This is EXACTLY as I do it.

I also use the Ghostscript to get graphics files to include in WORD etc etc.



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: OP [SMTP:oliverp@GTE.NET]
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 1998 9:44 AM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Re: [OT] Common Schematic Software
>
> I posted this to another list to help transfer scematic info ,
>
> For anyone interested,
>
> This is how I create PDF files
>
> 1) Create the document in whatever program you can print out on in windows
> i.e.: Corel Draw, PageMaker, Illustrator, PhotoShop. PDF really shows its
> strength when dealing with structured drawing programs. Like a schematic
> layout or even PCB layout program.
>
> 2) You need to install a printer driver from a generic HP PostScript
> printer, I use the one from the win95 install disks, but there are others
> available online as well. 1. Goto control panel 2. Printers 3. Add printer
> 4. Select Post Script Printer.  5. Select "Print to File"
> 3) Goto www.ghostscript.com and download both ghost script, and ghost view
> you will only be using ghost view, but it is merely a GUI to ghostScript.
>
> 4) After the printer driver is working correctly, choose print setup in
> the
> program you used to create the file. Choose the PostScript printer. It
> will
> ask for you to give it a file name, anyname.ps is the format you type in.
>
> 5) Open the document you just saved in GhostView, now choose, Print, then
> choose print to file, and pdfwrite. You will have to name the file
> "anyname.pdf"
>
> 6) to check your work you can open that file you printed to pdfwrite in
> acrobats reader
>
>
> ----------
> > From: Bob Blick <bob@TED.NET>
> > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [OT] Common Schematic Software
> > Date: Thursday, August 13, 1998 8:02 AM
> >
> > On Thu, 13 Aug 1998, Harrison Cooper wrote:
> > >                 And.....I have to say to this also.....yet another EDA
> > > tool to learn.  I have a hard time keeping up with the 20 or so that I
> > > already use.
> > >                 BUT....added to this...August 1998 of Electronic
> > > Products has a good listing of demo/free EDA tools for VHDL, Verilog,
> > > schematic capture, etc....
> >
> > I guess PDF is for now the least objectionable way to share drawings,
> > though I have yet to see a set of directions for ghostscript/ghostview
> > that don't assume you already know how to do it or what each program is
> > used for(typical UNIX help!).
> >
> > Speaking of demo tools, what about this Lattice Synario starter kit?
> What
> > happens after 6 months if you still want to use it? Lattice won't tell
> me,
> > and I hate time-limited software. I'll keep using Warp with Cypress ISP
> > parts if Lattice is going to be so snobby.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Bob