| Re: PRINTER object [message #10504 is a reply to message #10493] |
Tue, 09 December 1997 00:00  |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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Matthew Hanson (matt@ktaadn.com) writes:
> Has anyone had problems with size when using the printer object?
> When I print using the IDLgrPrinter object i have several problems.
Uh, yes. Lots and lots, to be exact. :-)
> 1) The print dialog widgets don't work very well. If compression is
> turned on then nothing prints and you are not told why.
Don't know about this. I have "compressed bitmaps" set to high
and it seems to work, after a fashion.
> After choosing
> Print you then have to go to the Setup Printer Dialog. After you set
> this up then it prints!?
I think this may be operator error. If you want to configure the
printer, you call Dialog_PrinterSetup(). If you want to submit
the job, you call Dialog_PrintJob(). There is no need to call them
both. In fact, I don't think you *really* have to call either one.
I call one or the other in my object graphics programs, depending
on which button is selected.
> 2) When it finally prints, the image (IDLgrScene) is a few inches wide
> by about an inch in the lower left hand corner of the page, regardless
> of the paper size setting.
Humm, I've seen this with images and the PRINTER device, but most
of my scenes render into the full page. I'm using a PostScript
printer. I haven't heard of anyone being successful using PCL
printers. I haven't been able to get any output with an image
in it to render correctly, but my experience is fairly limited.
I'm probably doing something wrong.
> Anyone else encounter these problems?
I'm trying to stick to the good ol' PostScript device
whenever I can, although this is not possible, of
course, with object graphics.
I'm hoping the IDL 5.0.3 release will have fixed some of
these problems, but I haven't been able to set aside the
3 or 4 days necessary to download the 150 MBytes (or
whatever it is) of the new version. I'm planning to get
a T1 line with the huge profits from my new IDL book so
I can stay up to date with the latest software. :-)
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
Phone: 970-221-0438
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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