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Re: PostScript output from iTools [message #37166 is a reply to message #36980]

Sun, 16 November 2003 17:54

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Mark Hadfield writes:

> Not so. Object graphics output to Postscript can be done in raster or
> vector form, depending on the setting of the VECTOR keyword.
>
> However to the best of my knowledge, vector Postscript output is not
> available from iTools. There are probably two reasons for this:
>
> * Nobody got around to it
> * Vector renditions of object graphics have various peculiarities
> and limitations, as described in the documentation.

I realize the VECTOR keyword is available for
the CLIPBOARD object, but I think this is
a hacked together vector approximation rather
than a true vector engine, in the sense that
IDL writes true vector output in direct graphics
PostScript. I think they would have "gotten around
to it" if it had been any good. I suspect they
are waiting to do it right before they talk about
it.

For what it's worth, I always hear "yes, yes, yes"
whenever I bring it up with them. :-)

Cheers,

David

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		PostScript output from iTools By: Ralph.Gailis on Mon, 10 November 2003 16:52
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		Re: PostScript output from iTools By: David Fanning on Mon, 17 November 2003 08:48
		Re: PostScript output from iTools By: John Mariska on Mon, 17 November 2003 06:31
		Re: PostScript output from iTools By: David Fanning on Sun, 16 November 2003 17:54
		Re: PostScript output from iTools By: Mark Hadfield on Sun, 16 November 2003 17:38
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