
XPRISM2(POSTSCRIPT)          Khoros           XPRISM2(POSTSCRIPT)

     OUTPUT TYPE

     The "Output Type" toggles between "vector" and "raster".

     Raster
          When the Output Type is set to "raster", xprism2 simply
          sends a screen dump of  the workspace directly to
          "vpostscr"; in this case, the Postscript pane of the
          Output subform may be considered simply to be a con-
          venient user interface to "vpostscr". If desired, one
          might replicate the operation of this pane WITH RASTER
          OUTPUT by saving the xprism workspace as a screen dump
          (see the help provided on the "Files" pane of the Out-
          put subform), and then sending the screen dump to the
          imagen printer using the Khoros routine,"vpostscr".

     Vector
          Vector Output may also be referred to as "Quality Out-
          put" - certain operations are done so that the plot
          that is printed out will have smoother lines and a
          clearer rendering than is possible on the display. In
          general, vector output is always the method of choice.
          Text and fonts look far superior with vector output,
          lines are smooth, and the graphics workspace in general
          looks more refined on paper than it can on the screen.

     Output to Printer vs. Output to File

          If one wishes to send the xprism workspace directly to
          an available postscript printer, fill in the "Printer"
          parameter box with the name of your local postscript
          printer. When the user hits return, the workspace will
          be sent straight to the specified printer.  On the
          other hand, one may not have direct access to a
          postscript printer, but desire to use one on another
          system, for example.  To do this, one might first fill
          in the "Filename" parameter box with the name of a file
          to save the workspace in.  When the user hits return,
          the workspace is saved in the named file. This file may
          then be ftp'ed, mailed, etc. to the computer which is
          connected to the desired postscript printer, and then
          sent to that printer with a simple "lpr " command.

          Copyright 1991, University of New Mexico. All rights
          reserved.

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