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<div id="smartTemplate4-template">I recently had trouble making
TexPoint work on a new laptop running Windows 8.1 (64 bit).<br>
After some trial and error, I found that the pstoedit version that
is shipped with TexPoint was the culprit, and needed to be
replaced by a 64 bit version. Note that I am using a 32 bit
version of Ghostscript, as recommended by the authors.<br>
The issue was that the version of pstoedit packaged with TexPoint
hung, leading to a very very long initialization time every time
you open a Texpoint display. <br>
<br>
Here is what worked for me:<br>
1) Install the latest pstoedit 64bit from the following link:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/pstoedit/files/pstoedit/3.62/pstoeditsetup_x64.exe/download">https://sourceforge.net/projects/pstoedit/files/pstoedit/3.62/pstoeditsetup_x64.exe/download</a><br>
(Clicking on the link that says "binary for Windows 64 bit" on
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pstoedit.net/">http://www.pstoedit.net/</a> did not work, so I suggest using the
above link or using copy-paste in your address bar)<br>
2) In TexPoint, in Configuration > Preferences > Pstoedit
command, replace the default with “C:\Program
Files\pstoedit\pstoedit.exe” (or wherever you installed the latest
pstoedit)<br>
Note that during my investigations, I also switched from the
latest Ghostscript 9.10 to 9.02, but I don't think that was
critical (and again, I'm using gs32).<br>
<br>
I hope this helps someone.<br>
<br>
Jonathan<br>
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<pre>Jonathan Le Roux, Ph.D. <leroux@merl.com>
MERL - Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories
201 Broadway, 8th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139</leroux@merl.com></pre>
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