MATLAB Function Reference (Volume 2: Graphics)

print, printoptpcmd and dev are platform-dependent strings. pcmd contains the command thatprint uses to send a file to the printer. dev contains the device option for theprint command. Their defaults are platform dependent.Platform pcmd devUNIX lpr –r –s –dps2VMS PRINT/DELETE –dps2Windows COPY /B %s LPT1: –dwinDevicesThe table below lists device types supported by MATLAB’s built-in drivers.Generally, Level 2 PostScript files are smaller and render more quickly whenprinting than Level 1 PostScript files. However, not all PostScript printerssupport Level 2, so determine the capabilities of your printer before using thosedrivers. Level 2 PostScript is the default for UNIX, and VAX/VMS. You canchange this default by editing the printopt.m file.The TIFF image format is supported on all platforms by almost all wordprocessors for importing images. JPEG is a lossy, highly compressed formatthat is supported on all platforms for image processing and for inclusion intoHTML documents on the World Wide Web. To create these formats, MATLABrenders the figure using the Z-buffer rendering method and the resultingpixmap is then saved to the specified file. You can specify the resolution of theimage using the −r resolution switch.Device–dps–dpsc–dps2–dpsc2–deps–depscDescriptionLevel 1 black and white PostScriptLevel 1 color PostScriptLevel 2 black and white PostScriptLevel 2 color PostScriptLevel 1 black and white Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)Level 1 color Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)2-367