Tom Connolly wrote: > I'm using 1.3.5.rc3 and the latest ghostscript and I can't make a good pdf > from my 8-page color newsletter. I can send it directly to the printer, using > my HP DeskJet 930C, and that turns out OK, but I need a good pdf for the > printer. Is there a troubleshooting ladder I can use to fix this issue? The > pdf I generate drops whole sections of pictures and text. GSView 4.9 reports > post scrip errors, but I can't tell what they are and how to fix them. Here's > the text: > > GSview 4.9 2007-11-18 > GPL Ghostscript 8.63 (2008-08-01) > Copyright (C) 2008 Artifex Software, Inc. All rights reserved. > This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details. > Scanning PDF file > %GSVIEW_PDF_PAGES: 1 8 > Displaying PDF page 1 > %GSVIEW_PDF_PAGE: 1 > %GSVIEW_PDF_MEDIA: [0 0 666.72 846.72] > %GSVIEW_PDF_CROP: [0 0 666.72 846.72] > %GSVIEW_PDF_ROTATE: 0 > %GSVIEW_PDF_MARK: /PAGE /CropBox [0.0 0.0 666.72 846.72] > Error: /rangecheck in --.discardtransparencygroup--
Given the "Error: /rangecheck in --.discardtransparencygroup--" bit, are you doing something with transparency that can't be represented in the type of PDF file you are generating ? Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Energy Audit, Carbon Management, Design Advice, Sustainable Energy Consultancy and Installation, Carbon Trust Standard Registered Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
