General ⇒ PSTricks + auto-pst-pdf and TeXnicCenter

[Enedrox]

I have tried searching the forums and most of the comments relating to PSTricks and pdf simply state that PSTricks does not work with pdflatex. However, on the PSTricks website, they explain

If you are using packages which works only with pdflatex or want to insert png- or jpg-images, then use the package auto-pst-pdf and you can run pdflatex with PSTricks related code.

Now, as to my problem (which is probably quite simple). When I try and compile my file, which includes a .tex file generated by InkScape's export with PSTricks feature, I get this notice:

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File `L_notes-pics.pdf' not found.
Use the following commands to create it:
-------------------------------------------------
latex L_notes.tex
dvips -o L_notes-pics.ps L_notes.dvi
ps2pdf L_notes-pics.ps
-------------------------------------------------

My main file is called "L_notes.tex", and what I would like to know, is whether it would be possible to create a new output profile in Texniccenter which would execute these functions automatically.

Thanks!

[localghost]

Probably you just need to enable shell escape (for MiKTeX --enable-write18) as seen in the attachment.


Thorsten

[Enedrox]

I guess I probably should've mentioned that "--enable-write18" was already added to the arguments, yet I still get this error.

[latexhelp1]

What is the difference between all of these latex => pdf options (like with mod)? I'm so confused. I cannot figure out how to make the pstricks I'm writing actually display although it compiles, and I've read everything on the web that I could find

[localghost]

What is the difference between all of these latex => pdf options (like with mod)? I'm so confused. I cannot figure out how to make the pstricks I'm writing actually display although it compiles, and I've read everything on the web that I could find :(

Don't pay too many attention to it. These are just some output profiles I modified for my own needs.

[latexhelp1]

So, are you saying that I should copy the settings under the mod? Exactly like that? Are there any settings under the other two sections: viewer, postprocessor?

[localghost]

So, are you saying that I should copy the settings under the mod? Exactly like that? Are there any settings under the other two sections: viewer, postprocessor?

Take those settings, enter them into the profile and compile. No settings necessary in the other tabs.

[latexhelp1]

What is happening is that the pstricks component of the program comes up in a separate file than the other part of the latex code. That is, in the following code (which I borrowed from one of these forums to get started), I get one file that looks like normal beamer output only with the text item 1 and item 1. The other file contains the pstricks flow chart where it should be, albeit in an incredibly tiny font.

I call the file test. I get test.pdf with the beamer part and test-autopp.pdf with the pstricks flow chart.

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    \documentclass{beamer}

    \usepackage{pstricks}
    \usepackage{pst-tree}
    \usepackage{auto-pst-pdf}
    \beamerdefaultoverlayspecification{<+->}
    \setbeamercovered{transparent=25}

    \begin{document}

    \begin{frame}
    \frametitle{Sentence}
    \begin{itemize}
    \item item 1
    \item item 2
    \end{itemize}

    \onslide<+->
    \begin{center}
        \psset{nodesep=3pt,levelsep=8mm}
        \pstree{\TR{S}}{%
            \pstree{\TR{NP}}{%
                \pstree{\TR{A}}{%
                    \TR{Small} 
                }
                \pstree{\TR{N}}{%
                    \TR{John} 
                }
            }
            \pstree{\TR{VP}}{%
                \pstree{\TR{VP}}{%
                    \pstree{\TR{V}}{%
                        \TR{came}
                    }
                }
                \pstree{\TR{ADV}}{%
                    \TR{home}
                }
            }
        }
    \end{center}
    \end{frame}

    \end{document}

[latexhelp1]

Moreover, I cannot get the program to compile with the pdf (mod) setting. I can only get it to compile with the autopdf, albeit in 2 separate files.

I am not sure if I am reading it correctly. This is what I'm seeing if I try to use the pdf mod with: "%tm.idx" -o "%tm.ind"

pdflatex.exe: invalid command-line option
pdflatex.exe: data: unknown option
Input index file Text.idx not found.
Usage: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\miktex\bin\makeindex.exe [-ilqrcgLT] [-s sty] [-o ind] [-t log] [-p num] [idxO idx1 ...]

[CrazyHorse]

Moreover, I cannot get the program to compile with the pdf (mod) setting. I can only get it to compile with the autopdf, albeit in 2 separate files.

I am not sure if I am reading it correctly. This is what I'm seeing if I try to use the pdf mod with: "%tm.idx" -o "%tm.ind"

pdflatex.exe: invalid command-line option
pdflatex.exe: data: unknown option
Input index file Text.idx not found.
Usage: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\miktex\bin\makeindex.exe [-ilqrcgLT] [-s sty] [-o ind] [-t log] [-p num] [idxO idx1 ...]

that example makes only sense without auto-pst-pdf and the sequence

latex->dvips->ps2pdf

or alternetively running

xelatex file

which is the easiest way to get the \setbeamercovered working ...

Herbert