[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Size of produced eps

To: ePiX Mailing List <ahwang-epix@mathcs.holycross.edu>
Subject: Re: Size of produced eps
From: Jacques L'helgoualc'h <lhh+nospam@free.fr>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:37:45 +0200
Delivered-to: mailing list ahwang-epix@mathcs.holycross.edu
In-reply-to: <Pine.GSO.4.43L0.0504141120030.12966-100000@radius.holycross.edu>
Mail-followup-to: ePiX Mailing List <ahwang-epix@mathcs.holycross.edu>
Mailing-list: contact ahwang-epix-help@mathcs.holycross.edu; run by ezmlm
References: <200504141630.00676.gunix@comhem.se> <Pine.GSO.4.43L0.0504141120030.12966-100000@radius.holycross.edu>
User-agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i

Andrew D. Hwang wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Apr 2005, Gunnar wrote:
> 
> > I just wonder how the size of the produced eps-file can be so large.
> > From a 731 byte file to 113 kb. eps.
> >
> Dear Gunnar,
> 
> elaps runs the command "dvips -f [...]" to create (encapsulated)
> PostScript, and the huge output file size is a real annoyance. I'm pretty
> sure there are PostScript experts subscribed to the list; anyone have a
> fix for this? :)

I'm not a PostScript expert, but

 sed -i -e '/^%%BeginPreview/,/^%%EndPreview/d' Gunnar-example.ps

reduces the size to 40K ; then there is the font part...
-- 
Jacques L'helgoualc'h

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Size of produced eps
  - From: Gunnar <gunix@comhem.se>

References:
- Size of produced eps
  - From: Gunnar <gunix@comhem.se>
- Re: Size of produced eps
  - From: "Andrew D. Hwang" <ahwang@mathcs.holycross.edu>

Prev by Date: Re: Size of produced eps
Next by Date: Re: Size of produced eps
Previous by thread: Re: Size of produced eps
Next by thread: Re: Size of produced eps
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread