Is someone else using the macintosh program "PlotView" (sold/created by
StevensCreek Software)? There are two different ways you can obtain a plot with
this program.
One is to connect the mac directly (serial cable) and then use the mac as an
hpgl-plotter. (Haven't tried this.)
The other way is to send the uxnmr-plot to a hpgl-file on the x32 (the files are
saved in the plot.code directory - which has to be created - in the home
directory). Then you transfer the hpgl-file to a mac (ethernet) using a program
such as Fetch (a brilliant extremely easy to use file-transfer program from
Dartmouth College).
On the mac you take the hpgl file and drag-drop it on the PlotView icon (only
the high-resolution mode is useful for spectra). The PlotView program is
automatically started up and the file is converted saved in a normal graphics
format (such as Canvas). Then you open the Canvas file (or whatever) and add
labels, change the scale font, etc. Scale the spectrum down to about 40% so
it'll fit on a single page (this step is neccessary for high-resolution plots).
The main advantage using the hpgl format is that the spectra is "plotted" to a
file in a relatively short time. More advantages are that the files occupy A LOT
less diskspace space (the file is around 10-15 kbyte) than a scanned graphics
file (can be about a Mbyte), and that they print in a couple of minutes or less
on the LaserWriter.
One small problem I've had is that I had to set the PlotView parameters up so
that an A4 plot on the x32 is read as an A3 plot when it is converted by the
PlotView program. (It does not create any problems at all as long as I set up
things this way.) I don't know if it is a problem with the x32 hpgl program or
with the PlotView program. Does anyone know?
73, Peter
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Peter Lundberg Ph (02) 692-3746
Biochemistry Fax (02) 692-4726
U of Sydney lundberg@biochem.su.oz.au
NSW 2006, Australia peter@biochem.su.oz.au
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