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GraphicDump

USAGE:

GraphicDump [TINY|SMALL|MEDIUM|LARGE|xdots:ydots] [SIZE={TINY|SMALL|MEDIUM|LARGE|xdots:ydots}] [DELAY=seconds] [UNIT=number]

PURPOSE:

To do a raster dump of the front screen

SPECIFICATION:

GraphicDump is a tool to do a raster dump of the frontmost (or only) Intuition screen to the graphic printer selected in Preferences. If the program is run from Workbench or without any arguments from Shell then printing will commence after a 10 second pause (to allow the user to insure that the screen to print is the frontmost).

There are eight options from which the user may choose when using GraphicDump from Shell; the same options can also be used as tool types for the GraphicDump icon.

TINY

Make the width of the resulting printout about 1/4 the total width allowed by the printer. The height is such that the screen`s original aspect ratio is maintained.

SMALL

Make the width of the resulting printout about 1/2 the total width allowed by the printer. The height is such that the screen`s original aspect ratio is maintained.

MEDIUM

Make the width of the resulting printout about 3/4 the total width allowed by the printer. The height is such that the screen`s original aspect ratio is maintained.

LARGE

Make the width of the resulting printout be the full width allowed by the printer. The height is such that the screen`s original aspect ratio is maintained.

xdots:

ydots Use xdots as the absolute width in dots; use ydots as the absolute height in dots. This allows the user to specify any dimensions within the confines of the printer.

SIZE

This option selects one of the five printing sizes, e.g. SIZE=TINY is equivalent to specifying TINY as the printing size.

DELAY

This option selects the number of seconds to wait before printing starts. Default is ten seconds. To start printing right away, specify DELAY=0.

UNIT

This option selects the printer.device unit number to address when printing. Default is unit #0. To select a different unit, specify something like UNIT=1.

GraphicDump will attempt to lock the front screen, preventing it from closing until printing is finished. However, this may not always be possible. In any case, do not close the front screen until the printout has rolled out of the printer. Otherwise, you may end up crashing the operating system!

NOTE:

The printout may not be properly scaled unless you have selected Limits: Ignore" and Scaling: Fraction" in the printer preferences.

EXAMPLES:

To produce a printout of the frontmost screen whose width is half that of the printer`s maximum:

1>GraphicDump MEDIUM

To produce a printout of the frontmost screen that is 640 dots in width and 200 dots in height:

1>GraphicDump 640 200

IconEdit

Edits the appearance and type of icons. IconEdit opens the IconEdit program. The command does not support any arguments. For detailed information on IconEdit, see the Workbench User's Guide.

InitPrinter

Initializes a printer for print options specified in the Preferences editors.

Format

INITPRINTER

Template

(none)

Location

SYS:Tools

After running InitPrinter, the Shell prompt returns when the printer resets. The printer is initialized automatically on first access, but if it is powered off, you might need to reinitialize it with InitPrinter.

Intellifont

Runs the Intellifont program to manage outline fonts.

Format

INTELLIFONT [VALIDATE]

Template

VALIDATE/S

Location

SYS:System

Intellifont installs new outline fonts on your system, specifies new sizes for existing fonts, and deletes unneeded fonts. You can also create bitmap versions of any size outline font for applications that do not support outline fonts directly.

Setting the VALIDATE option checks fonts to be sure they are installed properly and that everything needed to run them is present.

KeyShow

Displays the current Keymap. There are no arguments for the KeyShow command. For detailed information about KeyShow, see the Workbench User's Guide.

MEmacs

Enables screen-oriented text editing.

Format

MEMACS [<filename>] [OPT W] [GOTO <n>]

Template

FROM/M,OPT/K,GOTO/K

Location

SYS:Tools

MEmacs is described in Chapter 4 of this manual.

More

Displays the contents of a designated ASCII file in the Shell window. More does not have an icon. It has been superseded by the MultiView program; however, it is still available.

Format

MORE <filename>

Template

(none)

Location

SYS:Utilities

Specify the complete path if the file is not in the current directory. More displays a file requester if you do not specify a file.

Pressing the H key provides explanations for More's command keys. The following options can be used with More:

<Space>

Next Page (More).

<Return>

Next Line.

q or Ctrl+C

Quit.

H

Help.

/string

Search for string (case-sensitive). Entering n following the string searches for the next occurrence of the string.

.string

Search for string (not case-sensitive).

N

Find next occurrence of search string.

Ctrl+L

Refresh window.

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