This file is /cdf/run1/documents/development/cdfsga_screen_printing.note
Last update was March 30th, 2001


Several people have asked me about ways to take an
image from the display and send it to a printer.

There are many ways to do this, I present one way below.




1)  Specify the display with the command:
    > setenv DISPLAY xxxxxx.yyyy.zzz:0    (as usual)


2) Modify
      $HOME/.login
   to include a line similar to:
      setenv FLPQUE b0trwqms_ps 
   to select your favorite PostScript printer.

3) Run this script:

#!/bin/tcsh -f
# A little menu
#
source ~cdfman/CDF_BASE
setup ximagetools
@ stop = 0
while (0 == $stop)
   set button = `xconfirm -noframe -geometry 178x50 -b Exit -b Print`
   switch ($button)
      case Print
         import print.ps
         flpr print.ps
      breaksw
      case Exit
         @ stop = 1
      breaksw
      default:
         @ stop = 1
      breaksw
   endsw
end


4) Click on Print in the little menu, and then click on 
   the window you want printed.