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Re: Writing eps files from iplot [message #69070 is a reply to message #69069]

Wed, 23 December 2009 08:44

penteado
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On Dec 23, 2:00 pm, John Mariska <mari...@nrl.navy.mil> wrote:
> Producing decent eps plots for publication requires extensive control
> over all aspects of the plot, such as the x- and y-sizes, the font
> sizes, etc. I've always exercised this control using direct graphics.
> The downside, of course, is what you see on the screen is not what ends
> up in the eps file when you change the device--something we have all
> asked to be fixed for so many years I've lost count. Once or twice a
> year, I try to use itools to do publication quality plots. I just tried
> again, and things have improved a bit, but not enough. Does anyone know
> how to specify the x- and y-sizes of the bounding box in an eps file
> written from an iplot window? All I can seem to get is 6"x4".
>
> John M.

All publication plots I made in recent years were done with the
itools. I choose the aspect ratio with the dimensions keyword. The
bounding box is the same as the window area (assuming you are
exporting the whole window), so the placement of things in it is
determined by the margins used.

With only vector elements in the plot, all that matters is the aspect
ratio and the relative dimensions of the things in the plot (fonts,
line widths, symbol sizes, margins), not an absolute size, since
afterwards the eps can be rendered at any scale.

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		Re: Writing eps files from iplot By: John Mariska on Wed, 23 December 2009 09:10
		Re: Writing eps files from iplot By: penteado on Wed, 23 December 2009 08:44
		Re: Writing eps files from iplot By: JM[1] on Thu, 24 December 2009 09:20
		Re: Writing eps files from iplot By: penteado on Wed, 23 December 2009 09:45

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