How to set up image preview on Mac OS X

Introduction

To have images render correctly in various office document types like (.pdf, .doc, .odt) using the tools like (pdftohtml, any2html, open office soffice -headless option) in Nuxeo you have to install ghostscript in your system.

General instructions

1. Get a build
   1. Download the source and build it manually using the build instructions provided with the source OR
   2. Download an existing build.
2. Place the built executable in the current path.

Download locations

Source: http://svn.ghostscript.com/

Build: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ghostscript/files/

Example (using the pre-built file)

1. Unzip ghostscript-8.71-macosx.tar.gz which contains the pre-built executable: "gs-8.71-macosx"

1. Copy the executable file to your /usr/bin directory:
   Open the console and type in the following command inside the directory where you extracted your file
   and execute the following command:

1. Make sure that it is in executable mode:

1. Restart the nuxeo server. Your images should now display correctly inside your documents in the preview tab.

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