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Article #435Re: Problem with Gswin.exe 2.5.2 for Windows 3.1
From: Peter Mckinney
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 17:20
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 17:20
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In article <1a5imiINNeov@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, bz223@cleveland.FReenet.EDU (Danny Guy Frezza) writes: |> As the title suggest, since I loaded Gswin.exe 2.5.2 and the accompanied |> files for it, when I attempt to run it in Windows 3.1 (Enhanced mode), |> it appears to start loading for a moment and then flips right out. Tried |> loading several times, but for a brief moment, it says something about not |> initializing for 256? Now, Gswin.exe for 2.5.1 worked with its accompanied |> files, but this version won't. My windows setup is for 800x600x16. |> Can anyone suggest what is suddenly happening in 2.5.2 that didn't in 2.5.1? |> |> -- |> |> Dan Frezza |> Internet: bz223@cleveland.Freenet.Edu Try changing the string near the top of the gs_init.ps file that reads "252" to "251". I think the GSWIN.EXE binary is still looking for a version 2.5.1 init file. This fixed the problem for me. Note, howver that this will create the same problem for the DOS binaries GS386.EXE, etc. because they correctly look for the "252" string. Good luck, - Pete McKinney ____________________________________________________________________________ | Peter J. McKinney pm860605@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu | | Electrohydrodynamic Laboratory | | Fluid Mechanics and Wind Engineering Program | | Civil Engineering Department | | Colorado State University | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Newsgroups: gnu.ghostscript.bug Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!darwin.sura.net!wupost!uwm.edu!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!longs.lance.colostate.edu!pm860605 From: pm860605@longs.lance.colostate.edu (Peter Mckinney) Subject: Re: Problem with Gswin.exe 2.5.2 for Windows 3.1 Message-ID: <Sep28.172037.59259@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> Sender: gnulists@ai.mit.edu Organization: Colorado State U. Engineering College, Ft. Collins, CO 80523 References: <1a5imiINNeov@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Distribution: gnu Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 17:20:37 GMT Approved: bug-ghostscript@prep.ai.mit.edu Lines: 31