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Re: Ps_start and Ps_end [message #75166 is a reply to message #75165] Fri, 18 February 2011 11:03 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
kisCA is currently offline  kisCA
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On Feb 18, 10:50 am, David Fanning <n...@idlcoyote.com> wrote:
> Are you using today's software? This isn't the
> page aspect problem we solved yesterday, is it?

Yes, I downloaded today : coyoteprograms & coyote2ndfiles. Don't seem
to be the same problem as yesterday.

> And, I assume you are saying the PostScript file has
> the text, but the PNG file does not. Is that correct?

Yes

> There really is no reason to use PS_START if you are going to do
> all of this. This is sort of the point of PS_START. It will set
> all this stuff up for you.

Sure, in fact I just need to fix xsize and ysize

> If the only reason you are using PS_START and PS_END is to
> produce a PNG file from the PS file, I'd just use the
> ImageMagick convert command. So much simpler. :-)
>
> I have a routine that just takes the name of a PostScript
> file and creates a PNG file out of it. Takes about 15 seconds
> to write.

Could be useful, I think I have seen it on your website

Cheers
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