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Article #8546Re: Importing encap-poscrpt into WfW
From: Leo Hinds
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1991 20:14
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1991 20:14
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In article <80330017@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com> knotts@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com (Tom Knotts) writes: >I want to import an encapsulated-postscript file into WfW. I followed >the instructions to install the macros by viewing EXAMPLES.DOC and then >choosing `install EPS***'. It claims that I should now be able to >insert a picture. When it detects the file to end in `.eps', it will >create two files - one for the screen display, and one for the postscript >printer. But when I try to insert it, it says "can't import document". >I love helpful error messages like this. I too ran into this problem ... people in the newsgroup comp.windows.ms finally figured out that the w4w .eps importing REQUIRED that the same file be available in both EPS & TIFF, presumably so that the TIFF would be used for the preview, & EPS for the printout. When I asked what applications generated this pair of files, I was told that COREL DRAW (apparently the only one so far) does ... does me no good as my EPS came from a unix application ... oh well leoh@hdw.csd.harris.com Leo Hinds (305)973-5229 Gfx ... gfx ... :-) whfg orpnhfr V "ebg"grq zl fvtangher svyr lbh guvax V nz n creireg ?!!!!!!? ... znlor arkg gvzr
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!caen!uflorida!travis!hardy!leoh From: leoh@hardy.hdw.csd.harris.com (Leo Hinds) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Importing encap-poscrpt into WfW Message-ID: <2751@travis.csd.harris.com> Date: 22 Mar 91 20:14:15 GMT References: <80330017@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com> Sender: news@travis.csd.harris.com Organization: Harris Computer Systems, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Lines: 22