| Re: IDL 8.1 PostScript Output on a Sheet of Paper [message #77764 is a reply to message #77763] |
Mon, 26 September 2011 12:59   |
Michael Galloy
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Registered: April 2006
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On 9/26/11 1:42 PM, David Fanning wrote:
> Michael Galloy writes:
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>> The LANDSCAPE keyword is for PDF files only. From the help:
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>> "LANDSCAPE
>> Note: This keyword is valid only for PDF files.
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>> Set this keyword to indicate that the PDF output should be drawn in
>> landscape orientation. The default is portrait orientation."
>
> Ah, of course. Should have known. No reason for
> landscape PostScript output, I guess. Thanks!
>
> I suppose it is asking for too much to think I would
> get an error message if I used a keyword that wasn't
> allowed.
Probably for the same reason that iTools routines accept any keyword
without a complaint. I'm guessing they are relying too much on keyword
inheritance.
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
> P.S. I guess I'll have to check with my children, but
> is PostScript landscape mode s-o-o-o 1970s, in the same way
> I'm told e-mail is? It's distressing, because I think
> every PostScript file I make in the old graphics system
> is PostScript landscape. I've *got* to get more up to date! :-(
Well, I use PDF mostly for vector output now, except for IDL, where I
create PS and convert to PDF. If I used function graphics, I would play
around with the direct PDF output.
Mike
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Michael Galloy
www.michaelgalloy.com
Modern IDL, A Guide to Learning IDL: http://modernidl.idldev.com
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