I use Windows XP. 2007/7/26, Patrick Gundlach :

Hello Liesbeth,

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Yesterday I sent a few files, but I got a return that the message body was too big. Here are the three most important files from yesterday's map.

epstopdf breaks with this file. If, by chance, you use Mac OS X, you can use 'pstopdf' (the distiller from adobe). Then the pdf files have a tight bounding box.

Patrick

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Hi Liesbeth, There is a problem with the bounding box (bb) of the eps file. Although gs shows it correctly (Info), it uses the media size (default A4) as border for the pdf. You can change the media size by hand (set it to bb), but it's less error prone to use "extract..." or "ps to eps" from the file menu. 1. open the eps file with gs 2. use "ps to eps" ( [x] automatically calculate ...] is set here) and save in a different file 3. convert this new file to pdf. The resulting pdf should have the correct size. Sorry, found no way to automatize it (I can't beleave this is not possible). HTH, Peter BTW: why don't you use MetaPost? Liesbeth van der Plas schrieb:

I use Windows XP.

2007/7/26, Patrick Gundlach mailto:patrick@gundla.ch>:

Hello Liesbeth,

> Yesterday I sent a few files, but I got a return that the message body was > too big. > Here are the three most important files from yesterday's map.

epstopdf breaks with this file. If, by chance, you use Mac OS X, you can use 'pstopdf' (the distiller from adobe). Then the pdf files have a tight bounding box.

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Hello Patrick, Peter,.. The 3-step method doesn't work? I tried it over and over again. Changing the media size by hand does work if I guess the size of the picture (I don't have an option bb or bounding box). I think I can work with this method for the time being. Do you know if this bounding box problem is caused by the fact that I used Flash for making the picture? I mean, if I buy another vector drawing program (Adobe Illustrator for instance), the problem doesn't exist? Using MetaPost means that I must first learn the MP-programming language. I don't know if I have enough time for that. Or is there another way? Liesbeth 2007/7/26, Peter Rolf :

Peter Rolf schrieb:

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Hi Liesbeth,

There is a problem with the bounding box (bb) of the eps file. Although gs shows it correctly (Info), it uses the media size (default A4) as border for the pdf.

You can change the media size by hand (set it to bb), but it's less error prone to use "extract..." or "ps to eps" from the file menu.

sorry, this doesn't work. it seems, that i have made my tests with an already modified (media size) eps graphic. so the only working way i found, is to edit the media size.

menu "media"-->"user defined..." set the values to the ones from the bounding box (hit "I" after you have loaded the gfx).

for your example: BoundingBox 0 0 244 243 set the first value to 244pt, the second one to 243pt. now the conversion should work (retested!) :)

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1. open the eps file with gs 2. use "ps to eps" ( [x] automatically calculate ...] is set here) and save in a different file 3. convert this new file to pdf. The resulting pdf should have the correct size.

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Sorry, found no way to automatize it (I can't beleave this is not possible).

HTH, Peter

BTW: why don't you use MetaPost?

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I use Windows XP.

2007/7/26, Patrick Gundlach

Liesbeth van der Plas schrieb: patrick@gundla.ch>>:

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Hello Liesbeth,

> Yesterday I sent a few files, but I got a return that the message body was > too big. > Here are the three most important files from yesterday's map.

epstopdf breaks with this file. If, by chance, you use Mac OS X,

you

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can use 'pstopdf' (the distiller from adobe). Then the pdf files

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Patrick

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you can load the eps graphic in ghostview, then hit the "i"-key. but i agree, that this method is a pain in the ???, if you have many graphics.

The following command often finds the right bounding box: gs -sDEVICE=bbox -dSAFER -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -q file.eps -Sanjoy "Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results." --Richard Stallman

On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:19:45 +0200 "Liesbeth van der Plas" wrote:

Hallo Sanjoy,

I tried your command but it doens't work on my pc.

Liesbeth

try "gswin32c -sDEVICE=bbox -dSAFER -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -q file.eps" Wolfgang

I use Illustrator. That certainly works -- you can save the pictures as pdfs (it's Adobe, after all). Liesbeth van der Plas wrote:

Hello Patrick, Peter,..

The 3-step method doesn't work? I tried it over and over again.

Changing the media size by hand does work if I guess the size of the picture (I don't have an option bb or bounding box). I think I can work with this method for the time being.

Do you know if this bounding box problem is caused by the fact that I used Flash for making the picture? I mean, if I buy another vector drawing program (Adobe Illustrator for instance), the problem doesn't exist?

Using MetaPost means that I must first learn the MP-programming language. I don't know if I have enough time for that. Or is there another way?

Liesbeth

2007/7/26, Peter Rolf mailto:indiego@gmx.net>:

Peter Rolf schrieb: > Hi Liesbeth, > > There is a problem with the bounding box (bb) of the eps file. Although > gs shows it correctly (Info), it uses the media size (default A4) as > border for the pdf. > > You can change the media size by hand (set it to bb), but it's less > error prone to use "extract..." or "ps to eps" from the file menu. > sorry, this doesn't work. it seems, that i have made my tests with an already modified (media size) eps graphic. so the only working way i found, is to edit the media size.

menu "media"-->"user defined..." set the values to the ones from the bounding box (hit "I" after you have loaded the gfx).

for your example: BoundingBox 0 0 244 243 set the first value to 244pt, the second one to 243pt. now the conversion should work (retested!) :)

<DEL> > 1. open the eps file with gs > 2. use "ps to eps" ( [x] automatically calculate ...] is set here) and > save in a different file > 3. convert this new file to pdf. The resulting pdf should have the > correct size. > <DEL/>

> Sorry, found no way to automatize it (I can't beleave this is not possible). > > HTH, Peter > > BTW: why don't you use MetaPost? > > > Liesbeth van der Plas schrieb: >> I use Windows XP. >> >> 2007/7/26, Patrick Gundlach mailto:patrick@gundla.ch mailto:patrick@gundla.ch>>: >> >> Hello Liesbeth, >> >> > Yesterday I sent a few files, but I got a return that the message >> body was >> > too big. >> > Here are the three most important files from yesterday's map. >> >> epstopdf breaks with this file. If, by chance, you use Mac OS X, you >> can use 'pstopdf' (the distiller from adobe). Then the pdf files have >> a tight bounding box. >> >> Patrick >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an >> entry to the Wiki! >> >> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl mailto:ntg-context@ntg.nl mailto:ntg-context@ntg.nl> / >> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net >> archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ >> wiki : http://contextgarden.net >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> liesbethvanderplas@gmail.com mailto:liesbethvanderplas@gmail.com mailto:liesbethvanderplas@gmail.com> >> www.wiskunde-interactief.nl http://www.wiskunde-interactief.nl < http://www.wiskunde-interactief.nl> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________________

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