[Discussion] Open Office export PDF but no graphics

[Chuck McKinnis]

jimscott at joplin.com wrote:
> ** Reply to note from James Cannon <cyberspittle at yahoo.com> Wed, 14 Mar 2007   
> 19:19:49 -0700 (PDT) 
>  
>>    
>> Hi Jim, 
>>    
> James, 
>  
> I can set to VGA, but from the ECS CD, unless you know how to do it, there   
> appears to be no method to install or reinstall *only* the SciTech video system   
> without a fresh system install.  I saw no mention of it anywhere. 
>  
> JIm 
>  
>  
>> Please revert to VGA mode and reinstall SciTech 
>> Software. SETVGA. Also, during the boot process, you 
>> can interupt it using F1(? it's been awhile). Then 
>> select reset to VGA. Best of wishes. 
>>    
>> Sincerely, 
>> James Cannon 
>>    
>> --- jimscott at joplin.com wrote: 
>>    
>>>   
>>> I have Open Office 1.1.5 running on ECS 1.2 and I 
>>> thought for a long time that OO    
>>> PDF conversion utility just failed to do graphics 
>>> (text always works).    
>>>   
>>> I created a Golf Tournament Flyer with some graphics 
>>> that prints directly to a PS    
>>> printer from OO on os/2, but after exporting it as a 
>>> PDF, as always, the text    
>>> loads into the PDF viewer, but I see no graphics.  
>>>   
>>> Today, I decided to use a Win-XP laptop to do the 
>>> conversion, so I could place a    
>>> PDF file on the web for download.  I emailed the OO 
>>> doc to the Win-XP machine    
>>> also running OO, viewed it, did the conversion to 
>>> PDF, then emailed the PDF file    
>>> back to me for uploading to the website.    
>>>   
>>> Just for grins, I opened it in the PDF viewer on 
>>> os/2 and the graphics were    
>>> *again* missing, even though I had just viewed them 
>>> using the Adobe viewer on the    
>>> XP machine.  
>>>   
>>> I think I have a video driver missing, wrong, or 
>>> other video problem, because I    
>>> cannot run any graphics programs on this machine in 
>>> Win 3.1 sessions, such as    
>>> Corel.  Text files no problem.  
>>>   
>>> QU: What is missing?  
>>>   
>>> ONe more thing...  
>>>   
>>> I had removed Snap Graphics on this os/2 machine, 
>>> installed MGA drivers for a    
>>> Matrox Millenium, later installed the GRADD drivers. 
>>>  I have not been able to    
>>> figure out how to get the video back to Snap 
>>> Graphics  The system is set up for    
>>> 1600x1200.  
>>>    
>>> I think both of these may be related, and due to 
>>> some missing component or    
>>> setting.  Any help?  
>>>    
>>>   
>>> Jim Scott  
>>> Joplin   
>>>   

What to guess what can install it?  eCS MT

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