Re: Seeking help...

[Ted Harding]

( Re Message From: Jayabharath R. Dondeti )
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have installed Octave on my Linux box recently and it works nice almost 
> similar
> to matlab and works nice. I have a problem printing my plots on to the printer
> or in to a file(post-script). I tried matlab command print -f 'filename' ...
> did not work. I searched on all the on-line documentation...no use.
> 
> I will be thankful if you can give me a solution for how to print octve plots.
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> 
> Jayabharath.

I have made the following two simple and primitive, but adequate, utilities
(printer.m and screen.m):
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= printer.m =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
function printer(fname,orient)
# printer                -- diverts graphics to printer in PostScript
#                           (landscape, Helvetica 12pt)
# printer(fname)         -- diverts graphics to file fname in PostScript (EPS)
#                           (fname = "|lpr" for direct printing)
# printer(fname,orient)  -- as for preceding but orient="L" or "P" forces
#                              orientation (default is "L").
#
# ( screen   [see screen.m]      -- restores graphics output to screen )

if nargin == 0
   fname = "|lpr" ;
   set term postscript landscape "Helvetica" 12
else
   if nargin == 1
      set term postscript landscape "Helvetica" 12
   else
      if strcmp(orient,"P")
         set term postscript portrait "Helvetica" 14
      else
         set term postscript landscape "Helvetica" 12
      endif
   endif
endif
   
eval(["set output \"" fname "\""]);
#set output "/dev/ttyS3"
endfunction
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= screen.m -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
set terminal x11
set output