Re: saving plots to files

[Ron Crummett]

Personally, I have found that my best results come from using the command

print('file.ps', '-dpsc')

and then using ImageMagick to convert the file to .png or some other 
graphics format.  From some trial and error I have decided that saving a 
plot in postscript format retains a lot of the extra formatting I have 
on my plots (sub/superscripts, Greek characters, etc.) as opposed to 
using one of the other formats specified in "help print."  I am running 
2.1.73 on Kubuntu (breezy) but I believe that ImageMagick is available 
for Windows too; a very nice utility.

-Ron

Robert A. Macy wrote:
> That eps is a kind of postscript, I think.  You need
> GoScript [free] or such to read it.  I tried Dimitri's
> suggestions which worked, but it created a monstorous
> postscript file
>
> If you're on XP and using 2.1.50, why not use
> 'printscreen'?
>
> I do that, then write all over the plot, label, highlight,
> circle add relative comments, etc, then store it in .jpg
> [or bmp for further writing]
>
> Even "overlay" multiple plots using paint.  It's *very*
> fast and makes files compatible with other applications.  
>
> Uh, for archive in a separate text file I write the
> program, variables etc that produced the plot in case I
> need to recreate or modify it 
>
>          - Robert -
>
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:41:51 -0400
>  "Lapi, Vincent J, ALABS" <address@hidden> wrote:
>   
> > Shai Ok,
> > (1) Windows XP, Octave 2.1.50, from source forge.
> > (2) The code works but in the case of .png files produces
> > empty files.
> > In the case of .eps it produces a file type of size but I
> > cannot open
> > because I do not have the correct applications to open
> > eps file type. I
> > need to know what file type options are available so that
> > I can try to
> > produce a file types that I can open.
> > Thanks,
> > vlapi 
> >
> >     
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