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On 10/31/19 12:14 PM, Girvin Herr (gherrl AT fastmail DOT com) [via 
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> I am using gEDA gschem 1.8.2 (g875406c) and GhostScript 9.26 on 
> Slackware Linux 14.2.
>
> What I am trying to do is export my gschem drawing and import it into 
> QCAD. I "printed" the drawing to a PostScript file and tried to use 
> pstoedit to convert the PostScript file to a DXF file which QCAD will 
> import. This has worked well on a PCB eps exported file. In fact I 
> tested it today and it still is working. However, pstoedit seems to 
> fail. Rather, it seems to be GhostScript that is failing when it 
> encounters a "findfont" name in the gschem PostScript file. I am 
> pretty sure this process worked for me in the past (years ago) when I 
> had to convert a gschem drawing to a DXF file. Something since then 
> has changed and I expect that to have been GhostScript, since it has 
> been updated twice since I may have used it. The gs versions I have 
> had installed in the past are 9.19, 9.25, and now 9.26. According to 
> my research on pstoedit, the pstoedit failures started with the 9.2x 
> series, if that helps.
>
> snip 8x---
>
> It looks like maybe "findfont" was a PostScript key word or function 
> at one time, but now GhostScript is no longer supporting it. I am not 
> a Postscript guru.
>
> Two questions:
>
>  1. Is this problem known and is there a work-around?
>
>  2. Is there another gschem process I can use to get a workable
>     PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript, or DXF-directly output file
>     which I can import into QCAD?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Girvin Herr
>
>
Greetings,

I got a process that works. I am really surprised no one on this list 
suggested gaf export! gaf comes with gEDA/gaf 1.10.0. Using the export 
option converts an sch file directly into Postscript (PS), Encapsulated 
Postscript (EPS) or Portable Document Format (PDF), as well as a few 
others outside the scope of my task.

Today, I have been doing a lot of testing of the different formats and 
how pstoedit reacts to them. I successfully created DXF files from PS 
and EPS files generated by gaf, but not PDF. It seems pstoedit still has 
font problems with PDF input, even though it is supposed to accept it. 
However, I now have a work-around to continue working on my task.

BTW: I really like the look and feel of gschem 1.10.0. Kudos to all the 
devs who worked on it. I still need to get familiar with the new look 
and commands, but I think it is a major productivity improvement.

Thanks to all who responded to my problem.

Girvin



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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/31/19 12:14 PM, Girvin Herr
      (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gherrl AT fastmail DOT com">gherrl AT fastmail DOT com</a>) [via <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>] wrote:<br>
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      <p>Greetings,</p>
      <p>I am using gEDA gschem 1.8.2 (g875406c) and GhostScript 9.26 on
        Slackware Linux 14.2.</p>
      <p>What I am trying to do is export my gschem drawing and import
        it into QCAD. I "printed" the drawing to a PostScript file and
        tried to use pstoedit to convert the PostScript file to a DXF
        file which QCAD will import. This has worked well on a PCB eps
        exported file. In fact I tested it today and it still is
        working. However, pstoedit seems to fail. Rather, it seems to be
        GhostScript that is failing when it encounters a "findfont" name
        in the gschem PostScript file. I am pretty sure this process
        worked for me in the past (years ago) when I had to convert a
        gschem drawing to a DXF file. Something since then has changed
        and I expect that to have been GhostScript, since it has been
        updated twice since I may have used it. The gs versions I have
        had installed in the past are 9.19, 9.25, and now 9.26.
        According to my research on pstoedit, the pstoedit failures
        started with the 9.2x series, if that helps.<br>
      </p>
      snip 8x---
      <p>It looks like maybe "findfont" was a PostScript key word or
        function at one time, but now GhostScript is no longer
        supporting it. I am not a Postscript guru.<br>
      </p>
      <p>Two questions:<br>
      </p>
      <ol>
        <li>Is this problem known and is there a work-around?<br>
          <br>
        </li>
        <li>Is there another gschem process I can use to get a workable
          PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript, or DXF-directly output
          file which I can import into QCAD?<br>
        </li>
      </ol>
      Thanks.<br>
      <p>Girvin Herr</p>
      <p><br>
      </p>
    </blockquote>
    <p>Greetings,</p>
    <p>I got a process that works. I am really surprised no one on this
      list suggested gaf export! gaf comes with gEDA/gaf 1.10.0. Using
      the export option converts an sch file directly into Postscript
      (PS), Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) or Portable Document Format
      (PDF), as well as a few others outside the scope of my task.</p>
    <p>Today, I have been doing a lot of testing of the different
      formats and how pstoedit reacts to them. I successfully created
      DXF files from PS and EPS files generated by gaf, but not PDF. It
      seems pstoedit still has font problems with PDF input, even though
      it is supposed to accept it. However, I now have a work-around to
      continue working on my task.</p>
    <p>BTW: I really like the look and feel of gschem 1.10.0. Kudos to
      all the devs who worked on it. I still need to get familiar with
      the new look and commands, but I think it is a major productivity
      improvement.<br>
    </p>
    <p>Thanks to all who responded to my problem.</p>
    <p>Girvin</p>
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