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Anyone using PRINT -D to specify a specific printer?

Ali Siddiq — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:14:02 -0500

I am writing on behalf of The MathWorks. We are inerested
in better understanding usage of the -d output options of
the PRINT command. "print -d" can be used to specify a
graphics format (such as TIFF) or a particular driver,
either a printer ("HP Laser Jet III") or postscript.

In particular, is anybody using -d to specify a printer-
specific format (ex. print -dljet3)? If so, what -d options
do you use and why?

Thank you,
- Ali

Re: Anyone using PRINT -D to specify a specific printer?

tristram.scott@ntlworld.com (Tristram Scott) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:21:17 -0500

Ali Siddiq <ali.siddiq.nospam@mathworks.com> wrote:
> I am writing on behalf of The MathWorks. We are inerested
> in better understanding usage of the -d output options of
> the PRINT command. "print -d" can be used to specify a
> graphics format (such as TIFF) or a particular driver,
> either a printer ("HP Laser Jet III") or postscript.
>
> In particular, is anybody using -d to specify a printer-
> specific format (ex. print -dljet3)? If so, what -d options
> do you use and why?
>

I don't use any of the GhostScript devices, but do use all of the following:

AxesPrint.m: print('-dps2c',[pn fn])
AxesPrint.m: print('-deps2c',[pn fn])
AxesPrint.m: print('-djpeg80',[pn fn])
AxesPrint.m: print('-dtiff',[pn fn])
AxesPrint.m: print('-dpng',[pn fn])
AxesPrint.m: print('-dmeta',[pn fn])
AxesPrint.m: print('-dmeta') % Straight to clipboard

--
Dr Tristram J. Scott
Energy Consultant

Re: Anyone using PRINT -D to specify a specific printer?

Richard Quist — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:54:13 -0500

Tristram Scott wrote:
> Ali Siddiq <ali.siddiq.nospam@mathworks.com> wrote:
>> I am writing on behalf of The MathWorks. We are inerested
>> in better understanding usage of the -d output options of
>> the PRINT command. "print -d" can be used to specify a
>> graphics format (such as TIFF) or a particular driver,
>> either a printer ("HP Laser Jet III") or postscript.
>>
>> In particular, is anybody using -d to specify a printer-
>> specific format (ex. print -dljet3)? If so, what -d options
>> do you use and why?
>>
>
> I don't use any of the GhostScript devices, but do use all of the following:
>
> AxesPrint.m: print('-dps2c',[pn fn])
> AxesPrint.m: print('-deps2c',[pn fn])
> AxesPrint.m: print('-djpeg80',[pn fn])
> AxesPrint.m: print('-dtiff',[pn fn])
> AxesPrint.m: print('-dpng',[pn fn])
> AxesPrint.m: print('-dmeta',[pn fn])
> AxesPrint.m: print('-dmeta') % Straight to clipboard
>
>
>

Thanks, Dr. Scott.

Anyone else care to chime in?

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Richard Quist
Software Developer
The MathWorks, Inc.