Print Panel

The print panel handles the Postscript output. A 2D-display can be associated with the printer. All setup options and values of this display will be printed. Color and encapsulated Postscript are also supported. The output device is either a printer or a file. If the output device is a printer, a '.ps'-file is generated and spooled in the /tmp directory. It has a unique name starting with the prefix `snns'. The directory must be writable. When xgui terminates normally, all SNNS spool files are deleted.

  
Figure: Printer panel

The following fields can be set in the Printer Panel, which is shown in figure .

1. File Name resp. Command Line:
   If the output device is a file: the filename.
   If the output device is a printer: the command line to start the printer.
   The filename in the command line has to be '$1'.
2. Destination: Selects the output device. Toggles the above input line between File Name and Command Line.
3. Paper: Selects the paper format.
4. Orientation: Sets the orientation of the display on the paper. Can be 'portrait' or 'landscape'.
5. Border (mm): Sets the size of the horizontal and vertical borders on the sheet in millimeters.
6. AutoScale: Scales the network to the largest size possible on the paper.
7. Aspect: If on, scaling in X and Y direction is done uniformly.
8. X-Scale: Scale factor in X direction. Valid only if AutoScale is 'OFF'.
9. Y-Scale: Scale factor in Y direction. Valid only if AutoScale is 'OFF'.

: Cancels the printing and closes the panel.

: Starts printing.

: Opens the network setup panel. This panel allows the specification of several options to control the way the network is printed.    

The variables that can be set here include:

1. x-min, y-min, x-max and y-max describe the section to be printed.

2.   Unit size:¯ : All units have the same size.
   
   		: The size of a unit depends on its value.
   
   

3. Shape: Sets the shape of the units.

4.   Text:¯ : The box around
   text overwrites the background color and the links.
   
   		: No box around the text.
   
   

5. Border: A border is drawn around the network, if set to 'ON'.
6. Color: If set, the value is printed color coded.
7. Fill Intens: The fill intensity for units on monochrome printers.
8. Display: Selects the display to be printed.