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Overview
Initializing Your Graphics Configuration
Defining Your Graphics Configuration
Using SetPlot
Using a Graphics Configuration Command
Automating Your Graphics Configuration
Abbreviating Graphics Configuration Commands
Checking Your Graphics Configuration
Displaying Your Graphics Configuration
Testing Your Graphics Configuration
Working with Graphic Output Files
Saving Graphic Output to a Figure File
Redirecting Graphic Output
Graphic Global Parameters
For Advanced Users
Modifying the Graphic Image
Drawing a Grid
Controlling Density
Changing Fonts
Changing Colors
Zooming
Panning
Page Orientation
Skewing the Graphic
Preparing Data for Publication
Editing Figure Files
Including Graphics In a Document
Printing Graphic Output from a Macintosh or PC
Printing from a Macintosh to a LaserWriter
Printing from a PC
By now you've learned the basics of working with command lines and parameters, and you've gained some experience working with sequences and Wisconsin Package programs. At some point in your work with Wisconsin Package programs, you probably will use one that produces graphic output. This chapter presents the basics of creating, displaying, printing, and plotting graphics produced by the Package.
Beginning users should read "Initializing Your Graphics Configuration" to learn about setting up their graphics configuration. The remaining sections in this chapter are for intermediate and advanced users who want to modify the graphic output file or redirect it to a different file or device.
In this chapter, you'll learn how to
Many Wisconsin Package programs produce graphic output. To display, print, or plot that output, you must have a supported graphics device (see Appendix C, Graphics for a list of supported graphics devices). In some cases, you will have multiple devices available to you, such as a graphics terminal, printer, or plotter. To display on a device or to switch between devices, you must specify the appropriate graphics language, the kind of supported device you have, and the port to which it is connected before you run a graphics program. Once you define your graphics configuration for the Wisconsin Package, all graphics programs display their output on the device that you named until you initialize for a different configuration or until you log off.
Once you log off of the computer, your graphics configuration is lost, and you must redefine it when you log in again. However, if you define your graphics configuration in your .gcgrc (csh) or .gcgrc.ksh (ksh) file, it is configured automatically each time you log in.
This section teaches you how to
Before you run a Wisconsin Package program that produces graphic output, you must define your graphics configuration. Defining your graphics configuration means telling the computer what graphics language you want to use and on what device you want to display. If you plan on directing graphics to a single device for an entire session, you will need to define your graphics configuration only once. However, if you decide to switch to a different graphic device, you must redefine your graphics configuration for each device.
There are two ways you can define your graphics configuration:
The SetPlot program lets you set up your configuration in one step. This program lets you pick a graphics device from a menu that lists the names of each device available in your work environment.
A system manager usually sets up the SetPlot command for users at a site. However, if SetPlot is not set up for you, or if you have your own personal graphics devices you want to send output to, you can add them to the SetPlot menu; these devices will then appear only on your SetPlot menu. For more information, see "Using SetPlot" below.
Configuration commands correspond to the names of graphics languages. For example, if you have an HP7550 plotter, you would use the HPGL configuration command. (HPGL stands for Hewlett Packard Graphics Language, a language used for most of the recent generation of Hewlett Packard x-y plotters.) For more information see "Using a Graphics Configuration Command" below.
For example, consider the following example which sets up a graphics configuration for an HP7550 plotter connected to the port /dev/tty15.
You cannot edit a device's configuration from this display.
Note: You can edit only your own personal graphics devices. You cannot edit the configuration of a site device.
Note: You can delete only your own personal graphics devices. You cannot delete a site device.
Note: The GIF graphics driver is sold separately from the Wisconsin Package. Therefore, this option may or may not be available at your site. See your system manager for more information.
Note: The high-performance terminals, such as workstations (running X Windows), GraphOn 250 and 407, and Tektronix 4107 and 4207, are the recommended devices for previewing Wisconsin Package graphics. On these devices, a complicated illustration takes only a few seconds to display.
The computer lists the devices which support the graphics language you selected and displays the prompt "Please choose one."
TIP - You can use generic variables to create output filenames. The variables supported are
$program$
$host$
$user$
$time$For example, to create a unique filename for each output file, you could specify $program$-$time$.ps. If you ran the PlasmidMap program, it would expand the variables to create an output file such as plasmidmap-19980901173244.ps (where the time is September 1, 1998, at 17:32.44).
