newman@buster.cps.msu.edu (Timothy S Newman) (07/13/90)
I have a Macintosh PS file generated by Cricket Graph 4.0. I converted this file to a PS file (supposedly suitable for inclusion in latex documents) using macps. When I print out the macps'ed version by itself, it prints fine on our LaserWriter II. But when I include that in a LaTeX document (using the psfig package), neither the document text nor the figure appear on the output document page (I have viewed the .dvi file with an xdvi previewer, and the text appears ok with a box around where the figure should go). The only thing that appears on that page is the figure title. The other pages of the document print fine. I would appreciate any help anyone can offer, even if all you could tell me is the name of another newsgroup or person who would be more suitable to contact. Thanks, Tim Newman newman@pixel.cps.msu.edu
rks900@csc.anu.oz (07/24/90)
In article <1990Jul13.155447.28792@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, newman@buster.cps.msu.edu (Timothy S Newman) writes: > > I have a Macintosh PS file generated by Cricket Graph 4.0. I converted > this file to a PS file (supposedly suitable for inclusion in > latex documents) using macps. When I print out the macps'ed version > by itself, it prints fine on our LaserWriter II. > > But when I include that in a LaTeX document (using the psfig package), > neither the document text nor the figure appear on the output document page > (I have viewed the .dvi file with an xdvi previewer, and the text > appears ok with a box around where the figure should go). The only > thing that appears on that page is the figure title. The other > pages of the document print fine. > There are two possible problems I can think of. One is that you haven't included the laserprep header file which contains postcript macros that macintosh applications use. Using PSDVI on a Vax, this is performed by adding the qualifier /macapp. You may need to consult your local users guide to find out what the appropriate command is. The second problem may be that the figure is off the page, in which case you will need to include an appropriate translate in the \special command, i.e. \special{CrockGraph.PS 72 72 translate} moves the figure 1 inch up and 1 inch right. Start by searching space in units of half a page - you will quickly find it. My own personal experience in using Cricket Graph pictures is that they looked terrible - in fact one journal rejected the figures produced by it. My solution was to use a locally written plotting package, convert this to postscript using the Vax PLOT command, and to annotate it using TeX Picture environment written by Brendan MacKay at ANU (bdm@anucsd.anu.edu.au). The task of installing this on an arbitrary system is quite involved, versions exist for Vax and Unix systems. If I get a bit of time, I will convert OzTeX to handle this system as well, as the results are really worth while. Rus Standish rks900@csc2.anu.edu.au