Re: very simple off-topic question regarding command line viewing of postscript files on macOS

[Andrew Bernard]

Well the OP said he wants to simplify his workflow. And of course there 
is no need to convert postscript to PDF because you can just use normal 
Lilypond output. And he said he wants to view the postscript.

Sure this is an XY question, but the question for the OP is, in what way 
does outputting postscript simplify your workflow? What are you trying 
to achieve?

If you look at this list and many others, people ask questions because 
they are puzzled or stumped, and may not always ask the most pertinent 
question, perfectly phrased and in precise context.  I think this is 
totally forgivable. Labelling queries XY may not be the most helpful 
response when people are just seeking answers and floundering. Go easy 
on them. :-)

Andrew



On 3/08/2022 5:22 pm, Jean Abou Samra wrote:
> Personally, I’d just have done
> ps2pdf file.ps
> open file.pdf
>
> I believe this is actually what some of the modern document viewers do if you 
> ask them to open a PS file.
>
> Bottom line: this may be an XY question. Why do you want to generate PostScript 
> in the first place?