Cranky EPS files viewable but won't print

[hedley_finger@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Framesters:

Our artist sent some EPSF cover art (these are Mac files with the
PostScript in the data fork and the pixmap preview in the resource fork; if
you are on Windows, don't ask).   Winduhs doesn't understand resource forks
so these get stripped off when the files are saved to disk.

Now the cover art files are EPS without a preview and import into
FrameMaker as grey rectangles (bummer!).  But I can position the grey
rectangles, sort of, and check by printing to the HP LaserJet 4050 Series
PS printer.

Aha, methinks!  Why not Distill the EPS to PDF, then export from the PDF to
EPS with a preview.

Great!  Now I can see the EPS preview in FrameMaker for positioning and
sizing.

But the imported EPS graphics now won't print on the HP LaserJet 4050
Series PS printer.  Why not?   How are Acrobat generated EPS files with
preview mysteriously different from Illustrator (Freehand? CorelDRAW?) EPSF
files?

[Windows 2000, FrameMaker 5.5.6p145, FrameScript 1.27C01, Enhance 2.03,
Acrobat 4.05.2, mif2go 31r25, IXgen 5.5.h]

Regards,
Hedley

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Hedley Finger
Technical Communications/Technical communicator and FrameMaker mentor
MYOB Australia <http://www.myob.com.au/>
P.O. box 371   Blackburn VIC 3130   Australia
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