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- GraphicDump
-
- USAGE:
-
- GraphicDump [TINY|SMALL|MEDIUM|LARGE|xdots:ydots]
- [SIZE={TINY|SMALL|MEDIUM|LARGE|xdots:ydots}] [DELAY=seconds] [UNIT=number]
-
- PURPOSE:
-
- To do a raster dump of the front screen
-
- SPECIFICATION:
-
- GraphicDump is a tool to do a raster dump of the frontmost (or only)
- Intuition screen to the graphic printer selected in Preferences. If the
- program is run from Workbench or without any arguments from Shell then
- printing will commence after a 10 second pause (to allow the user to insure
- that the screen to print is the frontmost).
-
- There are eight options from which the user may choose when using GraphicDump
- from Shell; the same options can also be used as tool types for the
- GraphicDump icon.
-
- TINY
-
- Make the width of the resulting printout about 1/4 the total width allowed by
- the printer. The height is such that the screen`s original aspect ratio is
- maintained.
-
- SMALL
-
- Make the width of the resulting printout about 1/2 the total width allowed by
- the printer. The height is such that the screen`s original aspect ratio is
- maintained.
-
- MEDIUM
-
- Make the width of the resulting printout about 3/4 the total width allowed by
- the printer. The height is such that the screen`s original aspect ratio is
- maintained.
-
- LARGE
-
- Make the width of the resulting printout be the full width allowed by the
- printer. The height is such that the screen`s original aspect ratio is
- maintained.
-
- xdots:
-
- ydots Use xdots as the absolute width in dots; use ydots as the absolute
- height in dots. This allows the user to specify any dimensions within the
- confines of the printer.
-
- SIZE
-
- This option selects one of the five printing sizes, e.g. SIZE=TINY is
- equivalent to specifying TINY as the printing size.
-
- DELAY
-
- This option selects the number of seconds to wait before printing starts.
- Default is ten seconds. To start printing right away, specify DELAY=0.
-
- UNIT
-
- This option selects the printer.device unit number to address when printing.
- Default is unit #0. To select a different unit, specify something like
- UNIT=1.
-
- GraphicDump will attempt to lock the front screen, preventing it from closing
- until printing is finished. However, this may not always be possible. In any
- case, do not close the front screen until the printout has rolled out of the
- printer. Otherwise, you may end up crashing the operating system!
-
- NOTE:
-
- The printout may not be properly scaled unless you have selected Limits:
- Ignore" and Scaling: Fraction" in the printer preferences.
-
- EXAMPLES:
-
- To produce a printout of the frontmost screen whose width is half that of the
- printer`s maximum:
-
- 1>GraphicDump MEDIUM
-
- To produce a printout of the frontmost screen that is 640 dots in width and
- 200 dots in height:
-
- 1>GraphicDump 640 200
-