanced level, such as tweaking images.
GhostView is actually two programs, GhostView and Ghostscript. The most common installation fault is to confuse these two. The installation programs make it relatively easy, though. Proceed as follows:
The following notes are based on Ghostview 4.6+Ghostscript 8 running on Windows XP. Your specific setup may vary. These are only intended to be a quick getting-started guide, together with some hints for customization - please see the official Ghostview documentation (FAQ's, mailing list, installation notes) in the event of problems. After downloading any new system components, you should always scan your disk for viruses.
gsv??w32.exe (where "??" represents a version number).
gs???w32.exe.
gs???w32.exe) by double-clicking on its icon.
It is recommended that you accept all defaults.
It will install itself to c:\Aladdin, Close the windows opened up by the setup
program. gsv??w32.exe) by double-clicking on is icon.
It is recommended that you accept all defaults.
It will install itself to c:\Ghostgum. Close the windows opened up by the setup
program. c:\Program Files\Ghostgum\gsview\gsview32.exe.ps) files under gstools\gs.
Try golfer.ps and colorcir.ps.
You will probably want to decrease the resolution by
clicking on the magnifying glass Decrease Resolution ("circled minus") icon a few
times, as well as moving the window boundary so that the
page fits on your screen. sample.ps created at the
end of the LaTeX section. The on-screen resolution appears poor, as it's meant for
previewing, not reading. However, the print quality is excellent.
Again, you can use the magnifying-glass icons to increase
or decrease the resolution.