| Re: Is there a worthy printing utility [message #11093 is a reply to message #11087] |
Sat, 14 March 1998 00:00  |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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Richard D. Hunt (rdhunt@sandia.gov) writes:
> Does anyone have printing utility that will work under IDL for MS
> windows and UNIX? I am trying to print something as simple as an
> 8-bit graphics image and I have played with Dialog_Printer* but
> they are too limiting and don't work well with object or direct
> graphics.
I had great hopes for the PRINTER device when I first heard
about it. But I, too, have been frustrated by it. And especially
with the way it handles images. (My images typically are
printed as tiny half-inch squares in the bottom corner of
the page.) I have discovered no way to combine images with
other types of graphical output, like I can with the PS
device.
What I would really like is a Print File item under the
File menu button in the IDE that would allow me to select ANY
file in my directory and send it to the default printer.
This would give me control over formatting PostScript output
as I like (via the PS device) and it would provide an easy
way to get the output sent to a printer.
By the way, I just recently learned that to print a PostScript
file on my Windows NT machine all I have to do is drag its
icon onto my Printer icon. This starts up GhostView on my
machine because this is the application associated with
*.ps files in my registry and gives me the printer setup
dialog. I simply select the "PostScript File" option and
off it goes. Quite nice. This could easily be automated
by spawning the "Send To" command.
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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