--- fig2dev/dev/genps.c
+++ fig2dev/dev/genps.c	2008-10-08 13:27:05.000000000 +0000
@@ -661,6 +661,8 @@ F_compound	*objects;
 		height = userury-userlly+1;
 	}
 
+	/* put in the magnification for information purposes */
+	fprintf(tfp, "%%Magnification: %.4f\n",metric? mag*76.2/80.0 : mag);
 	/* only include a pagesize command if PS */
 	if (!epsflag && !pdfflag) {
 	    /* add comment for ghostview to recognize the page size */
@@ -669,6 +671,9 @@ F_compound	*objects;
 	    for (i=strlen(psize)-1; i>=0; i--)
 		psize[i] = tolower(psize[i]);
 	    fprintf(tfp, "%%%%DocumentPaperSizes: %s\n",psize);
+	}
+	fprintf(tfp, "%%%%EndComments\n");
+	if (!epsflag && !pdfflag) {
 	    fprintf(tfp, "%%%%BeginSetup\n");
 	    fprintf(tfp, "[{\n");
 	    fprintf(tfp, "%%%%BeginFeature: *PageRegion %s\n", papersize);
@@ -686,10 +691,6 @@ F_compound	*objects;
 	}
 
 
-	/* put in the magnification for information purposes */
-	fprintf(tfp, "%%Magnification: %.4f\n",metric? mag*76.2/80.0 : mag);
-	fprintf(tfp, "%%%%EndComments\n");
-
 	/* if the user wants an ASCII preview, route the rest of the eps to a temp file */
 	if (asciipreview) {
 	    saveofile = tfp;
@@ -729,6 +730,7 @@ F_compound	*objects;
 	fprintf(tfp,"%%%%BeginProlog\n");
 	if (pats_used)
 		fprintf(tfp,"/MyAppDict 100 dict dup begin def\n");
+	fprintf(tfp, "%%%%BeginProlog\n");
 	fprintf(tfp, "%s", BEGIN_PROLOG1);
 	/* define the standard colors */
 	genps_std_colors();