| Re: IDL 8.1 PostScript Output on a Sheet of Paper [message #77769 is a reply to message #77768] |
Mon, 26 September 2011 11:05   |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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alx writes:
> I simply said that, from my side, everything is ok when I print the
> produced EPS file.
> If you get a "11-inch square or something" plot, that is likely due to
> YOUR printing software.
> Nothing to do with IDL.
Ah, well, I have a couple of problems. First, I would
like to be able to *view* my PostScript output before
I print it, so I know what I am getting. I can't view
the PS output from the IDL 8.1 graphics window, or from
using the graphics window's SAVE method in GhostView.
It is always clipped, presumably because it is so large.
The second problem is, I don't WANT to create an
encapsulated PostScript file! I want to create
a PostScript file in LANDSCAPE mode! This is also
impossible to do with IDL 8.1 graphics. (Although
kindly they let you get your hopes up by offering
a LANDSCAPE keyword, which they proceed to ignore.)
I could live with an 84 MByte output file. Really,
I could! If it was 84 MBytes of something I wanted
to look at. But, alas, it isn't. :-(
I've updated my article to point out this workaround:
http://www.idlcoyote.com/ng_tips/blackpsbg.php
Cheers,
David
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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