Note: When you direct graphics output to a printer, plotter, screen, or queued device, the output is not saved in a file for future use. To temporarily redirect output to a different device or to a file, see "Redirecting Graphic Output" in this chapter.
The computer also may prompt you for the correct paper size. It then initializes your graphics device and displays a summary of your plotting configuration. You are now ready to run a graphics program.
TIP - You can define any graphics configuration on a single command line, thus avoiding the interactive prompts. To do so, type the answers to each prompt on the command line, separating each response with one space, for example % hpgl HP7550 /dev/tty15 A4.
The Wisconsin Package lets you simplify your graphics configuration in two ways. 1) You can define your configuration in your .gcgrc (csh) or .gcgrc.ksh (ksh) file, which automatically configures your graphics language and device each time you log in. For more information, see "Defining Your Graphics Configuration" in the "For Advanced Users" section of Chapter 1, Getting Started. Or 2) if you have multiple graphics devices which you switch between frequently, you can define aliases to do so correctly and efficiently each time.
If you have more than one graphics device available and you want to switch between them efficiently, you can define aliases that configure your devices quickly and correctly. (For more information about aliases, see "Using Aliases" in the "For Advanced Users" section of Chapter 3, Using Programs.)
As an example, let's say you have an Apple LaserWriter printer and a Tektronix 4207 graphics terminal that you switch between frequently. To speed up the process of configuring each device, and to ensure you configure them correctly each time, you could define two short commands, % lw and % tk to configure these devices.
(ksh)
alias abbreviation="command_line"
Using the scenario given above, you could define your Apple LaserWriter printer and Tektronix terminal as follows:
(csh)
alias tk tektronix Tek4207 Term
alias lw postscript LaserWriter /dev/tty15
(ksh)
alias tk="tektronix Tek4207 Term"
alias lw="postscript LaserWriter /dev/tty15"
You can verify that your graphics configuration is set up correctly by displaying a summary of your configuration settings or by running a test plot.
Perhaps you've forgotten what graphics language you've configured your graphics output for, or maybe you've switched between several devices and don't remember your current settings. In any case, you can use the ShowPlot command to display your graphics configuration for you.
Type % showplot. The computer displays your configuration. For example
Graphics programs also display your graphics configuration settings on your terminal screen when you are ready to plot the results of a graphics program, for example "When your LaserWriter attached to /dev/tty16 is ready, press <rtn>." If this message reveals a configuration other than the one you want, press <Ctrl>c to exit the program and redefine your graphics configuration. Then run the program again.
The Wisconsin Package provides the PlotTest program for you to test if you've defined your graphics configuration correctly. Use this program to display, print, or plot a test graphics file which uses every supported Wisconsin Package graphics feature.
If you see the above graphic, you can assume your graphics configuration is correctly set up.
Note: If you are using a program that produces text output, see Chapter 3, Using Programs for more information on working with text output files.
This section teaches you how to
Typically when you define your graphics configuration, you direct your output to a graphics terminal, printer, or plotter. When output is directed to a device such as one of these, it is not saved in a file for future reference. To save output to a file which you can direct to multiple devices, use the -FIGure command-line parameter, which writes the file in Figure file format.
Figure file format is interpreted by the Figure program, which gives you flexibility in combining text and graphics. You will find Figure file format advantageous for two reasons: 1) you can use a text editor to modify a Figure file, for example to add explanatory text to a graphic (see "Figure" in the Program Manual for more information); and 2) Figure files are device independent. You can display, print, or plot a file in Figure format on any device, regardless of the device for which you were configured when you initially saved the file. This allows you to display the graphic results of an analysis on multiple devices without rerunning the analysis program each time.
Add -FIGure=filename to the command line, where filename is the name of the output file, for example, % isoelectric pir1:kihua -FIGure=kihua.figure. The program writes the graphic output in Figure file format that can be interpreted by the Figure program.
Note: If you type -FIGure without including a filename, the computer will give the file the default name of the program with the extension .figure, for example isoelectric.figure.
Figure displays, prints, or plots the file according to your current configuration. To redirect the Figure file to a different device, initialize your graphics configuration for that device and run the Figure program again.
You typically direct where your graphic output goes (that is, to a file, a graphics terminal, a printer, or a plotter) when you define your graphics configuration. However, when you run a program you can temporarily redirect output to another device as long as they both support the same graphics language. For instance, let's say the printer for which you're configured is busy, but a second printer supporting the graphics language you defined is available. Or, what if you've defined your configuration to send output to your terminal, but you want to save the next output in a file? You can solve both problems by using the -PLOt= parameter to temporarily redirect graphic output to a file or to a different device.
