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chocochoco
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miktex error code about postscript specials

Post by chocochoco »

UPDATE: a solution was found for in the post below this one. THANKS!

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I keep getting this error on all my files..I am using a brand new install of miktex, lyx, etc.
a simple example source is:

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% Preview source code

%% LyX 1.6.8 created this file.  For more info, see http://www.lyx.org/.
%% Do not edit unless you really know what you are doing.
\documentclass[english]{tufte-book}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin9]{inputenc}
\usepackage{babel}

\begin{document}

\section{God Help The Sinners}

There was once a boy who liked apples. 

And then another

And another paragraph.

\end{document}

the error log is:
MiKTeX Problem Report
Message: Some PostScript specials could not be rendered.
Data: Error: /undefined in H.S
Operand stack:
--nostringval-- PermitFileReading --nostringval-- PermitFileWriting --nostringval--
Execution stack:
%interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- false 1 %stopped_push 1914 1 3 %oparray_pop 1913 1 3 %oparray_pop 1897 1 3 %oparray_pop 1787 1 3 %oparray_pop --nostringval-- %errorexec_pop .runexec2 --nostringval-- --nostringval-- --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval--
Dictionary stack:
--dict:1166/1684(ro)(G)-- --dict:0/20(G)-- --dict:80/200(L)-- --dict:95/300(L)-- --dict:17/200(L)--
Current allocation mode is local
MiKTeX GPL Ghostscript 9.00: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1

Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\Dvi\Ghostscript.cpp
Line: 372
MiKTeX: 2.9
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition, 32-bit Service Pack 2 (build 6002)
Invokers: lyx
SystemAdmin: no
PowerUser: no
Root0: C:\Users\HP_User\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
Root1: C:\Users\HP_User\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9
Root2: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9
Root3: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9
UserInstall: C:\Users\HP_User\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
UserConfig: C:\Users\HP_User\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
UserData: C:\Users\HP_User\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9
CommonInstall: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9
CommonConfig: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9
CommonData: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9
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mainiacfreakus
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Re: miktex error code about postscript specials

Post by mainiacfreakus »

Hi

I updated my MikTex this morning and found the same problem, but after looking some I found this post on the MikTex site: http://blog.miktex.org/post/2011/02/Yap ... ethod.aspx

So it seems the error has something to do with Pk rendering and by selecting Dvips from the menu -> View -> Render method, Yap no longer complains about the postscript specials. I am not sure yet exactly why this error occurs (maybe because it needs ghostscript installed somewhere specific).
chocochoco
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Re: miktex error code about postscript specials

Post by chocochoco »

tahnks. seems to have worked for me too.
tvukina
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Re: miktex error code about postscript specials

Post by tvukina »

The solution worked for me as well, but how do you make it permanent? Every time I opened a new file, the problem comes back.
Also how do you make Yap you default DVI viewer. If you say "yes", it gives you this error message about postsript specials that could not be rendered, then you changed it as suggested, but then you open a new file and everything comes back again?
Thanks in advance.
emrecelebi
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Re: miktex error code about postscript specials

Post by emrecelebi »

Just go to View->Options->Display and then change "Default render method" to "Dvips".
smullian
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Re: miktex error code about postscript specials

Post by smullian »

Thank you all!!!
yeli
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Re: miktex error code about postscript specials

Post by yeli »

You all are the best, thanks for this discussion, I solved my problem too!
Mnsma_latex
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miktex error code about postscript specials

Post by Mnsma_latex »

emrecelebi wrote:Just go to View->Options->Display and then change "Default render method" to "Dvips".
works like a charm for me too.

thanks a lot.
ujjayant
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Re: miktex error code about postscript specials

Post by ujjayant »

Hi Guys, I am using MikTex and unable to print my eps files to pdf. I get the following error
MiKTeX GPL Ghostscript 9.00: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1

I read thru the above posts but unable to fix the problem. One suggestion was to go to View, Options and turn something off. But where exactly can I find render?
Can someone please help me? Sorry I am not a Latex techie but an economist!
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