Re: [Gnuplot-info] Attach preview for gnuplot eps files to be viewed in WORD

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jfcarrol wrote:
> I am using gnuplot on a OSX 10.4. (granted I usually place all my graphics in
> LaTex but unfortunately I need to do this one in WORD) I recognize that when
> I import the eps files to WORD there is no preview file in the eps gnuplot
> file and the figure will appear upon printing to a postscript printer. Again
> unfortunately, my fellow colleagues, first see this as a WORD error and
> after explaining it to them they want it fixed so they don't have to print
> out the document everytime.

I seem to recall having used ps2epsi for that purpose, quite a while ago.

> I have been trying to use the epstool utility app, but when I run a "epstool
> --test-eps *.eps *_out.eps" it indicates:
> 
> PostScript appears well behaved.
> File claims to be EPS.
> FAIL: File does not comply with EPS specification.
> Failed

That doesn't reproduce here (official MS Windows binary of gnuplot, 
Cygwin binary of epstool 3.08). More to the point, there was a whole lot 
more output than just 4 lines.

You'll have to prepare a reproducible test case before this can be 
investigated further.

> 
> I have tried to use several other options (such as gs), but the error seems
> to originate from the gnuplot term postscript. How does one make the export
> from gnuplot comply within EPS specifications? I thought once a file is eps
> it should be "univerisal" in some sense? 
> 
> Normally my term is set to: set term poscript eps enhanced, but I have also
> tried, set term postscript enhanced and convert the files (gs again) to eps,
> but I receive the same errors when I try to attach the preview file with
> epstool.
> 
> I have read at the other forums, google groups, that OMniGraffle is another
> option, but it seems like epstool shoud be the quick route. Something seems
> to wrong from the eps output from gnuplot????
> 
> 
> THanks,
> 
>