HARD(1)                   TIPSY COMMANDS                  HARD(1)




NAME

       hard - make an X window dump (and send it to the printer)


SYNOPSIS

       hard filename


DESCRIPTION

       hard  redraws the current plot full screen size and writes
       a xwd format file of the image into the file  filename  so
       that  it can be sent to a color printer or displayed again
       later.  The image is written  when  any  mouse  button  is
       pressed.   Carefully center the image on the screen before
       pressing a mouse button because what you see is  what  you
       get.   If  nothing  is  currently plotted an error will be
       generated.  There are a few special filenames  that  cause
       the command to behave slightly differently.

       If  the  filename  is  ``print''  no  file  is written but
       instead a postscript file is sent to the  default  printer
       to be printed in black and white.

       If  the  filename is ``colorprint'' no file is written but
       instead a color postscript file is  sent  to  the  default
       printer to be printed in color.

       If  the  filename  is ``photo'' no file is written and the
       image remains on the screen until  a  button  is  pressed.
       This command is useful when taking pictures of the images.

       If the filename is ``movie'' a file  is  written  to  file
       filename that contains the image in the current window but
       with the same size as the current window.  Also, the  com-
       mand  does  not  wait  for a mouse button to be pressed to
       write the file.  It is important to make certain that  the
       entire  view  area  is  uncovered  when  using this option
       because what you see is what you  get.   This  command  is
       useful for making movies.

       If  the  filename  is  ``dump'' an image is written to the
       file filename.  The image contains  the  contents  of  the
       backing  pixmap  which  tipsy  uses to refresh the current
       window.  This is useful if the window is larger  than  the
       display.



SEE ALSO

       framepoints(1), xypoints(1), xyzpoints(1)



KQ Release 2.0            22 MARCH 1994                   HARD(1)

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