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Operating System Tools

Notes GNOME Ghostview

A graphical application used for for viewing and printing PostScript or PDF documents is
GNOME Ghostview. For a long document, you can view and print selected pages. You can also
view the document at various levels of magnification by zooming in or out.

In order to run GNOME Ghostview, select Graphics → PostScript Viewer from GUI desktop. The
GNOME Ghostview application window appears. In addition to the menu bar and toolbar along
the top edge, a vertical divide splits the main display area of the window into two parts.

To load and view a PostScript document in GNOME Ghostview, select File→Open. Alternatively,
click the Open icon on the toolbar. GNOME Ghostview displays a File-Selection dialog box. Use

this dialog box to navigate the file system and select a PostScript fi le.

To open the chosen file, click the Open File button in the File-Selection dialog box. GNOME

Ghostview opens the chosen file, processes its contents, and shows the output in its window.

Notes GNOME Ghostview is useful for viewing different types of documents that come

in PostScript format. Usually, these files have the .ps extension. You can also open PDF
files — which typically have .pdf extensions — in GNOME Ghostview.

Task Make distinction between GIMP and GNOME Ghostview.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:

1. A .......................................... tool is used to download photos from your digital camera in
Linux.
2. Depending on the model, the cameras can connect to the serial port or the ............................
port.
3. Linux detects the camera and opens the contents of the camera in a ........................................
window.

4. The .......................................... CD player displays the title of the CD and the name of the
current track.
5. To ..........................................a CD, you start with one of the projects shown in the lower part
of the K3b window.
6. The .......................................... is a program for viewing and performing image manipulation
tasks, such as photo retouching, image composition, and image creation.

7. .......................................... is a graphical application capable of displaying PostScript fi les.
8. .......................................... is useful for viewing various kinds of documents that come in
PostScript format.

6.2 System Applications

The various system applications provided by Linux are discussed below.

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