Pstricks again.

Pstricks again.

[John Culleton]

If one uses pstricks and produces dvi instead of pdf from Context two 
things happen:
1.An error message is generated.
2. Pstricks work.

This is an ugly but very easy way to use Pstricks with Context.  No
special coding is needed other than the necessary:
 \input pstricks
(and any other input statements normally required for the stuff you
are using.)

IMHO pstricks offers a much broader range of commands for everyday
needs, like generating a watermark, drawing a graph and so on,
when compared to Metapost. OTOH if one wants a really sexy special
logo etc. Metapost has the drawing tools. 

John Culleton

Re: Pstricks again.

[Hans Hagen]

At 02:09 PM 4/11/2002 -0400, John Culleton wrote:
>If one uses pstricks and produces dvi instead of pdf from Context two
>things happen:
>1.An error message is generated.
>2. Pstricks work.
>
>This is an ugly but very easy way to use Pstricks with Context.  No
>special coding is needed other than the necessary:
>  \input pstricks
>(and any other input statements normally required for the stuff you
>are using.)

eh ... \usemodule[pstrick] is a better way, since they you have a 
connection with the context color mechanism as well as pdftex intergation 
(rather new btw)

>IMHO pstricks offers a much broader range of commands for everyday
>needs, like generating a watermark, drawing a graph and so on,
>when compared to Metapost. OTOH if one wants a really sexy special
>logo etc. Metapost has the drawing tools.

sure, but i love the high resolution of mp as well as the language -)

Hans
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Re: Pstricks again.

[John Culleton]

On Friday 12 April 2002 03:23, Hans Hagen wrote:
> At 02:09 PM 4/11/2002 -0400, John Culleton wrote:
> >If one uses pstricks and produces dvi instead of pdf from Context
> > two things happen:
> >1.An error message is generated.
> >2. Pstricks work.
> >
> >This is an ugly but very easy way to use Pstricks with Context. 
> > No special coding is needed other than the necessary:
> >  \input pstricks
> >(and any other input statements normally required for the stuff
> > you are using.)
>
> eh ... \usemodule[pstrick] is a better way, since they you have a
> connection with the context color mechanism as well as pdftex
> intergation (rather new btw)

> Hans
>
That works, and the error message goes away. Thanks! 

But if I say:
texexec --pdf test3.tex 
it blows up again. Do I need a newer version of Context or
Texexec? I have 2.6  copyright 1997-2001.

John Culleton

Re: Pstricks again.

[Hans Hagen]

At 10:58 AM 4/12/2002 -0400, you wrote:

>But if I say:
>texexec --pdf test3.tex
>it blows up again. Do I need a newer version of Context or
>Texexec? I have 2.6  copyright 1997-2001.

the pstrick-pdf conversion is in the latest beta

Hans
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