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I'm trying to import an EPS file into OOo Writer. I choose Insert/Graphics/FromFile... then select EPS as the file type and click on my eps file But when I press the open button, it says 'Unknown graphic format'. I haven't been able to find anything in the help or on this list.I'm running Woody with: openoffice.org 1.0.3-2 openoffice.org-bin 1.0.3-1woody2 openoffice.org-debian-files 1.0.3-2+1 openoffice.org-help-en 1.0.3-2 openoffice.org-I10n-en 1.0.3-2 (I don't know why the versions are slightly different) The eps file was created by Grace 5.1.7. Can anybody suggest what might be causing the problem or how to fix it?
Roberto Sanchez replied:
IS it actually an EPS graphic? or a PS graphic that was just saved with an EPS extension? Try opening it in the GIMP and resaving it.
Well I saved it using the EPS device, not the PostScript device, and the first line says %!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0. There does seem to be something odd about it though because I get a different problem when loading other EPS files from our professional visual aids department. When I load those, OOo displays the title, creator, and time notes instead of the picture. Is there some way to see the image?
I tried saving my file from the GIMP. Then it has the second problem rather than the first. The GIMP rasterizes it when it loads it and saves that in the file - I certainly don't want that.
Cheers, Dave