* (newbie) Figure not found when outputting PDF
@ 2001-01-04 14:18 Wouter Verheijen
2001-01-04 14:49 ` Tobias Burnus
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From: Wouter Verheijen @ 2001-01-04 14:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
Hi all,
I am trying conTeXt but could'nt get the figures to work.
When I try to include a .EPS-file in my document, I get the following
message:
figuren : figuur test is niet te vinden
(in English: figure test cannot be found)
caused by the command: \externfiguur[test]
or the command \gebruikexternfiguur
The file test.eps is in the same directory. I am using Linux.
The first line of my document is: % output=pdf
The figure included normally when I output a DVI file!!
Sorry if I overlooked something, and thanks for your help!
--
Wouter Verheijen <wouter.verheijen@worldmail.nl>
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* Re: (newbie) Figure not found when outputting PDF
2001-01-04 14:18 (newbie) Figure not found when outputting PDF Wouter Verheijen
@ 2001-01-04 14:49 ` Tobias Burnus
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From: Tobias Burnus @ 2001-01-04 14:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
Cc: conTeXt
Hallo Wouter,
> The file test.eps is in the same directory. I am using Linux.
> The first line of my document is: % output=pdf
> The figure included normally when I output a DVI file!!
The problem is that the portable document format (PDF) doesn't support
all Postscript (PS) constructs and a embedded postscript (EPS) file can
still -- at least theoretically -- use all postscript structures (well
not all, but all than cannot be converted without a RIP).
Since pdfTeX is not a complete Postscript RIP it cannot read the EPS and
convert it into PDF constructs. (VTeX which is free for Linux can.)
The solution is simple: You have to convert the EPS file into a PDF
file. During this convertion some information must be preserved
(bounding box). The best methode is:
RUN THIS:
texutil --figures --epstopdf filename
this calls Ghostscript to convert the EPS into PDF. Now you can run
texexec --pdf again to produce your PDF -- now with the graphics
included.
A tip: The newer the Ghostscript the better the result. You should use
version 6.0 or higher (6.50 is the current non-beta version) if your EPS
contains fonts. The reason is that older Ghostscripts are unable to
embed the fonts (Type 1 etc.) into the PDF file and convert them into
bitmaps (XObjects in <=5.0, Type 3 in 5.50).
With warm regards,
Tobias
--
This above all: To thine own self be true / And it must follow as
the night the day / Thou canst not then be false to any man.
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