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Re: Switching back to BW in postscript [message #10950] Fri, 30 January 1998 00:00
mallors is currently offline  mallors
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In article <MPG.f3ba8e16c9bf321989706@news.frii.com>,
davidf@dfanning.com (David Fanning) writes:
> William Connolley (wmc@bsfiles.nerc-bas.ac.uk) writes:
>
>> when plotting colour with postscript, I need
>> to say /color to "device".
>> But how can I get back into black-and-white mode?
>> There doesn't seem to be
>> a /nocolor switch. Have I missed something obvious?
>
> Yes, but you would be absolutely shocked to realize how much
> company you have. :-)
>
> Device, Color=0
>

I guess it's good to remember that /COLOR is equivalent
(always?) to COLOR = 1. From Reference Manual:

"There is a shortcut that can be used to set a keyword
equal to 1 without the usual syntax KEYWORD=1. To set
a keyword, simply preface it with a slash..."


-bob

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Dr. Robert S. Mallozzi
University of Alabama in Huntsville
http://cspar.uah.edu/~mallozzir/
Re: Switching back to BW in postscript [message #10957 is a reply to message #10950] Fri, 30 January 1998 00:00 Go to previous message
davidf is currently offline  davidf
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William Connolley (wmc@bsfiles.nerc-bas.ac.uk) writes:

> when plotting colour with postscript, I need to say /color to "device".
> But how can I get back into black-and-white mode? There doesn't seem to be
> a /nocolor switch. Have I missed something obvious?

Yes, but you would be absolutely shocked to realize how much
company you have. :-)

Device, Color=0

Cheers,

David

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