| Re: IDL8.0 plot() function : how to plot to PS file like with DG "Set_Plot"? [message #72557 is a reply to message #72415] |
Thu, 16 September 2010 07:38  |
Kenneth P. Bowman
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Registered: May 2000
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In article <i6qvje$fa4$1@speranza.aioe.org>,
Paul van Delst <paul.vandelst@noaa.gov> wrote:
> IDL> p.save,'test.ps'
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> Running that through ghostview tells me it's an encapsulated file.
> How to create a regular PS file?
According to the documentation, using a file suffix of either .eps or
.ps produces EPS output.
I suspect this is part and parcel of the current inability to produce
multi-page graphics files. This is a significant limitation to New
Graphics (NG), and an important thing to be aware of before converting
Direct Graphics (DG) programs to NG.
In an earlier thread Chris Torrence from ITTVIS said:
> For the new graphics, we added support for PDF output, but we ran out
> of time to do multi-page output. I have some prototype code that adds
> this feature, if you're interested in trying it out.
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> Cheers,
> Chris
> ITTVIS
I think multi-page implies PS, rather than EPS.
I think New Graphics is very cool and potentially much easier to use
than direct graphics. I look forward to not having to try to explain
DG devices and the differences between them to my students.
Ken Bowman
P.S. A formal proposal
DG = Direct Graphics
NG = New Graphics
OG = Object Graphics
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