dvipsone and PSTricks (fwd)

Tue Jun 14 22:06:45 CEST 2005

Dear Mimi,

Thanks for your reply.

I did notice the Q&A but the answer is too brief to be useful.

CP

On 6/13/05, Mimi Burbank <mimi at csit.fsu.edu> wrote:
> In addition,
>
> the   yandytex support pages say the following:
>
> ========
> Q: Timothy Van Zandt's PSTricks doesn't seem to work properly with
>    DVIPSONE.
>
> A: PSTricks uses raw PostScript to do all the wonderful things it
>    does. Each printer driver creates a different PostScript environment,
>    so PSTricks needs to be told what DVIPSONE uses. Look in the PS folder
>    for the files pstricks.pro, pst-show.pro, and pstricks.con (a TeX
>    header file) specially modified to work with DVIPSONE.
> ========
>
> so you may need to go in and edit the prologue and config files
> for pstricks as well ...
>
>
> mimi
>
>
> On Jun13 10:47AM, Christina Thiele wrote:
> > C.P. Kwong writes:
> > >
> > > Dear Christina,
> > >
> > > Thanks for your prompt response.
> >
> > Well, it's easy to send a prompt response when all you want is for the
> > person to do more work first ;-)
> >
> > Notice that I've cc'd this reply to yandytex -- I hadn't noticed that
> > my initial reply to you didn't get copied to yandytex, and we want all
> > these discussions to go there, so that not only other can help ... but
> > they can correct anything I may say ;-)
> >
> > And all e-mail to yandytex is archived, so when (let's be positive,
> > and not say `if' ;-) ) your query's been answered, anyone else with
> > the same or similar problem can benefit from this ... and we won't
> > have to do it from scratch again ;-))
> >
> >
> > > The followings are two log files.  However, I am not sure which ini
> > > file you were referring to.
> >
> > The dviwindo.ini file is _outside_ the c:\yandy tree on your computer
> > -- try looking for it in c:\winnt or c:\windows -- or just use your
> > machine's search utility for the file. Be aware that it's easy to
> > overlook if your screen is full of subfolders -- they get listed
> > before files when you look at the contents to any folder.
> >
> > But that's the file we're talking about. When you install Y&YTeX, all
> > the answers to those dialog box queries get recorded in the .ini
> > file. When you make subsequent changes to some of those initial
> > settings, via DVIWindo itself, those updates get recorded to the .ini
> > file. So it keeps track of the paths, parameters, and so on.
> >
> > And on occasion, it hold the key as to why something's not being
> > found, esp. if you _know_ that the file(s) is/are on the machine.
> >
> > So that's why we often ask for it.
> >
> > I've not got a lot of time right now, so I'll quickly look through
> > your .log files to see if I spot anything. And perhaps other yandytex
> > readers will have some ideas as well. You thought it was a
> > PSTricks-related issue, so I'm going to look for `pstricks' stuff
> > specifically.
> >
> > > Thanks again.
> >
> > Well ... let's see if we can help ... before you thank us ;-))
> >
> > Oh, one more thing. Sometimes the order of loading packages can be
> > significant. Normally, one likes to get graphics-related stuff
> > (graphics, color, pstricks, etc.) out of the way first, then load
> > things which are perhaps more `local' in nature -- I suspect there's a
> > proper TeXnical explanation for separating packages into broad
> > categories ... again, maybe someone on yandytex can give us some
> > pointers.
> >
> > But for now, let's see what's being loaded.
> >
> > > CP
> > >
> > > Here is the log file of LaTeX:
> > > *****************************************************************
> > > ...
> > > This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Y&Y TeX 2.2.4) (format=latex 2000.9.5)
> > > 2005 JUN 13 11:02
> >
> > OK. So you have version 2.2.4.
> >
> > > **+latex ExampleAzure.tex
> > > (C:/yandy/YANDYTEX/FMT/latex.fmt)
> > > (ExampleAzure.tex
> > > LaTeX2e <2000/06/01>
> >
> > And now here are all the packages you're loading -- jeez! That's a lot
> > of packages!
> >
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/other/prosper/prosper.cls
> > > Document Class: prosper 2001/01/23, v. 1.1
> > > (c) 2000 Frederic Goualard, CWI, The Netherlands
> > > CVSId: $Id: prosper.cls,v 1.5 2001/01/31 10:20:44 exupery Exp $
> > >
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/other/seminar/seminar.cls
> > > Document Class: seminar 1997/10/13, 1.4
> > > Document Style: `seminar' v1.4 <1997/10/13> (tvz)
> > > ...
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/unpacked/article.cls
> > > Document Class: article 2000/05/19 v1.4b Standard LaTeX document class
