[Magic-dev] Postscript plotting larger than A size

[R. Timothy Edwards]

Dear Bertrand,

> First, has anyone had success plotting on anything larger than an A size 
> paper ? I have tried B, C, D and E size, but to no avail...
> By using the PS_width and PS_height values in plot param, I have changed 
> the paper size. Magic creates a postscript file but the printer crashes 
> on the file. Similarly, ghostscript  chokes on the file and returns an 
> error. Any idea ?

I just did a quick test by doubling PS_width to get a 11" x 17" sheet
size, and ghostscript (ghostview) had no problem with it.  What error
is ghostscript giving you?

> Secondly, is there a way to specify a scale when plotting to postscript 
> ? Ideally a lambda->real size would be create (15X , 100X, etc..). It 
> looks like this was done for PNM plotting.

Not difficult to add, but it hasn't been done.  Right now, the routine
fits the data bounds (clipped to the cursor box) to the maximum fit in
PS_width and PS_height (minus margins).  So you would have to hand-
calculate the scalefactor.

						---Tim

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