To permanently redirect the output, redefine your graphics configuration. For more information, see "Defining Your Graphics Configuration" in this chapter.
Choose from the following.
Note: You can redirect graphic output only to other devices supporting the graphics language for which you currently are configured. That is, if you are configured for the PostScript language, you cannot redirect output to an HPGL device.
Note: The file is written in the graphics language and for the device you previously initialized. To save output to a device-independent file, use the -FIGure=filename command-line parameter. For more information, see "Saving Graphic Output to a Figure File" in this chapter.
If you are using the XWindows graphics language and have multiple graphics windows open, you can direct output to a specific window. To do so, add -PLOt=banner_name to the command line, where banner_name is the title that appears in the banner along the top of the plot window.
Note: To display graphics on your screen, you must have a graphics terminal or use graphics terminal emulation software.
If the printer or plotter is connected to your computer in "pass-through" or "eavesdrop" configuration, add -PLOt=Term to the command line. Output is then directed to the device. For more information about these types of configurations, see "Connecting a Graphics Device to the Computer" in Appendix C, Graphics.
A queued device is one for which your system manager has set up a method for controlling jobs submitted to it. That is, when you submit a job to a queued device, it is added to the end of a list of other jobs waiting to execute. Your job will execute after all preceding jobs have completed.
You can find parameters specific to each program described in the "Command Line Summary" topic toward the end of each program in the Program Manual. However, there are a number of parameters that are global to graphic programs within the Package; that is, they can be used with all Wisconsin Package graphic programs. To avoid repetition, not all of these optional parameters are displayed in the "Command Line Summary" in the online or printed documentation of graphics programs.
You can use the following parameters with all Wisconsin Package graphics programs. However, some graphics devices do not support each parameter.
For more information on using parameters, see "Using Program Parameters" in the "Customizing Program Analysis" section of Chapter 3, Using Programs.
| Global Parameters | Example | Description | Supported Graphics Language |
| -AUTOFeed | Advances the second and all subsequent pages of the plot automatically. You must load the first sheet of paper as you normally would. Plotters equipped to support automatic paper feed must be set up locally. For example, the HP7550 must have the autofeed button pushed and paper in the feed tray. If your plotter is queued or if you are writing the plotting instructions into a file, then this option is automatically in effect. |
HPGL PostScript Tektronix XWindows ReGIS Sixel PNG GIF* |
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| -BOX=horizontal_start, horizontal_end, vertical_end, grid_color, distance_between_frames, line_width |
-BOX=0,150,0,100,1,2,0.2 | Draws a box or frame on the plot. The first four parameters set the position of the box in platen units. The fifth parameter sets the color. The sixth parameter sets the distance between the inner and outer frames. The seventh parameter sets the line thickness in platen units of the outer frame. All parameters are optional. You can specify just the first parameter, the first two parameters, the first three parameters, etc., or no parameters, When you do not specify any parameters, a box is drawn by default with the values in the Example column to the left. |
HPGL PostScript Tektronix XWindows ReGIS Sixel PNG GIF* |
| -CLIpping | Does not plot or print line segments that go outside the plotting window. (See -NOCLIpping.) | HPGL PostScript Tektronix XWindows ReGIS Sixel PNG GIF* |
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| -COLor=number | -COLor=3 | Draws the plot with the color number you specify. GCG graphics programs expect the plotting pens to be installed in the following order: 1 - Black 2 - Green 3 - Blue 4 - Red Your plotter also may support other colors using numbers greater than 4. |
HPGL ReGIS- (340, 241) PostScript Tektronix- (4107, 4105) XWindows PNG GIF* |
| -COPies=number | -COPies=2 | Prints the number of copies you specify for each page on a laser printer. | PostScript HPGL- (LaserJet III) |
| -FASt | See -NOTEXT | ||
| -FIGure=filename.figure | -FIGure=Gamma.Figure | Writes the plot as a text file of plotting instructions for input to the Figure program. You can customize the plotting instructions in the text output file and can plot at any time on any graphics device. If you type -FIGure without including a filename, the computer will give the file the default name of the program with the extension .figure, for example program_name.figure. For more information, see the Figure program in the Program Manual. | HPGL PostScript Tektronix XWindows ReGIS Sixel PNG GIF* |
| -FONT=number | -FONT=1 | Draws all text characters on a plot using the font number you specify. Font 0 is a monospaced firmware font that plots much faster than software generated fonts. You can find fonts and their font numbers in Appendix I of the Program Manual. | HPGL PostScript Tektronix XWindows ReGIS Sixel PNG GIF* |