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/unpacked/leqno.clo
> > > File: leqno.clo 1998/08/17 v1.1c Standard LaTeX option (left equation numbers)
> > > ) (c:/yandy/tex/latex/unpacked/size10.clo
> > > File: size10.clo 2000/05/19 v1.4b Standard LaTeX file (size option)
> > > )
> > > ...
> > > ) (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/other/seminar/sem-page.sty)
> > > ...
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/other/seminar/semcolor.sty
> > > Style Option: `semcolor' for doc style `seminar' 1.0 <93/04/01> (tvz)
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/other/pstricks/generic/pstricks.tex
> > > `PSTricks' v1.07  <2005/05/06> (tvz)
> >
> > OK. So here's the updated pstricks.tex file ...
> >
> >
> > > ...
> > > (C:/YANDY/TEXINPUT/pstricks.con)
> > > ...
> > >  (C:/YANDY/TEXINPUT/pstricks.con)))
> >
> > And pstricks.con is being loaded twice ... hmmm ... I don't think such
> > things are normally a problem -- it's just a curiosity I'm noting.
> >
> >
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/other/seminar/semlayer.sty
> > > ...
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/graphics/graphicx.sty
> > > Package: graphicx 1999/02/16 v1.0f Enhanced LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)
> > >
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/graphics/keyval.sty
> > > Package: keyval 1999/03/16 v1.13 key=value parser (DPC)
> > > ..
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/graphics/graphics.sty
> > > Package: graphics 1999/02/16 v1.0l Standard LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)
> > >
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/graphics/trig.sty
> > > Package: trig 1999/03/16 v1.09 sin cos tan (DPC)
> > > )
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/graphics/graphics.cfg)
> > > Package graphics Info: Driver file: dvipsone.def on input line 80.
> > >
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/graphics/dvipsone.def
> > > File: dvipsone.def 1999/02/16 v3.0i Driver-dependant file (DPC,SPQR)
> > > ))
> > > ...
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/supported/hyperref/hyperref.sty
> > > Package: hyperref 2001/04/05 v6.71e Hypertext links for LaTeX
> > > ...
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/supported/hyperref/pd1enc.def
> > > File: pd1enc.def 2001/04/05 v6.71e Hyperref: PDFDocEncoding definition (HO)
> > > )
> > > Package hyperref Info: Option `bookmarks' set `true' on input line 1603.
> > > Package hyperref Info: Option `pdffitwindow' set `true' on input line 1603.
> > > Package hyperref Info: Option `pdfcenterwindow' set `true' on input line 1603.
> > > Package hyperref Info: Bookmarks ON on input line 1661.
> > > Package hyperref Info: Hyper figures OFF on input line 1680.
> > > Package hyperref Info: Link nesting OFF on input line 1685.
> > > Package hyperref Info: Hyper index ON on input line 1688.
> > > Package hyperref Info: Plain pages ON on input line 1693.
> > > Package hyperref Info: Backreferencing OFF on input line 1700.
> > >
> > > Implicit mode ON; LaTeX internals redefined
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/other/misc/url.sty
> > > Package: url 1999/03/02  ver 1.4  Verb mode for urls, email addresses, and file
> > >  names
> > > )
> > > LaTeX Info: Redefining \url on input line 1905.
> > > ...
> > > Package hyperref Info: Hyper figures OFF on input line 2351.
> > > Package hyperref Info: Link nesting OFF on input line 2356.
> > > Package hyperref Info: Hyper index ON on input line 2359.
> > > Package hyperref Info: backreferencing OFF on input line 2366.
> > > Package hyperref Info: Link coloring OFF on input line 2371.
> > > ...
> > > *hyperref using driver hdvips*
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/supported/hyperref/hdvips.def
> > > File: hdvips.def 2001/04/05 v6.71e Hyperref driver for dvips
> > >
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/supported/hyperref/pdfmark.def
> > > File: pdfmark.def 2001/04/05 v6.71e Hyperref definitions for pdfmark specials
> > > ...
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/unpacked/ifthen.sty
> > > Package: ifthen 1999/09/10 v1.1b Standard LaTeX ifthen package (DPC)
> > > )
> > > ..
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/other/prosper/PPRazure.sty
> > > Package: PPRazure 2000/04/18
> > >
> > > Azure style for Prosper ---
> > > (c) 2000 Frederic Goualard, IRIN, France
> > > CVSId: $Id: PPRazure.sty,v 1.1.1.1 2000/11/28 11:15:11 exupery Exp $
> > >
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/other/pstricks/latex/pst-grad.sty
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/other/pstricks/latex/pstricks.sty
