Am Mittwoch, 28.05.03 um 02:15 Uhr schrieb Magnus Danielson:
From: Ales Hvezda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: gEDA: geda attributes, pcb and simulation Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 22:43:40 -0400
Hi,
[snip]For the original wish to get EPS output I would suggest to expand the
PostScript generating code to being able to create output complying to
EPS conventions. EPS differs from regular PostScript in some additional
comments and in not using some PostScript operators like initmatrix, that would break encapsulation. So, it should be easy to directly create EPS.
Ehumm... there's EPS, there's EPS and there's EPS.
Ok, there is EPS and there is EPS+Preview, where at least three different methods of adding a preview are available. Only one (the windows-way) makes the EPS file unusable to preview-unaware applications.
EPS in the form of boundingbox-enhanced PS in the forms of a header (includes
stuff like page numbers excetera) is a good step, but really this should still
be viewed as being just PS.
I think, this is a good step, too, but I would consider this being EPS, since it is EPS and it is everything really needed for EPS.
EPS in the additional context (and intended) of continuing a bitmap on the
side for viewing is a little more diverse I fear. There is a propper "Adobe"
way of doing it. This I would support any day. Then you can do it the obscene
M$ compatible way, which I don't recommend.
I would not recommend the MS-way, too, for the reasons (in-operability) given above. Even sending such a file to a PostScript printer will not print it. :-(
What I really like is the Apple way of adding a preview to EPS files, since it results in files, that are usable by preview-unaware applications as well as by PS-unaware applications. Unfortunately, this method requires file system support (the resource fork), which is not widely available on file system implementations outside the Macintosh world.
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