Instructions for Windoze:

> Is this code something I could have to employ or does it need direct
> interaction from someone who understands what is going on?

It requires no operator knowledge.  However, you will need to have the
programming language Python installed.  Just go to

  http://www.python.org/2.2.1/

and download "Python-2.2.1.exe".  Double click it and follow the
instructions to install.

Then save the attached script "fix_ill_ps.py" into whatever directory
contains the .eps files that you want to fix.  Once Python is
installed, the icon for "fix_ill_ps.py" should be a cute little snake.
To run, just double-click the file "fix_ill_ps.py".  For instance, if
you run it on the files for the 0-eff paper, a little window will pop
up and print

  Reducing size of all .eps files in this directory that
  were generated by Adobe Illustrator; this is done
  by removing unused patterns.

  The original files are moved from .eps to .eps.old

  fr-0-eff1.eps  77K --> 29K
  fr-0-eff2.eps  76K --> 29K
        ...etc...

  Total reduction was 3252K --> 1458K
  Final files are 44.8% of their original size.

Let me know if you have any problems.  I have not sent the fixed
files, as I figure that's a good place for you to test the script.

        Best,
             
        Nathan