RE: lpr doesn't print eps-figures embedded in a dvi file

[Michael Loßin <phallobst@xxxxxx>]

On 02-Feb-02 Camille Dominique wrote:
> Hello again, :-)
> 
> Could someone explain me this behaviour of apsfilter (7.2.1, lprng
> 3.8.2)?
> 
> The situation is:
>       - I have a latex file with a few eps-figures included.
>       - When I look at the dvi-file, the figures are there.
>       - When I do a apspreview on the dvi-file, the figures are there
>         too, as well as when I do an "asp2file" and look at the output
>         with gv. I can also print these pages, and the figures are
>         being printed.
>       - But, if I try to print the dvi file directly, with lpr
<dvifile>,
>         the document is printed without the figures.

When apsfilter is run inside the spooler environment, the current
directory is not necessarily the same as in your shell environment
(most likely it isn't).

And by coincidence, this question is even covered in the FAQ:
"Q: Why can't I print DVI/HTML/Sketch/FIG files with
embedded images etc.?"

So (according to the introduction to the FAQ) let me continue
like this:
                Muahahahaha! ;^)


Michael