[Discussion] Open Office export PDF but no graphics

[James Cannon]

Hi Jim,

Sounds like you found it. Before you set to VGA, check
the other CD-ROMs and there should be the SciTech you
are looking for ...

Sincerely,
James Cannon

--- 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   
> > >   
> 
> 
> 
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