[Wylug-help] Problem printing postscript file

[Gary Stainburn]

On Wednesday 05 Feb 2003 2:23 pm, Simon Wood wrote:
> With GSView (on Windoze.... please don't tease me!) it complains about:
> %%Pages on line 3
> %%BeginResources on line 14
> %%EndResources on line 37

I've tried removing these lines and it makes no difference. However, I can run
ps2pdf to convert the file to a PDF file and then print that one without any
problems. I get no errors or warnings from ps2pdf.

I can also load the ps file in gimp without errors although the image doesn't
appear to fit properly when loaded.  It does fit fine in acrobat and
ghostview - both as the original ps and as the pdf.

>
> Commenting these out (changing %% to %) results in an image that displays
> (with no errors).
>
> Can you preview it with ghostview (or the like) or or use GS to render it
> to a bitmap that you can view?
>
> Simon Wood.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Stainburn [mailto:gary.stainburn@ringways.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 2:05 PM
> To: Nik Jewell
> Cc: wylug-help@wylug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Wylug-help] Problem printing postscript file
>
>
> Hi Nik,
>
> My printer system is installed fine and I can print other postscript
> documents and documents from apps like Openoffice with no problems.
>
> It appears to be just this one document that the printing system doesn't
> like.
>
> Gary
>
> On Wednesday 05 Feb 2003 1:39 pm, Nik Jewell wrote:
> > Gary
> >
> > You need to install a print filter like magic or aps and edit your
> > /etc/printcap AFAIR.
> >
> > Nik
> >
> > On Wed, 2003-02-05 at 13:22, Gary Stainburn wrote:
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > I've been trying to put together a postscript file to show the line
> > > gradient for the NYMR, and I've got a basic diagram that looks fine in
> > > gv.
> > >
> > > However, when I try to print it, either directly using lpr, or through
> > > gv, all I get out is a plain a4 sheet.
> > >
> > > It's a while since I've done ps and the top and tail I've just cut and
> > > pasted from another document, but everything seems fine.
> > >
> > > Anyone fancy haveing a look and letting me know where I've got wrong.
> > >
> > > The document's available at http://www.stainburn.com/nymr/gradient.ps
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> > > Gary Stainburn
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