Re: TCanvas creates PDFs with extra blank page ?

From: Chris Jones <jonesc_at_hep.phy.cam.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 12:55:25 +0100

Hi,

OK, I'll try with CINT.

Could you also try with PyRoot ?

Exactly which root version did you use yourself, and what platform ?

cheers Chris

Olivier Couet wrote:
> Hi,
> I just tried with the last ROOT version on my Linux machine and it is
> fine for me.
> (with CINT of course :-) ).
> Cheers,
> O.Couet
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Jones [mailto:jonesc_at_hep.phy.cam.ac.uk]
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 1:07 PM
> To: Olivier Couet
> Cc: roottalk_at_root.cern.ch
> Subject: Re: [ROOT] TCanvas creates PDFs with extra blank page ?
>
> Hi,
>

>> Do you get the same with the CINT macro ?

>
> No idea. I try and stay away from CINT as much as possible... I could
> try if you insist ;)
>

>> Which root version are you using ?

>
> Sorry, should have said. A very recent version - 5.26.00cp1_python2.5
> from /afs/cern.ch/sw/lcg/app/releases/ROOT
>

>> On which platform ?

>
> SLC5.
>
> cheers Chris
>

>> Cheers,
>> O. Couet
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-roottalk_at_root.cern.ch [mailto:owner-roottalk_at_root.cern.ch]
>> On Behalf Of Chris Jones
>> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 12:43 PM
>> To: roottalk_at_root.cern.ch
>> Subject: [ROOT] TCanvas creates PDFs with extra blank page ?
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I use the TCanvas.Print method with the "[" and "]" syntax to full 
>> multipage PDF and PS files from a PyRoot script. i.e.
>>
>> canvas = TCanvas()
>>
>> # Open the file
>> canvas.Print("File.pdf[")
>>
>> # print some pages (after plotting histograms etc.)
>> canvas.Print("File.pdf")
>>
>> # Close the file
>> canvas.Print("File.pdf]")
>>
>> I've noticed that if I create a PDF, my preferred format, I always 
>> seem to get an unwanted extra blank page at the start of the document.

>

>> If, on the other hand I create PS files instead, I don't. See as 
>> examples
>>
>> <http://www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk/~jonesc/HPDImageCalibrationByFill.ps>
>> <http://www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk/~jonesc/HPDImageCalibrationByFill.pdf>
>>
>> Any ideas why ?
>>
>> cheers Chris
>>

>
Received on Mon Sep 06 2010 - 13:55:30 CEST