strout@lll-lcc.aRpA (Robert E. Strout II) (07/18/88)
Does anyone have any experience with including postscript (generated from
a non-Mac) in a Mac produced document? In particular I would like to include
some simple X-Y graphs that were produced on a Cray into a Macintosh produced
document. I have a utility that will convert the Cray's own graphic format
into postscript.
The best possible solution would be to somehow convert the postscript to a
PICT file so that I can cut/paste into a document. However, it is acceptable
to allow the puiblishing program to keep the postscript in text form (but print
it as the graphic). Anyone have any suggestions or warnings of pitfalls?
I am currently open to any solutions: commercial, public domain, shareware,
etc...
BTW, I don't beleive the Cray to postscript conversion package does anything
fancy. It simply draws straight lines and places text.
Thanks,
Robert E Strout II
ssiwest!resii@lll-lcc.llnl.gov (or) strout@lll-lcc.llnl.gov
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ...{ihnp4,pyramid}!lll-lcc!stroutMark_Peter_Cookson@cup.portal.com (07/20/88)
In regards to putting Postscript X-Rays into documents: PageMake 2.0 and more than likely 3.0 will place postscript text as a box the size of the outside border. If you use Tiff you can actually see the picture, but in Postscript all you get is a box that says something like the name of the picture, and its creator and maybe something else (been a long time since I placed a postscript file). In PageMaker it works great. Really a sight to behold. The only thing is that you can't wrap text around it (remember, it is only a box to PageMaker), which is what makes TIFF slightly better. Also, there is a program (I can remember the name off hand, but I do have it, reply if you want me to upload it (It is huge if I remember correctly though)) that will take any picture type file as imput (TIFF, PostScript, PICT, and I think object and then will save it as any other type). I haven't used it more than once to see if it really worked, but it might serve your purpose to convert the PostScript to TIFF or you can just skip it all together and print it in PageMaker. Hope you work something out. Mark Cookson
brown@nebula.ee.rochester.edu (Eric Brown) (07/21/88)
In article <7511@cup.portal.com> you write: >In regards to putting Postscript X-Rays into documents: > >only a box to PageMaker), which is what makes TIFF slightly better. Also, >there is a program (I can remember the name off hand, but I do have it, reply >if you want me to upload it (It is huge if I remember correctly though)) that >will take any picture type file as imput (TIFF, PostScript, PICT, and I think >object and then will save it as any other type). I haven't used it more than Mr. Cookson, I would be very interested in such a program. It would be of great use to be able to see my postscript code before I printed. If the program is public domain or shareware, perhaps you would consider posting it in the binaries. Thanks in advance. Eric Brown. brown@galaxy.ee.rochester.edu
Mark_Peter_Cookson@cup.portal.com (07/23/88)
Ok, let me find it. I tried to reply to your E-Mail message, but it got returned, unable to find your address. It seems odd that you can get it here, but I can't reply. I will try and find it and then post it in the binaries for you. May take a while to find it, but I will get it to you. Mark Cookson
Mark_Peter_Cookson@cup.portal.com (07/24/88)
I am sorry, it turns out that this will only save something as EPS, it will not open a postscript file. I am sorry to misinform you, but I have not used it in so long. I can binhex the file up here if you still want it, but after thinking about it, the only programs I can think of that will let you open up postscript files are Adobe Illustrator and maybe Canvas. These are, however, very expensive. I am sorry. Sorry once again. Mark Cookson