Re: EPS figure and Illustrator conflict

Hi Michel,

This is just to answer your question about why some of the plots are
rotated.

If you set the gsnMaximize resource to True, then NCL will try to
maximize the size of your plot on the page. If this means rotating the
plot so it will better cover the page, then it will do so.

Jamie's suggestion about setting the gsnPaperOrientation resource to
"portrait" should work.

--Mary

On Thu, 13 Aug 2009, Adam Phillips wrote:

> Hi Michel/Jamie,
> This issue came up in early June. The easiest solution was to pass the
> .ps file through convert:
> convert plot_avg_57_79_020_new.ps test.ps
> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Support/talk_archives/2009/1172.html
>
> It seems that it can happen when you set cnFillMode = "RasterFill" in
> your resource list.
> Adam
>
> Jamie Scott wrote:
>> Have you tried using ps output instead of eps output to input to
>> illustrator?
>> You can always save the illustrator output as eps if needed.
>> Alternatively,
>> you can force ncl to use the portrait orientation for eps output by
>> setting the
>> gsnPaperOrientation resource to "portrait". That may solve the
>> illustrator conflict
>> with eps.
>>
>> On Aug 13, 2009, at 6:43 AM, ncl-talk-request_at_ucar.edu wrote:
>>
>>> I have produced some plots in NCL using the eps format. I have always
>>> been able to edit them in Illustrator (mac) with no problem.
>>>
>>> However, some of my eps figures produced by NCL cannot be read by
>>> Illustrator: "The operation cannot complete because of an unknown
>>> error". I have noticed that these are the figures in which NCL rotated
>>> them when they were saved as 'eps'.
>>>
>>> Why does NCL rotate some of the figures, even though they appear
>>> correct in the 'X11' window? Can I change that? Could this rotation be
>>> the cause of conflict with Illustrator?
>>>
>>> I have noticed that someone had asked this question to NCL before
>>> (about the conflict of some eps figures and Illustrator):
>>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Support/talk_archives/2009/1171.html
>>>
>>> One of the solutions there was to use 'convert file.eps newfile.eps'.
>>> It didn't work for me and the quality of the figure changed. The only
>>> way I can use these eps figures is if I use:
>>>
>>> $ convert -density 300 -rotate 270 file.eps newfile.png
>>>
>>> But converting to png makes it harder to manipulate the figure in
>>> Illustrator.
>>>
>>> I appreciate any help you could provide!
>>>
>>> I thank you in advance!
>>
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