From 3fd3af5caa5aa23817c3440aa62dba03530fc7a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gert Ingold Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:34:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] added question concerning existence of a GUI git-svn-id: https://pyx.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pyx/trunk/pyx@1357 069f4177-920e-0410-937b-c2a4a81bcd90 --- faq/pyxfaq.tex | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/faq/pyxfaq.tex b/faq/pyxfaq.tex index 6abceccf..4cab779e 100644 --- a/faq/pyxfaq.tex +++ b/faq/pyxfaq.tex @@ -86,6 +86,20 @@ different versions of Python installed on your system at the same time. The default Python version need not be the same for all users. } +\question{a}{Does \PyX{} provide a GUI to view the produced image? \new} +{} +{No, \PyX{} itself does not provide a means to view the produced image. The +result of a \PyX{} run is an EPS (= Encapsulated PostScript) file which can +be viewed, printed or imported into other applications. There are several +means of viewing EPS files. A common way would be to use \texttt{ghostview} +which provides a user interface to the PostScript interpreter +\texttt{ghostscript}. More information about this software, which is +available for a variety of platforms, can be found at +\url{http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/}. If you do not own a printer which is +capable of printing PostScript files directly, \texttt{ghostscript} may +also be useful to translate the EPS file produced by \PyX{} into something +your printer will understand.} + \question{a}{Where can I get help if my question is not answered in this FAQ?} {} {The \PyX{} sources contain a reference manual and a set of examples -- 2.11.4.GIT