| Re: Postscript and MikTeX 2.5 [message #51122 is a reply to message #50949] |
Sat, 28 October 2006 13:52  |
Benjamin Hornberger
Messages: 258
Registered: March 2004
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Benjamin Hornberger wrote:
> Hi Postscript experts,
>
> this is more about MikTeX and Postscript than IDL, but I'll ask anyway
> ... I just upgraded my MikTeX (LaTeX implementation for Windows) to
> version 2.5 and I'm suddenly having trouble with IDL-generated EPS files.
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> If I include EPS files into a LaTeX document (created in IDL with direct
> graphics or exported from iTools), the MikTeX-provided DVI viewer (Yap)
> chokes on those. The new Yap (2.5) has two different render methods
> (Dvips and Pk fonts). The latter doesn't display any EPS files at all,
> the former displays some EPS files but crashes when it's supposed to
> display the IDL-generated ones. Also, when creating a PDF from the DVI
> with dvipdfm, those (IDL-generated) graphics are missing.
>
> If I open those EPS files in Illustrator and re-save them, I can fix the
> problem. For iTools-exported ones, and direct graphics with font=0, I
> have to include the fonts into the file (in the Illustrator EPS save
> dialog). For direct graphics with font = +/- 1, I don't have to include
> the fonts, but still have to open and re-save with Illustrator.
>
> If I do that, Yap can display the graphics when using the Dvips render
> method. The Pk fonts method never displays any graphics.
>
> All this has worked before with MikTeX 2.4 without problems. Not to
> mention the fact that opening an IDL-created EPS file with Illustrator
> and re-saving it increases the file size by a factor of 8 or so, for
> reasons beyond my understanding.
>
> Any clues? Does anybody know a magic ghostscript command which could
> replace the tedious conversion in Illustrator?
>
> Thanks,
> Benjamin
As a follow-up for your information, the problem was solved by
reinstalling Ghostscript 8.54 at c:\gs, where MiKTeX tries to find it
(its fonts, to be precise). Thanks to George N. White III for his help
on the MiKTeX mailing list!
Benjamin
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