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Re: Mac display help [message #16947 is a reply to message #16883]

Fri, 27 August 1999 00:00

m218003
Messages: 56
Registered: August 1999

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Hell! I am just trying to make IDL popular among my colleagues over here:

;- Create window with portrait aspect
device, get_screen_size=screen_size
ysize = screen[1] - 100
xsize = long(ysize * (21./29.7)) ; <--------
window, /free, xsize=xsize, ysize=ysize

;- Create window with landscape aspect
device, get_screen_size=screen_size
xsize = screen[1] - 100
ysize = long(xsize * (21./29.7)) ; <--------
window, /free, xsize=xsize, ysize=ysize

;- To set the vector fonts to an appropriate size
device, set_character_size=[10, 12]

To set up Postscript portrait and landscape mode pages:

;- Portrait mode on A4 page with 2 cm margin <------
device, /inches, xsize=21./2.54, ysize=29.7/2.54, xoffset=2./2.54, $
yoffset=2./2.54

;- Landscape mode on A4 page with 2 cm margin <------
device, /inches, xsize=29.7/2.54, ysize=21./2.54, xoffset=2./2.54, $
yoffset=(29.7-2.)/2.54

If you then use normalized coordinates and/or !p.multi for positioning, your
Postscript output should look just about the same as it does in a graphics
window.

But otherwise: Thanks a lot for this, Liam!!

Martin

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		Mac display help By: bcohen on Thu, 26 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Mac display help By: davidf on Wed, 25 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Mac display help By: davidf on Wed, 25 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Mac display help By: m218003 on Fri, 27 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Mac display help By: davidf on Thu, 26 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Mac display help By: Liam Gumley on Thu, 26 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Mac display help By: woodford on Thu, 26 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Mac display help By: Liam Gumley on Thu, 26 August 1999 00:00

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