EPS file generation (PR#1797)

[k_r_patterson@cec.eu.int]

Full_Name: Kenneth Patterson
Version: 1.3.1
OS: Linux Mandrake 8.1
Submission from: (NULL) (158.166.10.72)



Hello

I had a problem in reading in an EPS file from R into Star Office 5.2 - although
it 
works for several other word processors. The online support at Sun helped me
with the following reply, indicating that the export of EPS from R was faulty.

You might like to update this, at least it would be helpful for Linux/Star
Office users.

Regards

KP

Reply from SUN SUPPORT ->

Hi Kenneth, 
Loading problems with EPS files can appear if in the file format header the file
format information is missing (so-called "Magic"). This can be caused by the
program which exported the EPS file. In this case, please inform the
manufacturer of the program which causes the faulty EPS export. In the TGIF
created EPS files, the first line reads: 

%! 

StarOffice expects however: %!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0 

If you manually modify the line, StarOffice can read this file without a
problem. 

Hope this helps, 

Sanal



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