Re: how to handle a figure?

[Mick.Spillane@xxxxxxxx]

Hi Zibiao Zhang,
	If you have a plot on the screen you can convert it to a
GIF image by typing in a name for it, for example
	frame/file=myplot.gif
A GIF image has fairly low resolution of course, so to do better
you need to create a "plot metafile", which you can then print or
convert to PostScript outside Ferret. For example

yes? set mode meta ! set ferret into "save metafile" mode
yes? ppl pltnme, myplot.plt   ! give name for plot metafile
yes? ...
yes? ... ! take the steps to create the plot
yes? ...
yes? can mode meta ! exit "save metafile" mode when plot is complete
yes? ...
yes? ... continue with other ferret work, then
yes? quit

Now outside of ferret use the Fprint command
	Fprint -R -o myplot.ps myplot.plt
to convert the metafile to a postscript file myplot.ps which can then
be printed in the normal way.  The -R option keeps the metafile myplot.plt
with the same name.  Otherwise it gets renamed with a timestamp. Type
	Fprint
to see other Fprint options; for example you can send the plot straight
to a printer without creating the postscript file.

Good luck,
Mick


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