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PSVIEW

Name:
    PSVIEW
Type:
    Support Command
Purpose:
    View the most recent plot in a Postscript viewer.
Description:
    DEVICE 3 (in file DPPL2F.DAT, the name may vary on some systems) output is closed and re-opened at the beginning of a plot command, so only the most recent plot is in the graphics file.

    This command will view this Postscript file using a Postscript viewer. This command is currently supported for Windows and Unix/Linux systems.

    For both Windows and Unix/Linux systems, the default viewer is ghostview. To specify a different viewer, enter the command

      SET POSTSCRIPT VIEWER <viewer>

    On Unix/Linux systems, <viewer> is case sensitive.

    This command is useful when you want to view the Postscript version of the plot without leaving the Dataplot session. The Postscript version of the plot is typically of higher quality than the screen version of the plot.

Syntax:
    PSVIEW
Examples:
    SET POSTSCRIPT VIEWER evince
    PSVIEW

    SET POSTSCRIPT VIEWER "C:\Program Files\GHOSTGUM\GSVIEW32.EXE"
    PSVIEW

Default:
    For Linux, the default viewer is "ghostview". For Windows, the default viewer is "C:\Program Files\GHOSTGUM\GSVIEW\GSVIEW32.EXE".
Synonyms:
    None
Related Commands:
    PP = Print the most recent plot.
Applications:
    Interactive Usage
Implementation Date:
    2011/9
Program:
     
    .  Generate a plot and use the "evince" program (Linux) to view the
    .  Postscript version of the graph.
    .
    SET POSTSCRIPT VIEWER evince
    PLOT X**2 FOR X = 1 1 9
    PSVIEW
        

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Date created: 09/06/2011
Last updated: 10/21/2015

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