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Re: Basic colors for plot [message #15516]

Mon, 24 May 1999 00:00

davidf
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Registered: September 1996

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Nils Johnson (nilsj@unixg.ubc.ca) writes:

> : > I'm sure it's something basic that I'm missing. But what?
>
> : P.S. Try Device, Decomposed=0
>
> Ah, yes, but that causes another problem. I am wanting to save the
> resulting graphs as GIF files. However, with this option set to 0, using
> tvrd to capture the screen (with the true keyword set to 0) returns the
> luminosity, i.e. maximum value of RGB at each point. I'd like the actual
> color returned.
>
> What I need is a way of using tek_color normally, as given by
> decomposed=0, but also being able to capture the window to a GIF somehow
> without the colors getting messed up. What's the workaround this time?

Uh, better get the book. Or, if you are short of cash,
better read my web page more thoroughly. :-)

http://www.dfanning.com/tips/how_gif24.html

Cheers,

David

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		Re: Basic colors for plot By: davidf on Mon, 24 May 1999 00:00
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