The print
command allows you to save plots in a variety of
formats. For example,
print -deps foo.eps
writes the current figure to an encapsulated PostScript file called foo.eps.
Print a graph, or save it to a file
filename defines the file name of the output file. If the file name has no suffix, one is inferred from the specified device and appended to the file name. If no filename is specified, the output is sent to the printer.
h specifies the figure handle. If no handle is specified the handle for the current figure is used.
options:
-f
h- Specify the handle, h, of the figure to be printed. The default is the current figure.
-P
printer- Set the printer name to which the graph is sent if no filename is specified.
-G
ghostscript_command- Specify the command for calling Ghostscript. For Unix and Windows, the defaults are 'gs' and 'gswin32c', respectively.
-color
-mono
- Monochrome or color output.
-solid
-dashed
- Forces all lines to be solid or dashed, respectively.
-portrait
-landscape
- Specify the orientation of the plot for printed output. For non-printed output the aspect ratio of the output corresponds to the plot area defined by the "paperposition" property in the orientation specified. This options is equivalent to changing the figure's "paperorientation" property.
-d
device- Output device, where device is one of:
ps
ps2
psc
psc2
- Postscript (level 1 and 2, mono and color). The FLTK graphics toolkit generates Postscript level 3.0.
eps
eps2
epsc
epsc2
- Encapsulated postscript (level 1 and 2, mono and color). The FLTK graphic toolkit generates Postscript level 3.0.
tex
epslatex
epslatexstandalone
pstex
pslatex
pdflatex
- Generate a LaTeX (or TeX) file for labels, and eps/ps/pdf for graphics. The file produced by
epslatexstandalone
can be processed directly by LaTeX. The other formats are intended to be included in a LaTeX (or TeX) document. Thetex
device is the same as theepslatex
device. Thepdflatex
device is only available for the FLTK graphics toolkit.tikz
- Generate a LaTeX file using PGF/TikZ. For the FLTK the result is PGF.
ill
aifm
- Adobe Illustrator (Obsolete for Gnuplot versions > 4.2)
cdr
corel
- CorelDraw
dxf
- AutoCAD
emf
meta
- Microsoft Enhanced Metafile
fig
- XFig. For the Gnuplot graphics toolkit, the additional options -textspecial or -textnormal can be used to control whether the special flag should be set for the text in the figure (default is -textnormal).
hpgl
- HP plotter language
mf
- Metafont
png
- Portable network graphics
jpg
jpeg
- JPEG image
gif
- GIF image (only available for the Gnuplot graphics toolkit)
pbm
- PBMplus
svg
- Scalable vector graphics
- Portable document format
If the device is omitted, it is inferred from the file extension, or if there is no filename it is sent to the printer as postscript.
-d
ghostscript_device- Additional devices are supported by Ghostscript. Some examples are;
ljet2p
- HP LaserJet IIP
ljet3
- HP LaserJet III
deskjet
- HP DeskJet and DeskJet Plus
cdj550
- HP DeskJet 550C
paintjet
- HP PointJet
pcx24b
- 24-bit color PCX file format
ppm
- Portable Pixel Map file format
pdfwrite
- Produces pdf output from eps
For a complete list, type `system ("gs -h")' to see what formats and devices are available.
When Ghostscript output is sent to a printer the size is determined by the figure's "papersize" property. When the output is sent to a file the size is determined by the plot box defined by the figure's "paperposition" property.
-append
- Appends the PS, or PDF output to a pre-existing file of the same type.
-r
NUM- Resolution of bitmaps in pixels per inch. For both metafiles and SVG the default is the screen resolution, for other it is 150 dpi. To specify screen resolution, use "-r0".
-tight
- Forces a tight bounding box for eps-files.
-
preview- Adds a preview to eps-files. Supported formats are;
-interchange
- Provides an interchange preview.
-metalfile
- Provides a metafile preview.
-pict
- Provides pict preview.
-tiff
- Provides a tiff preview.
-S
xsize,
ysize- Plot size in pixels for EMF, GIF, JPEG, PBM, PNG and SVG. For PS, EPS, PDF, and other vector formats the plot size is in points. This option is equivalent to changing the size of the plot box associated with "paperposition" property. Using the command form of the print function, you must quote the xsize,ysize option. For example, by writing
"-S640,480"
.-F
fontname-F
fontname:
size-F:
size- Associates all text with the fontname and/or fontsize. fontname is ignored for some devices; dxf, fig, hpgl, etc.
The filename and options can be given in any order.
Example: Print to a file, using the svg device.
figure (1); clf (); surf (peaks); print -dsvg figure1.svgExample: Print to an HP Deskjet 550C.
figure (1); clf (); surf (peaks); print -dcdj550
Save graphic object h to the file filename in graphic format fmt.
fmt should be one of the following formats:
ps
- Postscript
eps
- Encapsulated Postscript
jpg
- JPEG Image
png
- PNG Image
emf
- Enhanced Meta File
- Portable Document Format
All device formats specified in
"pdf"
.clf (); surf (peaks); saveas (1, "figure1.png");See also: print.
Set the default print orientation. Valid values for orientation include
"landscape"
,"portrait"
, and"tall"
.The
"tall"
option sets the orientation to portait and fills the page with the plot, while leaving a 0.25in border.If called with no arguments, return the default print orientation.