History
 -  About BePDF
 -  Version History
 -  Acknowledgements
 -  Known Bugs
 -  Upcoming Features
 
 Program Requirements
 -  BePDF Requirements
 -  Asian Font Sets
 -  Ghostscript
 -  ZapfDingbats
 
 Installation
 -  BePDF Program
 -  Deskbar Replicant
 -  Base 14 Fonts
 -  ZapfDingbats
 
 User Interface
 -  Program Layout
 -  ToolBar
 -  Preferences
 -  Keyboard Commands
 -  Mouse Controls
 
 Printing
 -  General
 -  Font Renderer
 -  Page Size
 
 Localization
 -  Localization
 
 
 
  Notes for WebMasters
 
Installation

 

Installing/Running the BePDF Program
To install BePDF, simply double click the zip archive, choose a destination in the Expand-o-matic dialog, and choose "Expand." To run BePDF, locate the directory where BePDF was installed and double click the "BePDF" icon. Also, BePDF may be started by double clicking any PDF file.

 

Installing the BePDF Deskbar Replicant
A Replicant can be added to the deskbar; this allows one to open BePDF from an icon in the deskbar. The shell scripts "Add BePDF to Deskbar" and "Remove BePDF from deskbar" located in the BePDF directory can be used to add/remove the BePDF replicant to/from deskbar, respectively.

 

Rendering Base 14 Fonts with FreeType 2
BePDF uses the fonts that are installed by default with BeOS to display characters for the so called base 14 fonts and for substituted fonts. Sometimes a better display quality can be achieved when BePDF uses the fonts that come with Ghostscript. BePDF will use these fonts if it finds the font files in BePDF/fonts/external. The easiest way to put the fonts into BePDF/fonts/external is to create a symbolic link from the /boot/apps/Ghostscript/fonts (or where Ghostscript is installed) into BePDF/fonts and to rename the folder fonts to external. Please note that it is not recommended to enable the FreeType 2 font renderer and allow BePDF to use the Ghostscript fonts on a slow machine.

  Installing the ZapfDingbats Font Set
BePDF requires the installation of the ZapfDingbats fonts package (originally part of the Ghostscript collection). Just open 'Install Font' from Tracker and follow the instructions there. Please note that the installation of the ZapfDingbats font set is only required the first time BePDF is installed; subsequent installs or upgrades do not require reinstalling ZapfDingbats.