Re: kanjix.map

Import your .eps with Gimp (set resolution to 300dpi if asked for) and 
"export as" .eps (do not use export but 'export as'). A window will 
popup and set the x,y offset to zero. Your figures and captions will now 
be on the correct place.

Elmar


Cornette, James L [MATH] schreef op 12-10-2014 om 5:20:
> Greetings MikTex users.
>
> I purchased a new laptop that has Windows 8.1 to replace a 10 year old laptop that has Windows XP.
>
> On both machines, I use WinEdt to write LaTex files and compile them into .dvi files and the dvi2pdf button to make a pdf file.
>
> On the Windows 8.1 laptop I have the same problem that was reported by David Allsopp on 2013-09-10
> ,
> “When I try to convert my dvi file to pdf, the figures get messed up (e.g.,
>   captions are printed over the figure). The dvi file is fine. And I am
>   getting the warning "couldn't open font map file kanjix.map". Problem
>   started when I re-installed MikTex on a new computer.”
>
> A brief LaTex code to illustrate follows.   (Probably any eps file will produce the same problem.)
>
> \documentclass[12pt]{article}
> \usepackage{graphics}
> \begin{document}
> \begin{figure}
> \resizebox{15cm}{19.5cm}{\includegraphics{biostrat_1.eps}}
> \caption{Data from ODP Leg 208 and ODP Holes 1237A and 1237B 1 .
> \label{fig:biostrat_1}}
> \end{figure}
> \end{document}
>
> %%Produces correct dvi file but caption is written across the figure.
>
> I also tried some options as suggested by John Rudnicki and John Tennent.
>
> %%\usepackage{graphicx}     %%These two produce
> %%\usepackage{epstopdf}     %%the same as \usepackage{graphics}
>
> %%\usepackage[dvipdfmx]{graphicx} %%This produces a dvi file with caption way below figure
>                                  %%but dvi2pdf then produces a correct page.
>                                  %%On a large (chapter size) file, however, this command produces a lock up.
>
> In view of some discussion between Christian Schenk and Ulrike Fisher http://sourceforge.net/p/miktex/bugs/2286/ it seemed that the bug was fixed in April 2014.
>
> I downloaded MikTex again 10-10-2014 and have the same problem.
>
> On the Windows XP machine this problem does not occur.
>
> I would greatly appreciate help with this problem.
>
> Thank You
>
> Jim Cornette
>
>
> James L.  Cornette
> Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, University Professor
> Iowa State University
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