| -GIFInterlace | Generates an interlaced image. This format lets the web browser load the image in waves instead of waiting until the entire image is downloaded. It is sometimes described as the venetian blind effect. | GIF* | |
| -GRId=grid_interval, grid_color | -GRId=5,1 | Draws a grid behind a plot in the color you specify. The first parameter sets the grid interval in platen units. If this parameter is negative, the numbering along the bottom axis will be suppressed. The second optional parameter sets the grid color. You can specify both parameters, just the first parameter, or neither parameter. When you specify neither parameter, a grid is drawn in black with the default interval of 5 platen units. GCG graphics programs expect the plotting pens to be installed in the following order: 1 - Black 2 - Green 3 - Blue 4 - Red For more information, see the "For Advanced Users" section in this chapter. |
HPGL PostScript Tektronix XWindows ReGIS Sixel PNG GIF* |
| -LINEWidth=number | -LINEWidth=0.5 | Sets the line thickness for all lines on the plot to a percentage of a platen unit. A platen unit is one percent of the vertical height of the platen. A platen is represented on every supported graphics device as 150 horizontal units (x) by 100 vertical units (y). Many devices do not support this option. |
PostScript XWindows HPGL- (LaserJet III) |
| -NOCLIpping | Plots or prints line segments that go outside the plotting window. (See -CLIpping.) | HPGL PostScript Tektronix XWindows ReGIS Sixel PNG GIF* |
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| -NOTEXT | Suppresses all of the text on a plot. This option can sometimes make plotting faster on devices where character plotting is slow. | HPGL PostScript Tektronix XWindows ReGIS Sixel PNG GIF* |
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| -NOUNLoad | Superimposes a second picture over the top of an existing plot on some devices that would normally unload the paper automatically after plotting each page. Most laser printer device drivers do not yet support this option. |
HPGL Tektronix XWindows ReGIS Sixel |
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| -PASSthru | Sends the plot to a graphics output device attached to the terminal's printer port. This parameter applies to HPGL plotters only. You must use this option when your plotter is connected to the pass-through printer port of your terminal. |
HPGL | |
| -PLOt=port -PLOt=queue -PLOt=banner_name |
-PLOt=/dev/tty15 | Redirects the output to a port, queue, banner name, or file other than the one specified in your configuration. PlotPort is a logical name that is automatically defined when you initialize your graphics configuration. For more information, see "Redirecting Graphic Output" in this chapter. |
HPGL PostScript Tektronix ReGIS Sixel XWindows PNG GIF* |
| -PLOTWidth=number -PLOTHeight=number |
-PLOTWidth=640 -PLOTHeight=428 |
Sets the width and height independently, allowing you to make the image larger or smaller. (The image's height and width maintain their original proportion to one another.) The default width is 640 pixels and the height is 428 pixels. For number, indicate an integer between 1 and 5000 pixels. | PNG GIF* |
| -PNGIinterlace | Generates an interlaced image. This format lets the web browser load the image in waves instead of waiting until the entire image is downloaded. It is sometimes described as the venetian blind effect. | PNG | |
| -PORtrait | Rotates the plot 90 degrees on the page to print in portrait page orientation. Default page orientation is landscape. For more information, see the "For Advanced Users" section in this chapter. |
HPGL PostScript Tektronix XWindows ReGIS Sixel PNG GIF* |
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| -PSINClude=filename | -PSINClude=Gamma.PS | Creates a file of PostScript instructions that you can include within a Red GCG program document. This parameter works only for creating graphic output you want to include in Red. You must set the Wisconsin Package to use the PostScript graphics language before running the graphic program with this parameter. |
PostScript |
| -SCAle=number | -SCAle=2.0 | Scales the graphic larger or smaller. The normal scaling factor is 1.0. A scaling factor of 2.0 doubles the size along each axis. For more information, see the "For Advanced Users" section in this chapter. |
HPGL PostScript Tektronix XWindows ReGIS Sixel PNG GIF* |
| -SPEed=number | -SPEed=8.0 | For those x-y plotters that allow you to change pen speed, you can choose a pen speed between 1.0 and 10.0 to achieve a higher quality plot. 1.0 is the slowest pen speed available (highest quality), and 10.0 is the fastest. The default is 10.0. | HPGL |
| -XPAN=number -YPAN=number |
-XPAN=30.0 -YPAN=40.0 |
Moves the graphic to the right or left (XPAN) or up and down (YPAN) by the number of platen units you specify. For more information, see the "For Advanced Users" section in this chapter. |
HPGL PostScript Tektronix XWindows ReGIS Sixel PNG GIF* |
| -XSCAle=number -YSCAle=number |
-XSCAle=0.7 -YSCAle=1.5 |
Scales the x and y axes independently. (See -SCAle.) For more information, see the "For Advanced Users" section in this chapter. |
HPGL PostScript Tektronix XWindows ReGIS Sixel PNG GIF* |
*The GIF graphics driver is an optional product that is sold separately from the Wisconsin Package. For more information, see "GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)" in the "Configuring Graphics Languages and Devices" section of Appendix C, Graphics.
