[OS X TeX] pstricks not working
Vince McGarry
vmcgarry at austin.rr.com
Sat Nov 13 22:35:07 EST 2004
Also, \showgrid is not a pstricks command and must be defined. One
definition, using \psgrid, is in the LaTeX Graphics Companion, p 142.
\newpsobject{showgrid}{psgrid}{subgriddiv=1,griddots=10,gridlabels=6pt}
Vince McGarry
On 11/13/04 9:08 PM, "Michael Kubovy" <kubovy at virginia.edu> wrote:
> I welcome any advice you might have for someone who is new to pstricks.
>
> Here's a small test file:
>
> \documentclass[12pt]{article}
> \usepackage{pstricks}
>
> \begin{document}
> \begin{pspicture}(0,0)(2,2)
> \showgrid
> \psset{linewidth=0.2pt,arrowscale=2,tbarsize=10pt}
> \psline{|<->|}(0,-100)(860,-100)\rput*(430,-100){860mm}
> \psline{|<->|}(960,0)(960,1250)\rput*{90}(960,625){1250mm}
> \psline{|<->|}(-100,0)(-100,940)\rput*{90}(-100,470){940mm}
> \end{pspicture}
> \end{document}
>
> I get the following output on the console:
>
> ### This is
> /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/altpdflatex, Version
> $Revision: 2.16 $
> ### /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/latex
> psTricksTest.tex
> This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.3)
> output format initialized to DVI
> entering extended mode
> (./psTricksTest.tex
> LaTeX2e <2003/12/01>
> Babel <v3.8c> and hyphenation patterns for american, french, german,
> ngerman, n
> ohyphenation, loaded.
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/base/article.cls
> Document Class: article 2004/02/16 v1.4f Standard LaTeX document class
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/base/size12.clo))
> (/Users/mk9y/Library/texmf/tex/latex/pstricks/latex/pstricks.sty
> (/Users/mk9y/Library/texmf/tex/latex/pstricks/generic/pstricks.tex
> `PSTricks' v1.04 <2004/06/22> (tvz)
> (/Users/mk9y/Library/texmf/tex/latex/pstricks/generic/pstricks.con))
> (/Users/mk9y/Library/texmf/tex/latex/xcolor/xcolor.sty
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/graphics/color.cfg)
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/graphics/dvips.def)))
> (./psTricksTest.aux)
> ! Undefined control sequence.
> l.10 \showgrid
>
> When I run
>
> \documentclass[12pt]{article}
> \usepackage{pdftricks}
> \begin{psinputs}
> \usepackage{pstricks}
> \end{psinputs}
>
> \begin{document}
> \begin{pdfpic}
> \begin{pspicture}(0,0)(2,2)
> \showgrid
> \psset{linewidth=0.2pt,arrowscale=2,tbarsize=10pt}
> \psline{|<->|}(0,-100)(860,-100)\rput*(430,-100){860mm}
> \psline{|<->|}(960,0)(960,1250)\rput*{90}(960,625){1250mm}
> \psline{|<->|}(-100,0)(-100,940)\rput*{90}(-100,470){940mm}
> \end{pspicture}
> \end{pdfpic}
>
> I get on the console:
> This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.3)
> \write18 enabled.
> output format initialized to PDF
> entering extended mode
> (./psTricksTest.tex
> LaTeX2e <2003/12/01>
> Babel <v3.8c> and hyphenation patterns for american, french, german,
> ngerman, n
> ohyphenation, loaded.
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/base/article.cls
> Document Class: article 2004/02/16 v1.4f Standard LaTeX document class
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/base/size12.clo))
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.gwtex/tex/latex/pdftricks/pdftricks.sty
>
> Package pdftricks Warning: ****************************************
> (pdftricks) Package pdftricks v,1.16 loaded
> (pdftricks) [psTricks support in PDF (CVR, ACL)]
> (pdftricks) ****************************************.
>
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/graphics/graphicx.sty
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/graphics/keyval.sty)
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/graphics/graphics.sty
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/graphics/trig.sty)
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/graphics/graphics.cfg)
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/graphics/pdftex.def)))
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/graphics/color.sty
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/graphics/color.cfg))
>
> Package pdftricks Warning: ****************************************
> (pdftricks) Using \write 18 capability
> (pdftricks) for producing PDF-figures.
> (pdftricks) ****************************************.
>
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/moreverb/moreverb.sty
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/latex/tools/verbatim.sty)))
> (./psTricksTest.aux)
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/supp-pdf.tex
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/supp-mis.tex
> loading : Context Support Macros / Miscellaneous (2004.10.26)
> )
> loading : Context Support Macros / PDF (2004.10.26)
> ) Opening PDFStream=psTricksTest-fig1.texThis is pdfeTeX, Version
> 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.3)
> output format initialized to DVI
> entering extended mode
> This is dvips(k) 5.94b Copyright 2004 Radical Eye Software
> (www.radicaleye.com)
> ' TeX output 2004.11.13:2201' -> psTricksTest-fig1.ps
> <texc.pro><pstricks.pro><pst-
> dots.pro><texps.pro><special.pro><color.pro>.
> <cmr10.pfb>[1]
> sh: line 1: ps2eps: command not found
> rm: psTricksTest-fig1.eps: No such file or directory
> (./psTricksTest.aux) )
> No pages of output.
> Transcript written on psTricksTest.log.
>
> The file psTricksTest-fig1.ps is created, but it is blank.
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