5 Graph Description Language (GDL) - Absint

There is no direct interface for printing graphs. However, graphs or parts of graphs can be exported
to files in several formats for which many printer drivers are available. Exporting is done via the
export dialog box (see p. 21).
• Print/Export Part...
A rectangular rubberband is used to select part of the graph currently shown in the display
window. Selecting is done like this:
– Press the left mouse button and hold it down: The rubberband appears.
– Drag it over the area of the graph to be exported followed by releasing the mouse
button.
After selecting the area to be exported the export dialog box (see p. 21) pops up.
Hint: To facilitate selecting the part to be exported it is useful to shrink the graph to a size
so that this part is entirely visible.
Note: It is not possible to export parts of a graph if splines have been used for drawing the
edges.
• Print/Export Graph...
The Export dialog box (see p. 21) is opened.
3.8.1 Export Dialog Box
The export dialog box (see Figure 5) enables the format, scaling, size and position of the exported
image of the graph or part thereof to be selected.
The following export formats are offered:
• PBM: monochromatic PBM-P4 2 format (black and white bitmap format)
• PPM: color PPM-P6 3 format (color bitmap format)
• BMP: bitmap format. BMP format can be either
– monochromatic (black and white) or
– colored.
• PostScript: image description language. The PostScript image can be either
– monochromatic (black and white),
– grey scaled, or
– colored.
2 Portable Bitmap File format
3 Portable Pixmap File format
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