config1.pngSetting Plotter Properties


The Plotters configuration page is used to define Visual PRO/5 plotters.

  • To add a new plotter device, click Add.

  • To remove an existing plotter device, click anywhere in the column, then click Remove.

    • Row

    Description

    Alias name

    Enter an alias name for the plotter. The name must begin with "D" and contain between 2 and 6 characters.

    Device

    Enter the operating system name of the device, such as /dev/lpt1, /dev/com1, or sysplot.

    Description

    Enter a description for the plotter. This text is not used by Visual PRO/5 but may be accessed by an application program via the TSK() function.

    Type

    If the plotter is a direct device (/dev/lpt1, or /dev/com1), enter the entry in the termcap file you wish to reference for this plotter. Visual PRO/5 supplies its own termcap file that you may want to use.

    Aspect ratio

    Enter the aspect ratio for the plotter. The aspect ratio allows square plotting on a non-square surface.

    • To apply a specified aspect ratio to the device, and shrink the longer of the two axes until the longer axis is fully on the screen, enter an aspect ratio less than 0.

    • To apply the default aspect ratio, enter an aspect ratio of 0.

    • To prevent any attempt by Visual PRO/5 to correct for non-square plotting surfaces, enter an aspect ratio of 1.

    • To apply the specified aspect ratio to the device, stretching the shorter of the two axes 'off' the screen, enter an aspect ratio greater than 0.

    Conditional expr

    Enter a conditional expression for the printer in the form T?, which allows this device to be accessible only by Visual PRO/5 processes with a FID(0)=T?.

    Font name

    Enter the font name for the plotter. Valid fonts are:

    • simplex.sft

    • triplex.sft

    • symbols.sft

    • script.sft

    • olde.sft

    Window height

    Enter the window height in pixels for the plotter. (Valid only for SYSPLOT device.)

    Lock file

    Enter a name for the plotter lock file that will be created whenever this plotter device is opened by Visual PRO/5, which prevents other processes from opening the device.

    Window X position

    Enter the X position in pixels from the left of the client area. The default is 100 pixels. (Valid only for SYSPLOT device.)

    Window Y position

    Enter the Y position in pixels from the top of the client area. The default is 100 pixels. (Valid only for SYSPLOT device.)

    Window width

    Enter the window width in pixels for the plotter. (Valid only for SYSPLOT device.)