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Re: object graphics -> eps [message #35600 is a reply to message #35599]

Mon, 07 July 2003 07:03

Haje Korth
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Registered: May 1997

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David,
this is strange: if I omit the /vector keyword, no file is created at all!
Something is fishy here, and the water I am swimming in is still murky...

Haje

"David Fanning" <david@dfanning.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1973288cdc390fe298969e@news.frii.com...
> Haje Korth writes:
>
>> I am trying to create an eps graphic from an object viewgroup. The
object
>> appears nicely using idlgrwindow and idlgrbuffer (used in ION
applications).
>> However, with idlgrclipboard the objects are placed totally wrong, i.e.
on
>> top of each other. I used the commands suggested on David's website:
>>
>> clipboard = Obj_New("IDLgrClipboard", Dimensions=[4,3], Units=1, $
>> Resolution=[2.54/300., 2.54/300.])
>> clipboard->Draw, theView, Filename='myfile.eps', /PostScript, /Vector
>>
>> Does anyone know what I do wrong? If somebody knows a better way, I will
>> take that, too!
>
> I think I would try removing the VECTOR keyword. Vector output is
> a bit of a hack, thrown in to appease some of use who were displeased
> about the size of PostScript output. Until there is a true vector
> pipeline from object graphics to PostScript the chance of this working
> with any but the simplest object graphics programs is probably slim.
> This should work OK without the keyword. Just be sure you have plenty
> of disk space. :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
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		Re: object graphics -> eps By: Haje Korth on Mon, 07 July 2003 11:24
		Re: object graphics -> eps By: Rick Towler on Mon, 07 July 2003 09:25
		Re: object graphics -> eps By: Haje Korth on Mon, 07 July 2003 08:03
		Re: object graphics -> eps By: Haje Korth on Mon, 07 July 2003 07:41
		Re: object graphics -> eps By: David Fanning on Mon, 07 July 2003 07:25
		Re: object graphics -> eps By: Haje Korth on Mon, 07 July 2003 07:03
		Re: object graphics -> eps By: David Fanning on Mon, 07 July 2003 06:50
		Re: object graphics -> eps By: Rick Towler on Tue, 08 July 2003 14:08

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