[BioDarwin] prettyplot pdf in colour?

[Ebrahim Mayat]

Hi all

I am able to produce a beautiful colored, boxed multiple protein 
alignment chart in an X-Windows terminal using the "prettyplot" program 
from EMBOSS. When I save this chart in ps and then use the program 
"macps2pdf 2.2.5" I can obtain a pdf file of my alignment chart but I 
lose the informative and aesthetically pleasing color coded boxes.

Since I have ImageMagick installed, I have tried "convert prettyplot.ps 
prettyplot.pdf". This just returns an error message. I have also tried 
to print the ps file directly: "pr prettyplot.ps" or "lpr *.ps"...no 
success.

Is there any possible way to maintain the color coding of this alignment 
chart when printing to pdf format? Alternatively, is it possible to 
directly send to my printer an X-Windows output or a ps file?

All suggestions would be appreciated.
Ebrahim
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Ebrahim Mayat Ph.D.
Johannesburg
South Africa
E-Mail: ebmayat at mac.com