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From: Peter Flynn <peter@silmaril.ie>
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Subject: Re: convert this PostScript file to one which works with \includegraphics
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On 26/01/2021 20:39, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> Although not always elegant, I've always managed, with some combination
> of LaTeX, \includegraphics, and PostScript commands, to get the
> PostScript files I want included where and at the size I want them.
> 
> The file below was created from a PDF file via ghostscript.  In itself,
> it is fine; ghostscript and gv show it as it should be.  However, when I
> try to include it, when viewed on the screen it flashes briefly into
> view before disappearing.
> 
> Is it not encapsulated PostScript?  If that is the problem, can
> ghostscript create such a file from a PDF file.  Or is there some other
> problem?

I think you need to remove the showpage command at the end. I seem to 
remember that hat's what makes it display in a stand-alone viewer, and 
it shouldn't be in an EPS file. But my memoery isn't what it was, and 
nor's my Postscript :-)

Peter