From rzuvo Sat Jan 21 20:34:48 1995
Subject: Re: ps2eps
To: mic2g21@corail.cict.fr
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 1995 20:34:48 +0100 (MET)
Cc: aixadm
In-Reply-To: <9501211712.AA33010@rzurs1.unizh.ch> from "mic2g21@corail.cict.fr" at Jan 21, 95 05:12:58 pm
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> Hallo
> 
> I would like to know if there exists any program, able to
> convert an ps file into an eps file.
> Because I would like to insert a graphic comming from maple
> into a Latex document,that's because it has to be in 
> eps-format.
> 
> thanks for your help
> 
> 

Salue toi,
Normally, you can import your ps-file as eps-file,
provided that your PostScript file is describing
one illustration only (must not be a multi-page file).
AND provided that your file begins with the following two PostScript
comments:

	%!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0
	%%BoundingBox: 0 0 600 300

where BoundingBox gives the lower left and the upper right corner
of your illustration (in points). This information enables
an importing application to place and resize your illustration. 

In addition, an eps file must not contain some "dangerous"
PostScript operators. Some operators to avoid:
	   initgraphics, initmatrix, erasepage, 
	   setpageparams, exitserver, etc.

You may find the complete EPS specification
in the PostScript Reference Language, by Adobe Systems. 

Fundamentally, an Encapsulated PostScript File is merely a standard
PostScript file with a bitmap screen dump OPTIONALLY included
in the file.

Avec meilleures salutations de la Suisse,
Peter Vollenweider, Universite de Zurich