Re: [MiKTeX] Compatibility between package "pstricks" and package"color"
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Re: [MiKTeX] Compatibility between package "pstricks" and package"color"
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From: John C. <jbc...@ya...> - 2008-07-29 10:52:44
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Thank you so much, Alan!
--- On Mon, 7/28/08, Alan Ristow <al...@ri...> wrote:
> From: Alan Ristow <al...@ri...>
> Subject: Re: [MiKTeX] Compatibility between package "pstricks" and package"color"
> To: "A place for MiKTeX users to discuss MiKTeX related questions." <mik...@li...>
> Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 1:24 PM
> Sure enough, when I run your example with the changes I
> suggested it is
> error-free (and \usepackage{color} is unnecessary).
> What I did is below,
> followed by the file list.
>
> Alan
>
>
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> \documentclass[12pt]{article}
> \usepackage{epsfig}
> \usepackage[noxcolor]{pstricks}
>
> \listfiles
>
> \begin{document}
>
> \colorbox[named]{GreenYellow}{\textcolor[named]{BrickRed}{\LARGE
> \bf Compatibility Issue}}
> \colorbox[named]{GreenYellow}{\textcolor[named]{MidnightBlue}{\LARGE
> \bf pstricks \& color}}
>
> \begin{pspicture}[linewidth=1cm](4,4)
> \psline[linecolor=red](0,0)(4,4)
> \psline[linecolor=blue,strokeopacity=0.5](0,4)(4,0)
>
> \psline[linecolor=green,strokeopacity=0.5](0,3.5)(4,3.5)
>
> \psline[linecolor=yellow,strokeopacity=0.5](0,0.5)(4,0.5)
> \end{pspicture}
> \end{document}
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
>
>
> *File List*
> article.cls 2005/09/16 v1.4f Standard LaTeX document
> class
> size12.clo 2005/09/16 v1.4f Standard LaTeX file (size
> option)
> epsfig.sty 1999/02/16 v1.7a (e)psfig emulation (SPQR)
> graphicx.sty 1999/02/16 v1.0f Enhanced LaTeX Graphics
> (DPC,SPQR)
> keyval.sty 1999/03/16 v1.13 key=value parser (DPC)
> graphics.sty 2006/02/20 v1.0o Standard LaTeX Graphics
> (DPC,SPQR)
> trig.sty 1999/03/16 v1.09 sin cos tan (DPC)
> graphics.cfg 2007/01/18 v1.5 graphics configuration of
> teTeX/TeXLive
> dvips.def 1999/02/16 v3.0i Driver-dependant file
> (DPC,SPQR)
> pstricks.sty 2008/01/24 v0.37 LaTeX wrapper for
> `PSTricks' (RN,HV)
> pstricks.tex 2008/06/26 v1.25 `PSTricks' (tvz)
> color.sty 2005/11/14 v1.0j Standard LaTeX Color (DPC)
> color.cfg 2007/01/18 v1.5 color configuration of
> teTeX/TeXLive
> dvipsnam.def 1999/02/16 v3.0i Driver-dependant file
> (DPC,SPQR)
> ***********
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, July 28, 2008 12:29 pm, Alan Ristow wrote:
> >> Hi Alain,
> >>
> >> Thanks for your reply. When I use
> >> \usepackage[dvipsnames]{pstricks}, the color
> issue is
> >> resolved but some pstricks commands don't
> work.
> >
> > Make sure both pstricks and xcolor are up to date. You
> should be able to
> > ensure that by running the MiKTeX updater.
> Unfortunately I don't have
> > LaTeX
> > installed on the machine I am writing from, so I
> can't try your code and
> > see
> > your specific errors. I'll try to remember to have
> a look at it this
> > evening.
