DXY2PS

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

The RD-GL commands are only operated on if each command is prefixed with a "^", therfore if your plotfile only contains HP-GL or RD-GL commands use the filter hpgl2ps.

The default conditions for dxy2ps are:

1.

The plot translation is from ISO A3 (420mm x 297mm) to ISO A4 (297mm x 210mm) on the LaserWriter.

2.

Line thicknesses are in millimeters and are for lines (pens) 1 to 9: ( 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.7, 1.0, 1.25, 1.5 )

Note:

If the plotfile is not specified then standard input is assumed.

ARGUMENTS

-a

Draw on an A4 ISO (297mm x 210mm) sheet of paper. This will give an aproximate 1:1 translation to the LaserWriter.

-l line sizes

This option allows the default line sizes to be replaced with different sizes starting from line (pen) one through nine. The new sizes (real or integer) are entered in a comma seperated string (line size) and are in millimeters. Only the sizes entered in the string will be changed with respect to lines (pens) one to nine while nonentered line (pen) sizes will retain the default sizes.

In the following example only the first three sizes will be changed.

eg: dxy2ps -l 0.4,0.3,1 file | lpr -Plaser1

-m

Enable the manual feed on the LaserWriter (cutoff time 3 minutes).

-r

Rotate plot(s) through 90 degrees. (The plot is made smaller)

-s scale Scale the plot from 0.1 to 3 times its original

size.

-x offset Place an X offset (in mm) in the plot.

-y offset Place an Y offset (in mm) in the plot.

Note: Offsets are with respect to the 0, 0 (origin) of the HP-GL / RD-GL plotting commands, thus if the minimum plotting coordinates are below either the X and/or Y zero axis then a positive offset is applied. Similarly if the minimum plot coordinates are above the X and/or Y zero axis then a negative offset is applied.  

FILES

AUTHOR

BUGS

No interactive command is suported.

If any bugs are found notify damc@natmlab or damc@nifty or root.

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