Conversion Tools ⇒ Colored output

[yildiza]

Hi,
I am a newbie to LaTeX environment. I use TeXnicCenter as editor. I can generate a colored DVI file with LaTeX => DVI output profile and now I need to generate a PDF. I installed Ghostscript 9.05 and defined an output profile LaTeX => PS => PDF using TeXnicCenter wizard. However, generated PDF file is not colored. I tried to make a few modifications in output profile but I couldn't make it. Could you help me about this small problem?

Thank you.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi yildiza,

welcome to the board!

Would it be possible for you to use LaTeX => PDF as output profile, i.e. pdfLaTeX, directly producing pdf instead of the way via dvi? Or is there a reason that you need dvi or ps?

Stefan

[yildiza]

Hi yildiza,

welcome to the board!

Would it be possible for you to use LaTeX => PDF as output profile, i.e. pdfLaTeX, directly producing pdf instead of the way via dvi? Or is there a reason that you need dvi or ps?

Stefan

Thank you for your answer. I forgot to add that LaTeX => PDF option generates colored PDF, but this time some figures are displayed faulty, unlike from DVI.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

How about fixing the issue with the figures and using the more modern pdfLaTeX engine, without several conversions (dvi to ps to pdf)?

Stefan

[yildiza]

How about fixing the issue with the figures and using the more modern pdfLaTeX engine, without several conversions (dvi to ps to pdf)?

Stefan

It gives a warning for each image in PNG format:

Option `bb' does not make sense, (pdftex.def) using 'viewport' instead

[Stefan Kottwitz]

It gives a warning for each image in PNG format

Actually pdfLaTeX supports PNG format, but LaTeX in DVI mode doesn't. I wonder why LaTeX => DVI or LaTeX => PS => PDF would work for you with PNG images. I wouldn't expect that.

Well, that's not the topic here. pdfLaTeX was just a suggestion to solve the color issue.

Regarding the original issue: perhaps post a minimal working example which shows the undesired behavior, which we could test and fix.

Stefan

[yildiza]

It gives a warning for each image in PNG format

Actually pdfLaTeX supports PNG format, but LaTeX in DVI mode doesn't. I wonder why LaTeX => DVI or LaTeX => PS => PDF would work for you with PNG images. I wouldn't expect that.

Well, that's not the topic here. pdfLaTeX was just a suggestion to solve the color issue.

Regarding the original issue: perhaps post a minimal working example which shows the undesired behavior, which we could test and fix.

Stefan

Thank you for your help.

Actually I have a reference example on which I have to work. Perhaps it's better if I try to solve this problem myself.

Note: I have no problem with LaTeX => DVI profile, it shows PNG images without problem.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Ok, just let us know if we might help at some time.

Stefan