Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/12/08/15:47:22
gibson james wrote:
>
> On 7 Dec 1997, Dale James Thompson wrote:
> > One could try using the Type 1 font that come with ghostscript4 and
> > higher under X. This would remove the "cruddy" screen font problem.
> > --
> > Dale James Thompson (tdale AT okstate DOT edu)
<SNIP>
> Given this, it seemed to me that suggesting he go to linux was
> suggesting he swat flies with a shotgun. Besides which, having used
> GSView under win95 and ghostview and gv under linux, I've found GSView
> a much more attractive and enjoyable frontend to use than either of
> the linux options.
>
> None of which is meant to denigrate linux, which is a great system for
> networking and development. The desktop applications are more spotty,
> however, nd it seems to me that if people used to windows come to
> linux expecting something else, they are likely to be turned off to
> its real virtues.
you guys may want to take this discussion to a more appropriate group.
news:comp.os.linux.advocacy maybe?
follow-ups set.
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A. Sinan Unur
Department of Policy Analysis and Management, College of Human Ecology,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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