> > > Package: pstricks 2004/05/12 v0.2l LaTeX wrapper for `PSTricks' (RN,HV)
> >
> > Ok. So pstricks.sty is being loaded as well, but not the same version
> > number or date as pstricks.tex, loaded earlier. Does anyone have any
> > comments on this age difference? Is it significant, or are the two
> > files in fact the latest versions?
> >
> >
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/graphics/color.sty
> > > Package: color 1999/02/16 v1.0i Standard LaTeX Color (DPC)
> > >
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/graphics/color.cfg)
> > > Package color Info: Driver file: dvipsone.def on input line 125.
> > > ))
> > > Package: pst-grad 2004/07/15 package wrapper for pst-grad.tex
> > >
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/other/pstricks/generic/pst-grad.tex
> > >  v1.04, 2004/06/24
> > > ...
> > > File: pst-grad.tex 2004/06/24 1.04 `pst-grad' (tvz)
> > > ) (c:/yandy/tex/base/amstex/amssymb.sty
> > > Package: amssymb 1996/11/03 v2.2b
> > >
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/base/amstex/amsfonts.sty
> > > Package: amsfonts 1996/11/03 v2.2c
> > > ...
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/psnfss/times.sty
> > > Package: times 2000/01/12 PSNFSS-v8.1 Times font as default roman (SPQR)
> > > ))
> > > ...
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/amslatex/math/amsmath.sty
> > > Package: amsmath 2000/07/18 v2.13 AMS math features
> > > ...
> > > For additional information on amsmath, use the `?' option.
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/amslatex/math/amstext.sty
> > > Package: amstext 2000/06/29 v2.01
> > >
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/amslatex/math/amsgen.sty
> > > File: amsgen.sty 1999/11/30 v2.0
> > > ...
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/amslatex/math/amsbsy.sty
> > > Package: amsbsy 1999/11/29 v1.2d
> > > ...
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/amslatex/math/amsopn.sty
> > > Package: amsopn 1999/12/14 v2.01 operator names
> > > )
> > > ...
> > > ) (ExampleAzure.aux)
> > > ...
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/psnfss/yyadd/ot1ptm.fd
> > > Fontdef file produced from: `yandytex.dtx' 1.4 (97/10/01) (SPQR)
> > > LaTeX Font Info:    File OT1ptm.fd loading Adobe TimesRoman on input line 24.
> > > )
> > > Package hyperref Info: Link coloring OFF on input line 20.
> > >
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/contrib/supported/hyperref/nameref.sty
> > > Package: nameref 2001/01/27 v2.19 Cross-referencing by name of section
> > > ...
> > > ) (ExampleAzure.out)
> > > (ExampleAzure.out)
> > > ...
> > >  (c:/yandy/tex/latex/required/psnfss/yyadd/t1ptm.fd
> > > Fontdef file produced from: `yandytex.dtx' 1.4 (97/10/01) (SPQR)
> > > ...
> > > (c:/yandy/tex/latex/amsfonts/umsa.fd
> > > File: umsa.fd 1995/01/05 v2.2e AMS font definitions
> > > ...
> > >  (c:/yandy/tex/latex/amsfonts/umsb.fd
> > > File: umsb.fd 1995/01/05 v2.2e AMS font definitions
> > > )
> > > [1
> > >
> > >
> > > ] (ExampleAzure.aux) )
> >
> > And it bombs out at the very first page ... ok. Well, that might argue
> > for the packages being the problem, rather than any specific code --
> > TeX's hardly had a chance to read your file ;-)
> >
> >
> > > ...
> > >
> > > Output written on C:/yandy/TEX/LATEX/CONTRIB/OTHER/prosper/doc/doc-examples/Exa
> > > mpleAzure.dvi (1 page, 8752 bytes).
> >
> > And that one page of output, does it print at all? The GSView is for
> > previewing, which apparently isn't successful, so I'd guess the
> > printer isn't have much more luck, right?
> >
> >
> > As for the next log file, I don't know anything GSView messages at
> > all, so let's pass that one on to the others. On the other hand, it
> > looks like GSView can't find files because perhaps it/DVIWindo don't
> > know where to look?
> >
> > Or, more simply, if the .dvi file can't be properly created, GSView
> > isn't going to have anything useful to work with, so its complaint are
> > all related to the .ps not being properly formed either.
> >
> > There seem to be two types of error messages: about things being
> > `Unkown in Comments section ...', and about font files.
> >
> > > *****************************************************************
> > >
> > > Here is the log file of GSView:
> > > *****************************************************************
> > > GSview 4.3 2002-04-30
> > > Unknown in Comments section at line 9:
> > >   %%DocumentSuppliedResources:
> > > ...
> > > Can't find (or can't open) font file /Resource/Font/cmr12.
> > > Can't find (or can't open) font file cmr12.
> > > Substituting font Courier for cmr12.
> > > ...
>