Plotter Configuration
A plotter is defined in the PRO/5 configuration file using the ALIAS command as follows:
aliasbbxname realname type comment modes
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Parameter |
Description |
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alias |
Identifies the following information as an alias (i.e., bbxname is an alias for realname). |
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bbxname |
Refers to the name of the device for PRO/5 to use. |
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realname |
Refers to the name of the device to use as the plotting device such as "/dev/tty1a", "/dev/lp1" on the UNIX operating system, "/dev/lpt1" and "/dev/com1" for MS-DOS. Again, if your MS-DOS operating system does not allow the use of the preceding "/dev/", you should use the base name of the device, i.e., "lpt1" for "/dev/lpt1". Plot output can also be sent to a file. This file can be used later as input to pro5plot. |
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type |
Refers to the entry in the termcap file you wish to reference for this plotter. PRO/5 supplies its own termcap file that you may want to use. If you are unfamiliar with termcap file usage, see Introduction to Termcap, contained in the User's Reference Guide. |
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modes |
Defines the special features supported by the plotter. Modes are separated by commas in the config.bbx file. |
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Mode |
Description |
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ASPECT=number |
Plotter aspect ratio. For more information, see the 'ASPECT' mnemonic. |
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FONTx=filename |
The "FONT" mode allows you to select fonts and load them when the plotter device is OPENed for the first time. The character preceding the "=" sign is the font number with which to associate the font data. These fields are optional. Text output to a graphic device is associated with a font (a style of printing). If a font is defined here, every time the device is initialized, the font will be loaded from a disk file. |