[OS X TeX] Apple PDF viewer bugs on this shading
Herbert Schulz
herbs at wideopenwest.com
Mon Nov 30 13:51:07 EST 2009
On Nov 30, 2009, at 12:47 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:
>
> On Nov 30, 2009, at 12:43 PM, Ross Moore wrote:
>
>> Hi Alain,
>>
>> On 01/12/2009, at 2:02 AM, Alain Matthes wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> On the french news group, I read this :
>>>
>>> There is a problem when I compile the file:
>>>
>>> http://media.texample.net/tikz/examples/TEX/hsv-shading.tex
>>>
>>> 1) first with pdflatex and texshop
>>> The file above compiles without problem but TexShop
>>> displays a bad result but adobe reader gives a fine result.
>>> The result is bad with Preview.
>>
>> It looks fine for me, in both Preview and TeXshop.
>> This is whether I download the PDF from the website,
>> or after recompiling in TeXshop.
>>
>> The attached image shows the view in Adobe Reader (left)
>> and TeXshop (right) under MacOS X 10.4.11.
>> I don't have any later OS version to try.
>>
>> <Picture 36.png>
>
> Howdy,
>
> You didn't say how you compiled the file. The problem appears when it's compiled with pdflatex and appears fine when compiled using latex->dvips->ps2pdf.
>
> Also see below...
>
>>>
>>> 2) With dvi-ps-pdf Texshop displays a "good" result, only good
>>> if you can compare the pdfs.
>>>
>>>
>>> You can find the pdf here :
>>>
>>> http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/hsv-shading/
>>>
>>> I try this example with Ubuntu and texworks and the result
>>> is just "good".
>>>
>>> Where is the bug ?
>>
>> Not within the PDF, I'd say.
>> Did the original poster say what OS he was using?
>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>>
>>> Alain Matthes
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Ross
>>
>
> Like me Alain said he's using MacTeX(TeX Live)-2009 with all updates.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>
Howdy,
Just tried it with MacTeX(TeX Live)-2008 with the same result. Beginning to look like a PDFKit problem. Won't be the first one.
Good Luck,
Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
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