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Re: Problem printing xvgr manual

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From: L. Peter Deutsch
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 06:22
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Re <9301060654.AA14741@raisin-nut>
<1993Jan6.021525.7097@cm.cf.ac.uk>:

> I'm trying to print the xvgr manual using ghostscript and when I preview
> using gs2.5.2 and X windows I get the following error.
> 
> Error: /rangecheck in --get--
> Operand stack:
>     (\017\207\303\341\360x<\036)  8
> Execution stack:
>     %interp_exit    --nostringval--  --nostringval--  false
> --nostringval--  --nostringval--  false  --nostringval--
> --nostringval--  --nostringval--  --nostringval--  --nostringval--
> %set_screen_continue  --nostringval--  --nostringval--  --nostringval--
> Dictionary stack:
>     399/479  18/200  178/190
> 
> When I preview it using gs2.4 I don't get this error. What is the error
> and what's changed in 2.5.2. I've tried printing it on a deskjet using
> 2.4 but I get garbage. Is there some way of fixing the file so that it
> will print. I'm not a postscript expert, I just use ghostscript to get
> printouts on my deskjet. What is a rangecheck error, what causes it?

A rangecheck error is the equivalent of "array subscript out of
bounds".  It indicates an algorithmic error in the PostScript file
(or a bug in the interpreter).  Please e-mail me (or make available
for anonymous FTP) the file that causes the error.

L. Peter Deutsch :: Aladdin Enterprises :: P.O. box 60264, Palo Alto, CA 94306
ghost@aladdin.com, ...decwrl!aladdin!ghost ; voice 415-322-0103 ; fax 322-1734
	    "Implementation is the sincerest form of flattery."
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