This section covers advanced tasks you may want to perform after you have become familiar with graphics programs and their output. This section teaches you how to
After you become familiar with displaying, printing, or plotting graphic output, you may find that you want to modify a graphic image by zooming in to a section of the graphic or changing the font of the text. The Wisconsin Package lets you easily make these and other modifications by adding parameters to the command line when you run the program.
Some of the parameters discussed below modify the length and width of the graphic, which involves changes in platen units (pu). A platen unit is one percent of the length of the vertical axis of the platen. A platen is the plane of your graphics device; Wisconsin Package programs use 100 pu x 150 pu as the platen (see figure below). You should become familiar with these terms and their meanings to understand how to use the parameters in this section.
You can modify a graphic image in the following ways:
Add -GRId to the command line. For example, % isoelectric pir1:kihua -Default -GRId produces the following graphic image:
-GRId supports two optional parameters:
-GRId=grid_interval, grid_color
grid_interval. This parameter sets the grid interval in platen units. A platen unit is one percent of the vertical dimension of the platen, or plane of your screen. If this parameter is negative, the numbering along the bottom axis will be suppressed.
grid_color. This parameter sets the grid color. You can specify both parameters, just the first parameter, or neither parameter. When you specify neither parameter, a grid is drawn in black with the default interval of 5 platen units.
Wisconsin Package graphics programs expect the plotting pens to be installed in the following order:
1 - Black
2 - Green
3 - Blue
4 - Red
Let's say you want to compare the graphic output for sequences of different length. However, because all sequences are plotted on one page by default, regardless of sequence length, this may be hard to do. Some Wisconsin Package programs let you line up plots for different sequences using the -DENsity=number command-line parameter, which specifies the number of bases or residues per 100 platen units. (A platen unit (pu) is one percent of the length of the horizontal axis of the platen. A platen is the plane of your screen, which is 100 pu x 150 pu.) Therefore, if you specify an identical density for sequences of different length, base 100 from one sequence will line up with base 100 from a different sequence and so on. This may mean that graphics may stretch onto multiple pages.
Add -DENsity=number to the command line.
Note: This command-line parameter does not work with all graphics programs. In addition, some programs do not allow you to specify a lower density.
Add -FONT=number, where number is the number of the font you want to use. Font 0 is a monospaced firmware font that plots much faster than software generated fonts. You can find a list of available fonts and their numbers in Appendix I of the Program Manual.
For example, % pepplot pir1:kihua -Default -FONT=4 produces the following graphic image:
If your graphics device supports color, you can specify the color of the graphic image.
Add -COLor=number to the command line, where number is the number of the color you want to use:
1 - Black
2 - Green
3 - Blue
4 - Red
Your printer or plotter may support colors other than those listed above. You can access additional colors using numbers greater than 4. Refer to your printer or plotter documentation for more information.
You can zoom in on a graphic to focus on sections in more detail, or you can zoom out to scale a graphic down in size.
Add -SCAle=number, to the command line, where number is the proportion at which you want to scale the graphic. For example, % dotplot hpr.pnt hpf.pnt -Default -SCAle=1.5 zooms in on the graphic, producing the following graphic image:
TIP - If you are using the XWindows graphics configuration, "Zoom" and "Restore" buttons will appear at the bottom of the graphics window. You can use the Zoom button and the mouse to zoom in on and pan the graphic. Use the Restore button to return the graphic to its original display.
As another example, % helicalwheel sw:mel_apido -Default -SCAle=0.5 zooms out of the graphic, creating a smaller graphic image:
You can move an entire plot either up and down or left and right in platen units to focus on different areas of the graphic.
