| Re: IDL8.0 plot() function : how to plot to PS file like with DG "Set_Plot"? [message #72554 is a reply to message #72415] |
Thu, 16 September 2010 09:59   |
chris_torrence@NOSPAM
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Registered: March 2007
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> p.s. BTW, what's with the shorthand formatting e.g. "-r2+"? Is ITTVIS trying to make IDL look like matlab?!? :o)
Python! :o
> But, overall, for programmatic output into ps files, direct graphics still wins IMO.
Just out of curiosity, would it be possible to use PDF files instead
of PS (assuming that we add multi-page PDF support of course)?
For the PDF support, we made sure that it is both lossless and outputs
to vector format by default. So it should contain the same info as a
PS file. You should also be able to import it into many graphics
packages, if you need to do any additional tweaks. Finally, most
standard Unix printer drivers (e.g. CUPS) can handle PDF files just
fine.
Our assumption with the new graphics output was that people would use
EPS files for importing into other programs - LaTeX documents, MS
Word, Powerpoint, etc. And they would use PDF output for stand-alone
files, where you want just the graphics on a piece of paper.
If there is a specific need for regular PS files, we would love to
hear about it, so we can consider adding support for this.
Thanks!
-Chris
ITTVIS
p.s. NG = OG(DG)
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