Sending plots to laser printer

The simplest way is to type

$\gt\!\gt$ laser

to send the last plot you made on the screen. The Unix version of SPECX creates a plot file called specx_pgplot.ps if you have asked for Postscript files to be made (these are the required type for our normal printer). This plot file will be overwritten every time you issue a new plot command.

To send any other plot directly to the (laser) printer, first change plot device to hardcopy:

$\gt\!\gt$ s-p-d h

then open a new plotfile:

$\gt\!\gt$ n

and either close the plotfile;

$\gt\!\gt$ cl-pl

or open a new plotfile;

$\gt\!\gt$ n

or reset the plot device:

$\gt\!\gt$ s-p-d t

all of which create the plotfile specx_pgplot.ps. To plot it on the default (local) printer use

$\gt\!\gt$ $ lp specx_pgplot.ps

and if you like this plot enough you can save the Postscript file with

$\gt\!\gt$ $ mv specx_pgplot.ps yourplotfilename.ps