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Re: Two-page PostScript output [message #28716 is a reply to message #28713]

Thu, 03 January 2002 13:02

Dave Greenwood
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David Shadovitz <david_shadovitz@xontech.com> wrote:
> I'd be thrilled if anyone could help on this one...
>
> I'm trying to write a two-page PostScript file, with one image per
> page. The following code almost works; it writes both images
> superimposed on one page.
>
> Set_Plot, 'PS', /Copy
> Device, filename='C:\file1.ps'
> for iImage=0,1 do begin
> Contour, imageData(iImage), ...
> endfor
> Device, /Close
>
> Device has an Output keyword which lets you specify device-specific
> commands, and thought that I could use that to force a page break. So I
> added this line right after the call to Contour:
>
> if (iImage eq 0) then Device, Output='{ gsave} { showpage} { grestore} {
> newpath}'
>
> I got those PS commands from a multi-page PS file created outside of
> IDL. But that did not work.
>
> So, how do I put a page break into a PostScript file?

Have you tried ERASE? My docs say it "starts a new page if the device
is a printer". I'd assume PostScript is a "printer". Don't know if RSI
makes the same assumption...

Dave
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		Re: Two-page PostScript output By: David Shadovitz on Fri, 04 January 2002 09:29
		Re: Two-page PostScript output By: thompson on Thu, 03 January 2002 14:53
		Re: Two-page PostScript output By: David Shadovitz on Thu, 03 January 2002 14:46
		Re: Two-page PostScript output By: Dave Greenwood on Thu, 03 January 2002 13:02
		Re: Two-page PostScript output By: Liam E. Gumley on Thu, 03 January 2002 12:53
		Re: Two-page PostScript output By: Paul van Delst on Thu, 03 January 2002 12:54

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