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PStill Installation

1. Unpacking:
If you download PStill from http://www.stone.com/NewDownload.html, you will have a gzipped and tarred file, named something like (depending on version number):

    PStill-OSX-<VERSION>.tar.gz

To unpack this file, you can start a terminal window (Choose Terminal under the Apple Menu) and type this:

    cd <FOLDER_CONTAINING_FILE>
    gnutar xzf PStill-OSX-<VERSION>.tar.gz

Or, go to www.stepwise.com and download OpenUp.app for easy double-click unarchiving of files

2. Installing
1. Log in as root

If you are logged in as Administrator - (root), you can install PStill in /Local/Applications or /Network/Applications and share the application on your local network. If you cannot log in as root, you can install it in your home folder's Applications folder.

    2. Double-click on the PStill.pkg to launch Installer.app
    3. Click "Install"


3. Licensing
When you first launch PStill, a license panel comes up - you can run PStill in Demo mode or choose to register it at that time. You can always select Help->License... to bring up the license panel. If you don't have a license string, contact Stone Design
4. Installing your PostScript Fonts

PStill needs PostScript fonts in order to convert PS and EPS containing fonts to PDF. Since PostSript fonts are copyrighted programs, no fonts are distributed with PStill. However, PStill will attempt to locate all your PS fonts in standard locations and link them into the Application. Then, you are prompted to compute the Widths and Metrics of these fonts so that PStill can convert PS text. Choose OK to both these panels - it takes a few moments, but you only do it once. See
Font Management for more info on this subject. If ROOT installed the application, then ROOT must run the application and install the fonts because of restricted write permissions
5. Ready for action

Drag on some PS or EPS files and go! You can also set your Preferences now if you wish.


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