Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!hybrid!scifi!bywater!uunet!microsoft!kensy
From: kensy@microsoft.UUCP (Ken SYKES)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Another question on encapsulated postscript files.
Keywords: EPS files
Message-ID: <72072@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 29 Apr 91 02:08:07 GMT
References: <1991Apr25.160118.22298@cec1.wustl.edu>
Reply-To: kensy@microsoft.UUCP (Ken SYKES)
Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA
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In article <1991Apr25.160118.22298@cec1.wustl.edu> scs2635@cec_ss4.wustl.edu (Sean Starkey) writes:
>
>I know how to make an EPS file with the postscript driver from MS.  I know
>how import the EPS file into a wordprocessor (such as WordPerfect).  What
>I want is to control the _size_ of the output.  Right now, the output comes
>out as the size of a page (8 1/2 x 11).  It would be very nice to control the
>size of the output (for example have the file the size of a picture.)  I
>don't believe that you can change the size of the output file in windows, but
>it would be nice.  

The problem is the Windows App you are generating the EPS file from is not
issuing an escape to the PostScript driver describing the bounding area.  In
this case the driver must assume the entire page is marked.  The comment you
are looking for is  %%BoundingBox.  change the coordinates on this line to
be what you want.  There really isn't much the driver can do if an app
doesn't give it the bounding box: The comment must be issued before any of the
graphics commands are received.

Hope this helps,
  Ken Sykes

Disclaimer: The above opinions are solely my own.