[pstricks] Problem with pst-pdf

[Paul Smith]

On 8/26/05, Herbert Voss <LaTeX at zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
> >>>>>I get the following error when running the latex command on the document below:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>(/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/graphics/pdftex.def) (./pst-pdf.cfg)) (./lixo.aux)
> >>>>>Preview: Fontsize 10pt
> >>>>
> >>>>I suppose that you have not the "official" pdftex.def??
> >>>>Please try it with the attached.
> >>>
> >>>No progress, Herbert, i.e., the same error persists.
> >>
> >>try with all files in http://perce.de/temp/pstricks.tgz
> >>Put all in one dir and run
> >>
> >>ps4pdf testPDF.tex
> >
> > It works fine, Herbert. However, if I move my latex file (the one
> > posted on my first e-mail), the problem persists.
> 
> what happens when you put the \psplot inside a pspicture
> environment?
> 
> \begin{pspicture}(-5,-2)(5,2)
>    \psplot[algebraic=true,plotpoints=200]{0}{5}{x^(1/3)}
> \end{pspicture}

With this change, the reported problem disappears. Is pst-pdf supposed
to work fine only with \psplot inside a pspicture?

Paul