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Subject: Re: ghostscript cygwin file loading problems ...
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:23:12 -0800
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As a workaround, you can open them with a DOS path to the file. For example

C:\DOCUME~1\...


>From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
>Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
>To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com
>CC: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
>Subject: Re: ghostscript cygwin file loading problems ...
>Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:51:27 -0500
>
>Sorry, but this is not a bug-reporting mailing list.
>
>I've redirected this observation to the cygwin mailing list and set the
>Reply-To appropriately.
>
>On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 11:41:02AM -0500, B. Marchand wrote:
> >I've encountered this issue with several programs that try to use gs to
> >load EPS files (such as xfig and xv). It seems that gs has some issues
> >with file paths that have spaces in them. So, I can't open any files
> >that are located under "Documents and Settings" because of the spaces.
> >For instance, xv simply will not load the file at all. Similarly, xfig
> >will allow me to insert the file but will not export it to any format
> >because it cannot access the file path and, hence, does not recognize
> >the file in the end. I am running version 3.5.8 at the present time.
> >Even if I manage to save the file as a *.fig, when I try to load it
> >later it says that the figure inside does not exist because it can't
> >access the file.
> >
> >I know it's not a problem with xv or xfig because I have no problems
> >opening and inserting jpeg images from these same directories. It only
> >happens when I try inserting EPS files.
> >
> >I can't tell from the archives that this issue has either been
> >documented or addressed before. Can anyone tall me if they can duplicate
> >the problem? Try going into xfig, and inserting an EPS file. Then, try
> >saving the figure and exporting it.
> >
> >I'm not certain if this issue has been documented in the past or not but
> >there it is. Hope that gets addressed at some point.
> >
> >Thank you.
> >
> >--B.
>
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