Add -XPAN=number and -YPAN=number to the command line, where number is the x or y coordinate of the platen unit where you want to start plotting or printing the graphic image. For example, % plottest -XPAN=40 -YPAN=30 moves the plot to the right and up, producing the following graphic image:
In this example, instead of beginning the plot at coordinate (0,0), the plot begins at coordinate (40,30).
Wisconsin Package graphics can appear in landscape or portrait orientation. Landscape orientation means that graphics appear on a page that is wider than it is tall. Portrait orientation means that the graphics appear on a page that is taller than it is wide. For example
By default, Wisconsin Package programs create graphics in landscape orientation.
Add -PORtrait to the command line.
You can scale the x and y axes independently if you want to change the aspect ratio of the graphic image.
Add -XSCAle=number and -YSCAle=number on the command line, where number is the proportion by which you want to scale the graphic. For example, % plottest -XSCAle=0.8 -YSCAle=1.4 changes the ratio of the graphic from the normal 1.5:1.0 (150 platen units x 100 platen units) to 0.8:1.4 (80 platen units x 140 platen units).
Note: -XSCAle and -YSCAle can be used individually of each other. That is, you can change the aspect ratio of the x axis without changing the y axis ratio, and vice versa.
This section gives you guidelines on how to prepare your graphic data for publication in a report, manuscript, or other document. Let's say you've worked with a Wisconsin Package graphics program and produced output you'd like to include in a manuscript. The graphics look great, but you'd like to add a heading or two, and maybe put a box around the whole image. Editing a graphics file sounds intimidating, but the Wisconsin Package can write graphics output in a file in plain English (called a Figure file), making it easier for you to modify.
This topic provides pointers for
The Wisconsin Package provides the Figure program to help you prepare your data for publication. Figure lets you combine text and graphics. You can create graphics from scratch, annotate graphics you created with another Wisconsin Package program, include graphics within another file, size a graphic image, add color and borders, change fonts, and much more.
For instance, in the example below, two PlasmidMap images were combined and captions were added.
For more information, see Figure in the Program Manual.
When you prepare reports, manuscripts, or other types of technical documents, there may be times when you want to include Wisconsin Package graphics within them. The Package lets you save files in a number of formats: Encapsulated Postscript (EPS), color EPS (CEPS), and Graphics Interchange Format (GIF). You can include the graphics files created in these formats in most commercial document processing programs.
If you are accessing the Wisconsin Package on a Macintosh or PC via a modem and terminal emulation software, you may also have a printer connected directly to your microcomputer. Printing output on a printer directly connected to your microcomputer has its own procedure and special considerations.
In general, you use the following process when printing graphic output on a printer connected to your Mac or PC:
You can create a Wisconsin Package graphics file on the host computer and transfer it to a Macintosh to print to an Apple LaserWriter connected to your microcomputer.
Note: The following instructions are guidelines only. The exact steps for transferring a file depend on the terminal emulation and file transfer software you use. For more information, see the documentation for the terminal emulation and file transfer software you use.
Note: This utility may not be loaded on your computer. If your Macintosh has System 7, you can find the utility on the System 7.0 Tidbits disk. If your Macintosh has System 6 or earlier, you can find PostScript downloading utilities in some drawing packages, for example CricketDraw.
TIP - GCG also offers GCGFigure, a Macintosh program that allows you to display and print high-quality Wisconsin Package graphics. Using GCGFigure you are able to save Wisconsin Package graphic images as PICT files, a standard file format for importing into word processing, desktop publishing, and graphic/drawing programs.
GCGFigure is freely available to all GCG users. If you are interested, you can transfer the program to your computer using anonymous ftp from ftp://alanine.gcg.com in the /pub/mac directory. We also recommend you transfer the ReadMe.GCGFigure file in that directory for more detailed information about using the program.
To display graphics with the GCGFigure program:
- Run a graphic-producing program with the command-line parameter -FIGure=filename, for example % dotplot -FIGure=mydotplot.figure.
- Transfer the file in ASCII mode to your Macintosh.
- Start the GCGFigure program and select the transferred file to display it. See the GCGFigure ReadMe file for more information about using the program.
You can create a Wisconsin Package graphics file on the host computer and transfer it to a PC to print on a printer connected to your microcomputer.
Note: The following instructions are guidelines only. The exact steps for downloading a file depend on the terminal emulation and file transfer software you use. For more information, see the documentation for the terminal emulation and file transfer software.
Note: Substitute the correct port for your printer.
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