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Printing color line-plots on non-PS printers... [message #13106]

Fri, 09 October 1998 00:00

Richard G. French
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Registered: June 1997

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I would like to print copies of line plots that use different
colors for different lines, but on a non-PS printer. I have
an HP Deskjet 870Cse (fairly nice inkjet color printer). I've tried
using the PCL device type when running from Windows, and then
doing
spawn,'copy plotfile.pcl LPT1:'
but this is EXTREMELY slow - several minutes for a very simple
plot - and it blocks IDL from doing anything else until the plot
is done.

As an alternative, I have saved color line plots in PS mode,
and then used GhostView to view the file. So far so good, but
when I then use the 'print to non-PS printer' option, it comes
out in black and gray instead of in color.

I suspect I am not the only one who wants to do this - suggestions
eagerly awaited!

Dick French
Astronomy Dept
Wellesley College

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		Printing color line-plots on non-PS printers... By: Richard G. French on Fri, 09 October 1998 00:00
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