Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ dvi2pdf and ps2pdf problem

[jinglala]

Hello all

I have a problem with making PDF from dvi with regard to figures in my paper.

I am using winedt as my text editor and when I make dvi file everything is fine and all the figures are complete but when I make PDF from dvi by dvitopdf, in the PDF file some figures are cut in half.

I have tried another way of dvitops first and then pstopdf. In this case, in the final PDF file pictures are fine but the whole body of the paper is moved up, very close to top of each page and I have a big empty space at the bottom!!!!!

The figures are .eps and I am using graphix package with the following commands for inserting picture:

\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=3in]{file's name}
\caption{some captions}
\label{fig_flexbends}
\end{figure}

Any help is appreciated.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hallo jinglala,

welcome to the board!

Perhaps your paper format has changed, you could check that. Which document class and which packages do you use? Do you load the geometry package? Alrady loading this package could fix PDF paper format issues.

Stefan

[caraboo2001]

I am having the exact same problem. I am preparing an article for journal submission so I have to use the journal article class: \documentclass[draft,jgrga]{agutex}
Loading the geometry package alone does not solve the problem, it just adds one: compilation error "1.995 \Gm@process". I would be very grateful for a solution to this problem.

[Johannes_B]

Hi and welcome,

i think this is a different problem and deserves a different topic

Can you add some more information? A minimal working example would be the easiest way for us to help.

[caraboo2001]

I am attaching a brief example below. If I try to use the geometry package, I get error 1.995 \Gm@process.

But finally this is what interests me least. What I really want is the solution to the anomalous dvi-to-pdf figure cropping. Thank you again!

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\documentclass[draft,jgrga]{agutex} %document class for Journal of Geophysical Research articles

\usepackage{lineno}
\linenumbers*[1]

\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{url}
\usepackage{widetext}
\usepackage[dvips]{graphicx}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage{geometry}

\setkeys{Gin}{draft=false} %required for draft format in this document class

%% ------------------------------------------------------------------------ %%
%
%  ENTER PREAMBLE
%
%% ------------------------------------------------------------------------ %%

% Author names in capital letters:
\authorrunninghead{CARABOO2001 ET AL.}

% Shorter version of title entered in capital letters:
\titlerunninghead{A BRILLIANT TITLE}

%Corresponding author mailing address and e-mail address:
\authoraddr{Corresponding author: caraboo2001,
Somewhere in the Milky Way.
}

\begin{document}
\title{The brilliant title, but longer}

\authors{caraboo2001\altaffilmark{1,2}}

\altaffiltext{1}{Institute1}

\altaffiltext{2}{Institute2}

\begin{abstract}
Abstract...
\end{abstract}

\begin{article}
\section{Introduction}
\label{intro}

...



\section{Data}
\label{sec:data}

...


\subsection{Methodology}
\label{sec:methods}

...
At some point I cite Figure ~\ref{fig:myfig}
...

\end{article}


 \newpage
 \setcounter{figure}{4}
 \begin{figure}[t!]
 \centering
 % Use the relevant command to insert your figure file.
 % For example, with the graphicx package use
 \rule{4in}{3in}
   %\includegraphics[trim=0.2cm 1.4cm 0.2cm 1.4cm, clip=true, height=0.48\textwidth, angle=270]{Fig5.eps}
 % figure caption is below the figure
 \caption{Legend.}
 \label{fig:myfig}       % Give a unique label
 \end{figure}
 \clearpage

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Welcome to the forum!

If I try to use the geometry package, I get error 1.995 \Gm@process.

The complete error message is:

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! Package geometry Error: \paperwidth (0.0pt) too short.

See the geometry package documentation for explanation.
Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
 ...                                              
                                                  
l.995 \Gm@process

So the quickest fix would be setting the paper size:

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\usepackage[a4paper]{geometry}

Of course the margins can be specified as well.

Stefan

[caraboo2001]

Thank you for the quick reply. Your fix works as far as compiling the document with the geometry package goes. But unfortunately it does not fix the initial problem signaled by jinglala of the obscure figure cropping when going from dvi to pdf. Any other ideas?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Vague ideas, but no specific suggestion without actually seeing the problem in a testable case, i.e. such a problem picture as addition to the code. You can post a picture as attachment to a post, so we could test and fix it.

Stefan

[Johannes_B]

I am not an expert here, i usually use thhe way to get direct pdf-output.

Please try dvips filename and later ps2pdf filename.

[caraboo2001]

Here is my problematic figure. I call it in the tex file with:

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 \newpage
 \setcounter{figure}{4}
 \begin{figure}[t!]
 \centering
 % Use the relevant command to insert your figure file.
 % For example, with the graphicx package use
   \includegraphics[trim=0.2cm 1.4cm 0.2cm 1.4cm, clip=true, height=0.48\textwidth, angle=270]{Fig5.eps}
 % figure caption is below the figure
 \caption{(\textbf{a}) Amplitude of the climatological seasonal cycle of the observational mean surface zonal wind stress, $\tau_x$; (\textbf{b}) and (\textbf{c}) observational and simulated climatological seasonal cycles of $\tau_x$, averaged over two regions of the same size in the West Pacific warm pool (PWP: 125$\mathrm{^o}$E-185$\mathrm{^o}$E, 5$\mathrm{^o}$N-15$\mathrm{^o}$N) and in the East equatorial Pacific (NINO3: 210$\mathrm{^o}$E-270$\mathrm{^o}$E, 5$\mathrm{^o}$S-5$\mathrm{^o}$N), respectively.}
 \label{fig:TAUX_seasonality}       % Give a unique label
 \end{figure}
 \clearpage