| Object Graphics: [message #12316] |
Tue, 14 July 1998 00:00 |
dEdmundson
Messages: 23
Registered: February 1998
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I sent an email to RSI tech-support this morning bemoaning
the interface (or lack of) for printing to files under Object
Graphics. As things stand, the critically important task of
producing non-screen copy is either left to the O/S or done
under Direct Graphics. It is my feeling that one should
be able to achieve a near-identical postscript version of
the screen via a simple interface, viz.
p = obj_new('IDLgrPrint', name='test.eps', /eps )
p->draw, myview
p->newdocument
obj_destroy, p
In fact, I would go farther and suggest that RSI make it a
priority to create an IDLgrFile object that is capable of
creating named output files in various common formats: EPS,
GIF, TIF, BMP, etc. For example,
f = obj_new('IDLgrFile', name='test.gif', /gif, $
size=[350,200], /interlaced )
f->draw, myview
obj_destroy, f
I am sold on object graphics but incredibly frustrated that
I cannot create copy as simply as one would expect in a
"device-independent" way. Please, if you agree with the
above suggestion, email RSI and let them know! (As there is
no 'suggestions' address on their contact web page, I'd send
email to support@rsinc.com.)
Regards,
Darran
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Darran Edmundson (dEdmundson@bigfoot.com)
Optical Sciences Centre, Australian National University
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