Dear Petr
If I recall (no longer a miktex user for a very long time) there are some
options in the miktex for dvips compilation. I would go there first in the
miktex configuration area and see if any flags are selected (force portrait
or resolution).
If no luck look for the config.ps (rather than dvips.h, sorry that I've
mixed things) and compare both the texlive and miktex. For what you posted
it looks to me that miktex dvips header (config.ps) does not have screen
option (my case is line 170 of config.ps):
% for powerdot
@ screen 8.25in 11in
@+ ! %%DocumentPaperSizes: Screen
@+ %%BeginPaperSize: Screen
@+ /setpagedevice where
@+ { pop << /PageSize [594 792] >> setpagedevice }
@+ if
@+ %%EndPaperSize
Pedro
On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Petr Pošík <petr.posik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear Pedro and Patrice,
yes, indeed, dvips seems to be the source of the issue. See below.
Check if in your miktex the dvips process have some restriction like
portrait or special resolution flag. I remember long ago a problem in
dvips.h file that could not take care of special size pages, but I though
that it was corrected.
Pedro, where do I find these restrictions or flags? In dvips.h? Where do I
find it? I am on Windows and probably do not have the source files
installed.
I found dvips.h in the MikTeX source repo:
https://github.com/MiKTeX/miktex/blob/master/Programs/
DviWare/dvips/source/dvips.h
Is that what you mean? If yes, then I do not know at all what shall I look
for... :-/
And even though if I find it, I not sure what to do then. Should I compile
my own dvips after changing the header file? How?
And if this header file is wrong, where shall I report the bug?
Now back to dvips investigations:
I installed TexLive and (after some twidling with missing packages) I was
able to generate the correct output. Then I tried „cross compilation“, i.e.
calling one tool from MikTeX and the other tool from TexLive.
Using MikTeX’s latex and TeXLive’s dvips works as expected. Using MikTeX’s
dvips on the same DVI produces the strange output.
The size of dvips.exe in MikTeX is 320512, in TeXLive 161280.
The version info of both dvips binaries:
This is dvips(k) 5.996 Copyright 2016 Radical Eye Software
MiKTeX 2.9.6210 64-bit
Copyright 2016 Radical Eye Software.
This is dvips(k) 5.996 Copyright 2016 Radical Eye Software
kpathsea version 6.2.2
Copyright 2016 Radical Eye Software.
I attached both PS files for possible investigations. When I diffed them,
I found they differ on 2 places only:
MikTeX’s header:
%%BoundingBox: 0 0 1584 1188
%%DocumentFonts: CMSSBX10 CMSS8 CMSS10
%%EndComments
TeXLive’s header:
%%Orientation: Landscape
%%BoundingBox: 0 0 594 792
%%DocumentFonts: CMSSBX10 CMSS8 CMSS10
%%DocumentPaperSizes: Screen
%%EndComments
Being no PostScript specialist, I pressume these are taken actually only
as comments, yet it may suggest something.
The other place is at the end of PS files:
MikTeX’s:
-------
%%BeginSetup
%%Feature: *Resolution 600dpi
TeXDict begin
% dvips-unknown
statusdict /setpageparams known { hsize vsize 0 1 statusdict begin {
setpageparams } stopped end } { true } ifelse { statusdict /setpage known
{ hsize vsize 1 statusdict begin { setpage } stopped pop end } if } if
end
%%EndSetup
%%Page: 1 1
TeXDict begin 1 0 bop 600 417 a
-------
TeXLive’s:
-------
%%BeginSetup
%%Feature: *Resolution 600dpi
TeXDict begin
%%BeginPaperSize: Screen
/setpagedevice where
{ pop << /PageSize [594 792] >> setpagedevice }
if
%%EndPaperSize
@landscape end
%%EndSetup
%%Page: 1 1
TeXDict begin @landscape 1 0 bop 600 417 a
---------
It seems to me that in the TeXLive’s version, it somehow defines landscape
format which is then used for slide, while in the MikTeX version this is
missing.
*From:* powerdot-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:powerdot-bounce@
freelists.org] *On Behalf Of *Pedro Jorge Caridade
*Sent:* Monday, January 16, 2017 11:11 AM
*To:* powerdot@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [powerdot] Re: Misplaced slides on portrait A4 paper after
update
Dear Petr
The problem can be in dvips and not in the powerdot. I have tested your
tex and works like in Patrice system, and pick your dvi and converted to ps
and everything is ok. One thing that you should be aware is that seeing the
dvi is not the proper way due to all ps specials that are only interpreted
in the dvi->ps stage.
Check if in your miktex the dvips process have some restriction like
portrait or special resolution flag. I remember long ago a problem in
dvips.h file that could not take care of special size pages, but I though
that it was corrected.
Pedro
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On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 8:37 AM, Patrice MEGRET <
Patrice.MEGRET@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear Petr,
I have no idea how to solve your problem with MikTex.
It seems that the page orientation wrong.
If it is urgent, you can install TexLive for which I have no problem.
You can also ask help on the pstricks list (Graphics with PSTricks <
pstricks@xxxxxxx>) where Herbert Voss has probably some solutions.
