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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

243.0. "File printable on LPS40, not Previewable?" by MOORED::GERSTLE () Fri Feb 17 1989 16:13

There seems to be a bug in the PostScript Previewer.  I used an
Interleaf-supplied translator program (PL2PS.EXE) to convert from a
PrinterLeaf file to PostScript.  The resulting file is printable on an
LPS40, but the Previewer complains about the command "lettertray" (calls
it an offending command).
                                                          
If PL2PS tries to create LN03R compatible output, the result is printable
on an LN03R (not on an LPS40) and the Previewer complains about the command
"letter".  If I comment either "lettertray" or "letter" out of the PostScript
file, the Previewer appears to work normally.             
                                                          
Version info - DECwindows/VMS 5.1 SDC, Interleaf version 3

Any ideas?

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
243.1		WSINT::MCLEMAN	Workstations 'R' Us	`Sat Feb 18 1989 08:13`	6
	Carl, How the hell did you get a postscript previewer on the SDC DECwindows kit? It wasn't included.
243.2	Deposite them bytes	AZTECH::LASTOVICA	ain't juggling till there's 3 up	`Sat Feb 18 1989 12:37`	5
	.1: it wasn't hard. a few seconds with patch and presto. The thing for .0 to note is that the PS viewer on SDC windows ins't supported and I doubt that there is much hope of having it fixed before it becomes a part of the windows kit.
243.3		BUNYIP::QUODLING	Apologies for what Doug Mulray said...	`Sat Feb 18 1989 21:31`	6
	INterleaf postscript files typically need a prefix file that set's up some definitions for it... q
243.4	I have a different problem	CXCAD::TRAN		`Tue Mar 14 1989 11:43`	6
	I tried to use the Previewer copied as suggested in note 31. When I fired it up and selected some .PS files generated by DOCUMENT, it came back with errors such as "files not in PostScript format". Is there anything obvious I missed ? Thanks. Tuan
243.5		RUATHA::WAGNER	James J. Wagner - EDGE Development	`Tue Jun 20 1989 05:05`	11
	RE: .4 I don't know if you're still wondering.... I get the same kind of errors, but then the PS Viewer asks me if I want to continue anyway. I click on OK or YES or whatever it is, and it works just fine. I think it's more of an informational message than an error message. James.