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Re: NeWS timeout error

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From: Pat Lashley
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1992 02:41
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In article 1339@newsserver.cs.uwindsor.ca, preney@cs.uwindsor.ca (PRENEY  PAUL D           ) writes:
> ...
>
>I run the EPS art as follows:
>
>	(FileToRun.eps) run
>
>and I have placed 'pause' commands in all of the loop-type of structures
>('for', 'loop', 'repeat', etc.) in my program. Does anyone know how I
>may add 'pause' commands to the end of these loop structures in the EPS
>file while I run it? (NOTE: I do not want to get involved with parsing the
>EPS file.)

--- NOTE: This is completely untested, and I have no idea whether it will
---	actually work...

You might try something like:

	false setautobind
	false setpacking

	/original.for /for load def
	/for {
		{ pause } append /original.for
	} def

	< EPS code >


-Pat



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From: patl@bodacia.eng.sun.com (Pat Lashley)
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Subject: Re: NeWS timeout error
Date: 6 Aug 1992 02:41:20 GMT
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