Best regards,
Patrice
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De la part de Petr Pošík
Envoyé : lundi 16 janvier 2017 09:19
À : powerdot@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Objet : [powerdot] Re: Misplaced slides on portrait A4 paper after update
Patrice,
the contents of geometry.cfg:
%%
%% This is file `geometry.cfg',
%% generated with the docstrip utility.
%%
%% The original source files were:
%%
%% geometry.dtx (with options: `config') %% %% Copyright (C) 1996-2010 %%
by Hideo Umeki <latexgeometry@xxxxxxxxx> %% %% This work may be
distributed and/or modified under the conditions of %% the LaTeX Project
Public License, either version 1.3c of this license %% or (at your option)
any later version. The latest version of this %% license is in
%% http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
%% and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX %%
version 2005/12/01 or later.
%%
%% This work is "maintained" (as per the LPPL maintenance status) %% by
Hideo Umeki.
%%
%% This work consists of the files geometry.dtx and %% the derived files:
geometry.{sty,ins,drv}, geometry-samples.tex.
%%
% Uncomment and edit the line below to set default options.
%\ExecuteOptions{a4paper}
\endinput
%%
%% End of file `geometry.cfg'.
As far as I understand it, it is essentially an empty file. I tried to
comment out also the \endinput line, but the result is the same.
When I delete geometry.cfg from
C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\geometry
and refresh FNDB, then during latexing it tries to download and install
geometry package anew:
======================================================================
starting package maintenance...
installation directory: C:\Users\Petr\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
package repository: ftp://ftp.cvut.cz/tex-archive/systems/win32/miktex/tm/
packages/
lightweight database digest: a0ecd943b2f89cd92793f8f5be7c8347 going to
download 231386 bytes going to install 6 file(s) (1 package(s)) downloading
ftp://ftp.cvut.cz/tex-archive/systems/win32/miktex/tm/
packages/geometry.tar.lzma...
231386 bytes, 36.26 KB/Sec
Unfortunately, the package geometry could not be installed.Please check
the log file:
C:/Users/Petr/AppData/Local/MiKTeX/2.9/miktex/log/latex.log
======================================================================
... but it fails for some reason. I thought it was because of executing it
without admin privileges, but even running it in a privileged command
prompt did not help.
Renaming the geometry.cfg back to its original name, or uninstalling and
reinstalling the packege again made the compilation error free, but results
in the malformed output... :-(
Huh, I am lost... :-(
Petr Posik
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From: powerdot-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:powerdot-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Patrice MEGRET
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 8:18 AM
To: powerdot@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [powerdot] Re: Misplaced slides on portrait A4 paper after
update
Dear Petr,
I upgraded pstricks to be as you (also for powerdot-default.sty that
residue in the local directory) and my dvips file is correct.(HO)
Could you check what is inside geometry.cfg or try to compile without
geometry.cfg.
I cannot see the dvi with dviout.exe.
Attached are the files I obtain.
Best regards,
Patrice
*File List*
powerdot.cls 2015/11/29 v1.5a powerdot presentation class (HA)
xkeyval.sty 2014/12/03 v2.7a package option processing (HA)
xkeyval.tex 2014/12/03 v2.7a key=value parser (HA)
article.cls 2014/09/29 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class
size10.clo 2014/09/29 v1.4h Standard LaTeX file (size option)
size11.clo 2014/09/29 v1.4h Standard LaTeX file (size option)
geometry.sty 2010/09/12 v5.6 Page Geometry
ifpdf.sty 2016/05/14 v3.1 Provides the ifpdf switch
ifvtex.sty 2016/05/16 v1.6 Detect VTeX and its facilities (HO)
ifxetex.sty 2010/09/12 v0.6 Provides ifxetex conditional
hyperref.sty 2016/06/24 v6.83q Hypertext links for LaTeX
hobsub-hyperref.sty 2016/05/16 v1.14 Bundle oberdiek, subset hyperref
hobsub-generic.sty 2016/05/16 v1.14 Bundle oberdiek, subset generic(HO)
hobsub.sty 2016/05/16 v1.14 Construct package bundles (HO)(HO)
infwarerr.sty 2016/05/16 v1.4 Providing info/warning/error messages
ltxcmds.sty 2016/05/16 v1.23 LaTeX kernel commands for general use(HO)
ifluatex.sty 2016/05/16 v1.4 Provides the ifluatex switch (HO)(HO)
intcalc.sty 2016/05/16 v1.2 Expandable calculations with integers
etexcmds.sty 2016/05/16 v1.6 Avoid name clashes with e-TeX commands(HO)
kvsetkeys.sty 2016/05/16 v1.17 Key value parser (HO)LuaTeX (HO)
kvdefinekeys.sty 2016/05/16 v1.4 Define keys (HO)
pdftexcmds.sty 2016/05/21 v0.22 Utility functions of pdfTeX for
pdfescape.sty 2016/05/16 v1.14 Implements pdfTeX's escape features(HO)
bigintcalc.sty 2016/05/16 v1.4 Expandable calculations on bigintegers (HO)
bitset.sty 2016/05/16 v1.2 Handle bit-vector datatype (HO)(HO)
uniquecounter.sty 2016/05/16 v1.3 Provide unlimited unique counter
letltxmacro.sty 2016/05/16 v1.5 Let assignment for LaTeX macros (HO)(HO)
hopatch.sty 2016/05/16 v1.3 Wrapper for package hooks (HO)
xcolor-patch.sty 2016/05/16 xcolor patch
atveryend.sty 2016/05/16 v1.9 Hooks at the very end of document (HO)
atbegshi.sty 2016/06/09 v1.18 At begin shipout hook (HO)
refcount.sty 2016/05/16 v3.5 Data extraction from label references
hycolor.sty 2016/05/16 v1.8 Color options for hyperref/bookmark (HO)(HO)
auxhook.sty 2016/05/16 v1.4 Hooks for auxiliary files (HO)
kvoptions.sty 2016/05/16 v3.12 Key value format for package options
pd1enc.def 2016/06/24 v6.83q Hyperref: PDFDocEncoding definition(HO)
hyperref.cfg 2002/06/06 v1.2 hyperref configuration of TeXLivespecials
url.sty 2013/09/16 ver 3.4 Verb mode for urls, etc.
