Re: [Update REQ 5083]: postscript manual file

[churchil at salus.med.uvm.edu]

On Fri, 7 Oct 1994, Mark Phillips wrote:

> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 94 13:22:39 -0500
> From: mbp
> Message-Id: <9410071822.AA24089 at artin.geom.umn.edu>
> To: software@geom
> Cc: software@geom
> Subject: Re: [ REQ 5083]: postscript manual file
> 
> David,
>    Thanks for your note about Geomview.  I suspect that the problem
> with the postscript file has to do with differences between our
> computer system (where the file was generated) and yours (where you're
> trying to print it).  It prints fine here, but occasionally we hear
> about someone not being able to print one of our postscript files
> elsewhere.
>    If you could send us the a copy of any error messages that your
> printer or postscript previewer generates, we would be grateful; it
> might help us fix the problem.
>    In the meantime, I've arranged for a hardcopy of the manual to
> be mailed to you.  You should get it sometime next week.
>    Also, there is an ASCII version of the manual that comes with the
> manual.tar.Z file that you downloaded.  It's actually formatted for
> use the the GNU info system, but you can read it with any editor if
> you don't use GNU emacs or info.
> 
> Mark Phillips
> Geometry Center
> 



Mark,

When I attempt to preview the geomview.ps postscript file, I get the 
following message:

Error: typecheck
Operator: rmoveto


If I attempt to print the file, my printer simply gives a generic 
"postscript error" message.


Thanks for sending me out a hardcopy of the file.

Dave Churchill