| Re: PRINTER device, TV, and image position [message #28235 is a reply to message #28179] |
Wed, 28 November 2001 06:54  |
muzic
Messages: 5
Registered: December 1994
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Steve,
I can do it with the 'PS' device. I am now trying
to add 'PRINTER' device support.
nobody@nowhere.com (Steve Smith<steven_smith>) wrote in message news:<slrna07f0a.84g.nobody@pooh.nrel.gov>...
> On 27 Nov 2001 06:48:09 -0800, Ray Muzic <muzic@uhrad.com> wrote:
>> Is it just me or does 'PRINTER' device ignore (x,y)
>> position specified in the TV command?
>> : TV, Image [, X, Y [, Channel]]
>>
>> I am trying to put three images next to each other on a page.
>> Of course I could make a single array with the composite
>> image but that seems unnecessary as the 'PS' device honored
>> the "x,y,/centimeters", arguments specified in TV.
>> It seems to be more than the 'PRINTER' device just ignoring
>> /centimerers since I tried x position of 600 (dots) on a
>> 600 dpi printer and the image position was not altered.
>>
>> Comments?
>> Workarounds?
>>
>> Ray Muzic
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> I do exactly what you mention, overlaying 1,2 or 3 images on a graph page
> using tv and the ps device. You do set the !p.multi correctly? Here's what
> I do (some of the commands are other procedures I've written):
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> ;this is the procedure to put an image into the graph window:
> ;first, you add [1,0,0,0,0] to !p.multi, forcing it not to erase the window
> ;on the second plot command. then, you use the x,y,xsize=,ysize=, /inches
> ;keywords to specify that you want the image in a certain place and a certain
> ;size on the plot window.
> ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I ACTUALLY DOCUMENTED SOMETHING!!!!!!;;
> pro graphpic,edata,graphdata,imagedata
> back=!p.multi
> !p.multi=back+[1,0,0,0,0] ;this disables clearing plot window.
> pgsize, 15 ;this size seems good (in mm, square image).
> plot, edata,graphdata,xtitle='Energy (eV)',ytitle='Counts',$
> xstyle=1,yrange=[0,1000]
> tvscl, rebin(imagedata,186,186),3.7,3.7,xsize=1.8,ysize=1.8,/inches
> arrow, 1.8548,550,1.8567,850,/data,/solid
> psoff
> !p.multi=back
> end
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