GL2PS Exporter problem for Mayavi export

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If relevant, please answer to the following questions:
1. What version of Python(x,y) have you installed?
>>> 2.7.3.1
2. Which components have you installed (Python(x,y) installer:
componentpage):
    a. Have you selected the "Recommended" component selection?
>>> b. Have you selected the "Full" component selection?
c. Have you selected manually plugins in the component list?
Whatplugins?

3. Have you selected the option "Customize installation directories"?
>>>    a. Yes
b. No

4. If the answer to 3. is yes, what installation directories have you
chosen?
>>>C:\Pythonxy,C:\Python etc.
5. Where did you install Python(x,y) itself?
a. default path
b. custom path, which one?
>>>C:\Pythonxy,C:\Python etc.
6. Have you installed Python(x,y):
>>>    a. For "Current user only"
    b. For "All users"

7. What is your operating system?
>>>    a. Windows XP
b. Windows Vista
c. Windows 7
d. Windows 8

8. Is the operating system 64 bit?
a. Yes
>>>    b. No

9. When you installed Python(x,y), were you logged in as :
>>>    a. a regular user
b. an administrator of the machine

10. If you are using Windows Vista/7, have you installed Python(x,y):
a. simply by double-clicking on the installer
    b. by right-clicking on the installer and selecting "Run as an
administrator"

11. Regarding installed software on your machine, how did you clean your
machine before installing Python(x,y)  (multiple answers are possible):
a. you didn't do anything, you installed Python(x,y) directly on your
machine without precaution
>>>    b. you uninstalled any previous Python distribution (including the
official .msi)
c. you cleaned the Windows registry by removing all Python-related keys
d. you cleaned the environment variables by removing all deprecated
entries

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.
from matplotlib.pylab import *
x=linspace(-5,5,100)
y=linspace(-5,5,100)
xx,yy=meshgrid(x,y)
zz=sin(xx**2+yy**2)
from mayavi import mlab
mlab.mesh(xx,yy,zz)
mlab.savefig('snapshot.pdf')
2.
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
output of a pdf file (same problem for eps)

Please provide any additional information below.
Error produced:
GL2PDF not supported

Would it be possible to compile VTK with GL2PS support?

I also tried Pythonxy 2.7.5. on a Win7 Pc, the problem persists.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by marcel.h...@gmail.com on 24 Jun 2013 at 7:18

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Yes - I'll add it for VTK 6.0.0 .

Original comment by grizzly.nyo on 30 Jun 2013 at 4:47

• Changed state: Accepted

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This issue was updated by revision d6f8503dda7b.

Re-built VTK
* re-enabled gl2ps (regression).
* enabled ffmpeg support
* enabled chemistry module
* enabled MFC module
* use system freetype, tiff, png, and hdf5

Original comment by grizzly.nyo on 27 Jul 2013 at 8:54

• Changed state: Fixed