> >
> >> Now I use
> >>
> >> \usepackage{pstcol}
> >> \usepackage{pstricks-add}
> >>
> >> to replace
> >>
> >> \usepackage{pstricks}
> >> \usepackage{color}
> >
> > If you want to use the color package with pstricks
> instead of xcolor
> > (which
> > pstricks loads automatically), try:
> >
> > \usepackage[noxcolor]{pstricks}
> > \usepackage{color}
> >
> > The noxcolor option might actually cause pstricks to
> automatically load
> > color instead -- I can't recall off the top of my
> head. Don't use pstcol,
> > as
> > it is woefully out of date (since pstricks 1.04 as I
> recall) and generally
> > creates more problems than it solves with modern
> pstricks versions.
> >
> >> Also, could you please explain more what function
> of
> >> dvipsnames it is. Thanks.
> >
> > dvipsnames simply activates a set of names that can be
> used as aliases for
> > various colors (e.g., allowing you to type
> "red" or "GreenYellow" instead
> > of
> > an explicit RGB specification). Both color and xcolor
> define several such
> > sets of named colors -- see the corresponding
> documentation for details on
> > which colors are defined by which switches.
> >
> > Alan
> > (not the same person as Alain ;-)
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --- On Fri, 7/25/08, Alain Delmotte
> <esp...@sw...> wrote:
> >>
> >> > From: Alain Delmotte
> <esp...@sw...>
> >> > Subject: Re: [MiKTeX] Compatibility between
> package
> >> "pstricks" and package "color"
> >> > To: jbc...@ya..., "A place for
> MiKTeX users to
> >> discuss MiKTeX related questions."
> >> <mik...@li...>
> >> > Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 1:17 AM
> >> > Hi!
> >> >
> >> > try this:
> >> >
> >> >
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> >> >
> >> > \documentclass[12pt]{article}
> >> >
> >> > \usepackage{epsfig}
> >> > \usepackage[dvipsnames]{pstricks}
> >> >
> >> > \begin{document}
> >> >
> >> >
> \colorbox{GreenYellow}{\textcolor{BrickRed}{\LARGE
> >> > \bf Compatibility Issue}}
> >> >
> >> >
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> >> >
> >> > the extended names are defined by dvipsnames
> and (I think!)
> >> > xcolor is
> >> > loaded by pstricks.
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> >
> >> > Alain
> >> >
> >> > John Chan a écrit :
> >> > > Dear All,
> >> > >
> >> > > Recently I upgraded to MikTek 2.7
> version, but have
> >> > found that I now cannot use package
> "pstricks"
> >> > and package "color" simultaneously.
> My LaTeX file
> >> > is as follows:
> >> > >
> >> > >
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> >> > > \documentclass[12pt]{article}
> >> > > \usepackage{epsfig}
> >> > > \usepackage{pstricks}
> >> > > \usepackage{color}
> >> > >
> >> > > \begin{document}
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> \colorbox[named]{GreenYellow}{\textcolor[named]{BrickRed}{\LARGE
> >> > \bf Compatibility Issue}}
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> \colorbox[named]{GreenYellow}{\textcolor[named]{MidnightBlue}{\LARGE
> >> > \bf pstricks \& color}}
> >> > >
> >> > >
> \begin{pspicture}[linewidth=1cm](4,4)
> >> > > \psline[linecolor=red](0,0)(4,4)
> >> > >
> >> >
> \psline[linecolor=blue,strokeopacity=0.5](0,4)(4,0)
> >> > >
> >> >
> \psline[linecolor=green,strokeopacity=0.5](0,3.5)(4,3.5)
> >> > >
> >> >
> \psline[linecolor=yellow,strokeopacity=0.5](0,0.5)(4,0.5)
> >> > > \end{pspicture}
> >> > >
> >> > > \end{document}
> >> > >
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> >> > >
> >> > > Each time I get an error message when
> compiling. But I
> >> > had no problems before I upgraded to MikTek
> 2.7.
> >> > >
> >> > > Your help is appreciated.
> >> > >
> >> > > John
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
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