Bug 695451 - Grouping is lost when converting to PDF
Summary: Grouping is lost when converting to PDF
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Ghostscript
Classification: Unclassified
Component: PDF Writer (show other bugs)
Version: 9.14
Hardware: PC All
: P4 normal
Assignee: Ken Sharp
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Reported: 2014-08-28 05:28 UTC by Leena
Modified: 2014-09-01 00:20 UTC (History)
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EPS file (3.30 MB, application/postscript)
2014-08-28 05:28 UTC, Leena 		Details
Output PDF file created by Ghostscript. (308.80 KB, application/pdf)
2014-08-28 05:32 UTC, Leena 		Details
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Description Leena 2014-08-28 05:28:24 UTC 
Created attachment 11134 [details]
EPS file

Hi,

When I convert EPS to PDF using ps2pdf or gs command, am losing the grouping which was present in EPS file. Is there anyway I can retain the same grouping?

I am attaching both original EPS file and gs generated PDF files for your reference.

Thanks,
Comment 1 Leena 2014-08-28 05:32:00 UTC 
Created attachment 11135 [details]
Output PDF file created by Ghostscript.
Comment 2 Ken Sharp 2014-08-28 05:50:13 UTC 
(In reply to Leena from comment #0)

> When I convert EPS to PDF using ps2pdf or gs command, am losing the grouping
> which was present in EPS file. Is there anyway I can retain the same
> grouping?

'Grouping' isn't a concept in either PostScript or PDF< can you explain more clearly what your perceived problem is ?
Comment 3 Leena 2014-08-28 05:54:29 UTC 
I am referring to Group, Ungroup option available in Adobe Illustrator. Isn't that an option in PostScript in general?

(In reply to Ken Sharp from comment #2)
> (In reply to Leena from comment #0)
> 
> > When I convert EPS to PDF using ps2pdf or gs command, am losing the grouping
> > which was present in EPS file. Is there anyway I can retain the same
> > grouping?
> 
> 'Grouping' isn't a concept in either PostScript or PDF< can you explain more
> clearly what your perceived problem is ?
Comment 4 Ken Sharp 2014-08-28 05:57:54 UTC 
(In reply to Leena from comment #3)
> I am referring to Group, Ungroup option available in Adobe Illustrator.
> Isn't that an option in PostScript in general?

No. Its a feature of Adobe Illustrator and relies either upon:

1) Features of the Illustrator file format
2) Specially crafted comments in PostScript
3) PDf files containing the original Illustrator file format.
Comment 5 Leena 2014-08-31 23:21:34 UTC 
Just confirming to make sure that I understood correctly. Are you saying that the "grouping" can't be retained using gs command? 

(In reply to Ken Sharp from comment #4)
> (In reply to Leena from comment #3)
> > I am referring to Group, Ungroup option available in Adobe Illustrator.
> > Isn't that an option in PostScript in general?
> 
> No. Its a feature of Adobe Illustrator and relies either upon:
> 
> 1) Features of the Illustrator file format
> 2) Specially crafted comments in PostScript
> 3) PDf files containing the original Illustrator file format.
Comment 6 Ken Sharp 2014-09-01 00:20:03 UTC 
(In reply to Leena from comment #5)
> Just confirming to make sure that I understood correctly. Are you saying
> that the "grouping" can't be retained using gs command? 

Yes.