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Re: surface vs. shade_surf [message #53708]

Tue, 24 April 2007 07:08

David Fanning
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paulartcoelho@gmail.com writes:

> wow, it looks exactly as i wanted. unfortunately Christopher reminded
> me of a important point: i also need PS output ... :(
> object graphics don't do it, right? (or wrong?) looks like i'll have
> to find a compromise...

Perhaps the problem is that the FSC_SURFACE interface doesn't make
explicit how to do it. But I just created what looks to me to be
perfectly acceptable PostScript output by selecting the
Print -> Full Color Printing option and then selecting a
PostScript printer in the Printer dialog, and "Print to File"
option on that Printer. Opening the file in GhostView (I
don't have a PostScript printer on this machine) reveals
a perfectly acceptable (but large) bitmap version of the
graphic. I have every reason to believe it would print in
acceptable resolution.

Perhaps I'll have a few minutes later today to make
this and the vector option to PostScript more explicitly
available in the interface. In the meantime, here is an
article that describes how it can be done in object graphics:

http://www.dfanning.com/object_eps.html

Cheers,

David
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		Re: surface vs. shade_surf By: David Fanning on Tue, 24 April 2007 07:08
		Re: surface vs. shade_surf By: paulartcoelho on Tue, 24 April 2007 04:34
		Re: surface vs. shade_surf By: Christopher Thom on Mon, 23 April 2007 20:45
		Re: surface vs. shade_surf By: David Fanning on Mon, 23 April 2007 16:07
		Re: surface vs. shade_surf By: Rick Towler on Mon, 23 April 2007 14:57
		Re: surface vs. shade_surf By: Jean H. on Mon, 23 April 2007 14:42
		Re: surface vs. shade_surf By: paulartcoelho on Mon, 23 April 2007 14:28
		Re: surface vs. shade_surf By: David Fanning on Mon, 23 April 2007 12:54

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