Distiller 8.1 NOT respecting eps BoundingBox
Distiller 8.1 (OSX 10.4.11)
When creating a pdf from an eps file using Distiller with setting e.g. "High Quality Print.joboptions" the "BoundingBox" of the eps-file is not reflected in the generated pdf.
Of course the last DSC item is always checked in the Distiller settings!
The bounding boxes are generally quite small, e.g. 0 0 31 18.
I there a way to make Distiller respect the eps-BoundingBox information?
Can the eps-file be modified to make Distiller respect it?
Any help highly appreciated!
Best
Herbie
I dropped that line in there verbatim and got nothing, though my .log file reads:
Processing prologue.ps...
Done processing prologue.ps.
%%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%%
%%[Page: 1]%%
%%[LastPage]%%
Processing epilogue.ps...
Done processing epilogue.ps.
Somehow I don't think the prologue and epilogue files are actually being used. Should they reside somewhere other than:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe PDF\Distiller\Data
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[solved] Qt apps do not respect GTK settings
Hello,
Qt apps such as Virtualbox do not respect my GTK settings. The font should be Noto Sans and the icon theme should be Faenza.
Here is a comparison between Virtualbox and Nemo File Manager: http://i.imgur.com/oxWXW2w.png
My settings:
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~ $ cat .config/Trolltech.conf
style=GTK+
doubleClickInterval=400
cursorFlashTime=1000
wheelScrollLines=3
resolveSymlinks=false
globalStrut\width=0
globalStrut\height=0
useRtlExtensions=false
XIMInputStyle=On The Spot
DefaultInputMethod=xim
audiosink=Auto
videomode=Auto
GUIEffects=none
~ $ cat .gtkrc-2.0
# DO NOT EDIT! This file will be overwritten by LXAppearance.
# Any customization should be done in ~/.gtkrc-2.0.mine instead.
gtk-theme-name="Adwaita"
gtk-icon-theme-name="Faenza"
gtk-font-name="Noto Sans 9"
gtk-cursor-theme-name="Adwaita"
gtk-cursor-theme-size=24
gtk-toolbar-style=GTK_TOOLBAR_BOTH_HORIZ
gtk-toolbar-icon-size=GTK_ICON_SIZE_LARGE_TOOLBAR
gtk-button-images=1
gtk-menu-images=1
gtk-enable-event-sounds=0
gtk-enable-input-feedback-sounds=0
gtk-xft-antialias=1
gtk-xft-hinting=1
gtk-xft-hintstyle="hintfull"
gtk-xft-rgba="rgb"
include "/home/orschiro/.gtkrc-2.0.mine"
In .xinitrc:
export GTK2_RC_FILES="$HOME/.gtkrc-2.0"
gconf settings:
~ $ gconftool-2 -g /desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_theme
Adwaita
~ $ gconftool-2 -g /desktop/gnome/interface/icon_theme
Faenza
Last edited by orschiro (2013-12-25 13:03:23)Thanks ooo.
Via qtconfig I can set the GTK theme (as per use GTK settings) and the font.
However, what I cannot change is the used icon set. Although gconftool-2 -g /desktop/gnome/interface/icon_theme is set to Faenza it is not set for Qt apps.
I assume this has to do with me running Openbox and somehow missing a required gconf component being launched.
Is someone successfully running a WM configuration with the correct icon set for Qt apps? -
Export Media not respecting bitrate change for H.264
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For example I have a video that I exported at 9 Mbps. I would like to reduce the file size by encoding at 6 Mbps, so I change the settings and export again however the change is not reflected in adobe media encoder. It still encodes the video at 9 Mbps?
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Message was edited by: Don HayesI too have the same issue (of Snow Leopard not respecting plist since the 10.6.2 update). In my case, custom launchd agents that ran fine before the update haven't run since; I have checked the Console and get permission denied errors when trying to run a custom launchd that calls an AppleScript application that then backs up a networked drive if the watched folder's last time of change differs from the previous backup. Also, new custom launchd agents will not run (with the same issue of permission denied errors). I have even gone sofar as to:
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I have also repaired privileges, attempted to create new User Agents in a second Admin account, and all to no avail.
I don't know how to fix this and have search the net for assistance, again, to no avail. -
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Anybody who knows how to fix this please let me know!
ThanksYou may need to re-install Adobe Acrobat Pro, assuming you need the functionality of Acrobat to create PDFs. To create simple PDF's there is a PDF menu on every print dialog box that does not require the Distiller printer description file.
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Hello,
I have a problem in P6 EPPM V8.1. I can not create EPS nodes, when I try it an error message pop up telling me that Activity codes longer than 20 characters are not allowed but I revise all the projects already loaded and there aren´t codes longer than 20 characters. Can anybody tell me why is this happening? Is this a software bug?
Regards
AndresHi,
First of all check with your administrator whether you have the right privileges to create an EPS in EPPM. In release 8.1 the web version is called EPPM and the client is called Optional Client. All administrative works are done in EPPM. So for creating an EPS also you need to log in to EPPM.
If you have the privileges for creating an EPS then log in to P6 EPPM and go to EPS page under Projects tab. There you will find the button of creating Sibling EPS. You can also create a sibling or child EPS from Action menu > Add > Add Sibling EPS/Add Child EPS
Thanks,
Dip
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