Re[2]: FrameMaker 7.0 on Unix and previews

[Matthias.Dillier@xxxxxx]

Thank you for your answer

> > I use FrameMaker on AIX 4.3.3 and import EPS-graphs into FrameMaker
> > I include a TIFF-preview (tiff6 packbits) into the graphs
> > This works fine with FrameMaker 5.5.6 and 6.0. Now with
> > FrameMaker 7.0, this still works on Windows NT but on AIX, I have only
a
> > colored box instead of the graph on screen.

> You should start by taking a look at the online PDF manuals included
> in the FM installation. One of them should be called "Using FM on
> multiple platforms" or similar, and should contain a section about
> using graphics, including which EPS preview formats are supported.
> Perhaps the preview support has changed in FM7.

TIFF should still be supported and it works on Windows. So it seems to be a
FM 7 bug.

> Also, there is a known problem with certain TIFF formats in FM7,
> which probably affects EPS previews as well. Try changing the bit
> depth of the TIFF preview, for instance from 1-bit or 4-bit to
> 8-bit TIFF.

Could you please give me some more information about the known problem with
TIFF formats? I didn't find it.
I made some more tests with epstool and different preview-formats. The
problem is with tiff6 packbits. When I use tiff6 uncompressed, FrameMaker
7.0 on UNIX displays the graphs, but the filesize is about 6 times the
filesize of the packed version. So in most of my examples the files are too
big to handle then. E.g. FrameMaker 7 on Windows NT seemd to hang when I
tried to import such files (I killed it after 1 hour).

> You can also try generating an EPSI preview, if your EPS graphic
> tool supports it. My web page might be useful even for FM7:
> http://w1.184.telia.com/~u18407300/postscript/eps.html

epsi can not be used with MS-office and the epsi I can generate with
epstool is only monochrome.

Any more ideas about this?
Could I use another tool than epstool to include previews into eps-files.
The tool should run on AIX.

Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Matthias Dillier



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