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IDL 8.2.2 direct graphics output to PDF? [message #85044]

Wed, 26 June 2013 09:00

Andy Sayer
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Registered: February 2009

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Hi all,

In the past I wrote my IDL graphical output to eps files and converted to pdf using the epstopdf software. It mangles the output somewhat but there was some magic combination of keywords (dependent on which version of epstopdf was installed) which made things look nice.

For various reasons, today I am working on a different computer without epstopdf (and I can't get the same version installed), and using IDL 8.2.2. I have to get some plots as .pdf output without this mangling.

This brochure suggests that I can get direct PDF output in IDL 8: http://www.exelisvis.com/portals/0/pdfs/idl/Slick_IDL_Overvi ew.pdf

However, I'm not sure how to actually *do* it. I am using 'old' (direct) graphics, and again, it's inherited custom plotting/mapping routines that I can't easily make use 'new' (function) graphics (or change to use Coyote Graphics, for that matter). I couldn't find much in the IDL online help. Trying set_plot,'pdf' (as before I would use set_plot,'ps') did not help, throwing an error message saying that device was unsupported.

So... can anyone tell me how to write to PDF directly in IDL 8? Or is it only available via 'new graphics'?

Thanks,

Andy

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		IDL 8.2.2 direct graphics output to PDF? By: Andy Sayer on Wed, 26 June 2013 09:00
		Re: IDL 8.2.2 direct graphics output to PDF? By: David Fanning on Wed, 26 June 2013 09:14
		Re: IDL 8.2.2 direct graphics output to PDF? By: Andy Sayer on Wed, 26 June 2013 09:20
		Re: IDL 8.2.2 direct graphics output to PDF? By: David Fanning on Wed, 26 June 2013 09:25
		Re: IDL 8.2.2 direct graphics output to PDF? By: Andy Sayer on Wed, 26 June 2013 09:33
		Re: IDL 8.2.2 direct graphics output to PDF? By: David Fanning on Wed, 26 June 2013 09:58
		Re: IDL 8.2.2 direct graphics output to PDF? By: David Fanning on Wed, 26 June 2013 10:02
		Re: IDL 8.2.2 direct graphics output to PDF? By: Andy Sayer on Wed, 26 June 2013 10:33
		Re: IDL 8.2.2 direct graphics output to PDF? By: David Fanning on Wed, 26 June 2013 10:37

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