hdvips.def 2016/06/24 v6.83q Hyperref driver for dvips
pdfmark.def 2016/06/24 v6.83q Hyperref definitions for pdfmark
rerunfilecheck.sty 2016/05/16 v1.8 Rerun checks for auxiliary files(HO)
graphicx.sty 2014/10/28 v1.0g Enhanced LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)enhancements
graphics.sty 2016/07/10 v1.0t Standard LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)
trig.sty 2016/01/03 v1.10 sin cos tan (DPC)
graphics.cfg 2016/06/04 v1.11 sample graphics configuration
dvips.def 2016/07/10 v3.1a Driver-dependent file (DPC,SPQR)
pstricks.sty 2015/11/14 v0.62 LaTeX wrapper for `PSTricks' (RN,HV)
xcolor.sty 2016/05/11 v2.12 LaTeX color extensions (UK)
color.cfg 2016/01/02 v1.6 sample color configuration
pstricks.tex 2016/12/23 v2.71 `PSTricks' (tvz,hv)
pst-xkey.tex 2005/11/25 v1.6 PSTricks specialization of xkeyval (HA)
pst-fp.tex 2016/12/23 v2.71 `PST-fp' (hv)
pst-ovl.sty 2014/01/02 v0.01 LaTeX wrapper for `pst-ovl' (HV)
pst-ovl.tex 2014/05/12 v0.06 overlay macros `pst-ovl' (HV)
enumitem.sty 2011/09/28 v3.5.2 Customized lists
verbatim.sty 2014/10/28 v1.5q LaTeX2e package for verbatim
powerdot-default.sty 2014/01/01 v1.5 default style (HA)
pifont.sty 2005/04/12 PSNFSS-v9.2a Pi font support (SPQR)
upzd.fd 2001/06/04 font definitions for U/pzd.
upsy.fd 2001/06/04 font definitions for U/psy.
powerdot-default.ps Graphic file (type eps)
nameref.sty 2016/05/21 v2.44 Cross-referencing by name of section
gettitlestring.sty 2016/05/16 v1.5 Cleanup title references (HO)
testpd.bm
testpd.bm
testpd.toc
***********
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De la part de Petr Pošík Envoyé : lundi 16 janvier 2017 00:14 À :
powerdot@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Objet : [powerdot] Re: Misplaced slides on
portrait A4 paper after update
Patrice,
thanks a lot for your report. I diffed our list of files and found
only the following
differences:
- mine:
geometry.cfg
- Patrice:
geometry.cfg not listed at all
- mine:
pstricks.tex 2016/12/23 v2.71 `PSTricks' (tvz,hv)
- Patrice:
pstricks.tex 2016/09/23 v2.70 `PSTricks' (tvz,hv)
- mine:
pst-fp.tex 2016/12/23 v2.71 `PST-fp' (hv)
- Patrice:
pst-fp.tex 2016/09/23 v2.70 `PST-fp' (hv)
- mine:
powerdot-default.sty 2014/01/01 v1.5 default style (HA)
- Patrice:
powerdot-default.sty 2005/12/10 v1.4 default style (HA)
On your system, a bit older packages are installed, but I am not sure
where the difference my come from. I found a bit strange that on your
system powerdot
1.5 is installed, but powerdot-default.sty from 1.4 was used...
Patrice, were you able to see the DVI correctly? If DVI is OK, maybe
dvips is not working correctly. I have:
C:\>dvips --version
This is dvips(k) 5.996 Copyright 2016 Radical Eye Software MiKTeX
2.9.6210 64- bit Copyright 2016 Radical Eye Software.
There is NO warranty. You may redistribute this software under the
terms of the GNU General Public License and the Dvips copyright.
For more information about these matters, see the files named COPYING
and dvips.h.
Primary author of Dvips: T. Rokicki.
Thanks for any help.
Petr
