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Outputting to E-sized Postscript files? [message #9168]

Tue, 10 June 1997 00:00

William Young
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Registered: June 1997

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Hello,

Currently, I am trying to use IDL to generate postscript file reports for an E-size paper printer (24" or 36" accross). The problem is we don't have a E-size printer in house, and I will have to send out the file to be printed. This pretty much means I want to be sure it looks right before I send it off.

So I guess my question is this: Has anyone ever had any problems of creating a 36" wide postscript file through IDL? Right now, when setting my device, I give XSIZE = 36.0, and YSIZE =36.0. I was hoping that I would be able to use ghostview and scroll this outputted image to see all 36" of it. However, it seems like ghostview is allowing me to view only 8.5 x 11.0 inches of the 36" image. Is this a ghostview problem, or is IDL not really capable of outputting a postscript file this large (in dimensions).

If ghostview simply can't view ps files this large, does anyone have any suggestions as to how I might preview this file before printing it out?

Thanks for any input,
Will Young

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