[pstricks] Problem with pst-pdf

[Paul Smith]

On 8/26/05, Herbert Voss <LaTeX at zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
> >>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?
> 
> yes, otherwise it cannot really build the bounding box
> of the image. However it shouldn't give an error in the code.
> Takes some time, because Rolf is on vacation for some weeks.

So, my ignorance regarding the need of using a pspicture has ended by
identifying a problem in pst-pdf code! :-)

Paul