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Printer Driver Options

The printer driver interface enables an output file of the visualized graph to be produced without any interaction being required. aiSee acts as a kind of converter program in this case, converting a GDL file into a PostScript or bitmap file. It is advisable to use the -silent option in combination with one of the following: vcgoutput, psoutput, pbmoutput, or ppmoutput. Example:

aisee -silent -color -scale 75 -psoutput test.ps test.gdl

This example converts the GDL file test.gdl into a PostScript file containing a color picture of the graph scaled by 75%. In this case interactive displaying of the graph is suppressed. If the graph does not fit on the page, the output shows only part of the graph.

-vcgoutput <filename>
  A GDL file named <filename> is written which contains the graph rendered in keeping with the layout calculation. All visible nodes of the graph are annotated by the calculated coordinates. Information about folded subgraphs or regions is completely lost in the GDL file created. Interactive displaying of the graph is turned off.

-psoutput <filename>
  A PostScript file named <filename> is written which contains the graph.

-pbmoutput <filename>
  A bitmap file named <filename> containing a black and white picture of the graph is written in PBM format.

-ppmoutput <filename>
  A bitmap file named <filename> containing a color picture of the graph is written in PPM format.

-paper [ a4 | b5 | a5 | 11x17 | tabloid | 8x11 | letter | 8x14 | legal ]
  Selects the paper type, the default being A4. The various paper types are:

a4 | A4 A4 (21 cm x 30 cm)
b5 | B5 B4 (18.5 cm x 27 cm)
a5 | A5 A5 (15 cm x 21 cm)
11x17 | tabloid tabloid (11 in x 17 in)
8x11 | letter U.S. letter (8.5 in x 11 in)
11x17 | legal U.S. legal (8.5 in x 14 in)

-noBoundingBox
  The calculation of a BoundingBox is suppressed. This option is useful for PostScript output only.

-color
  The output file contains a colored graph. This option is useful for PostScript output only.

-grey | -gray
   The output file contains a greyscaled graph. This option is useful for PostScript output only.

-blackwhite
This is the default setting.
  The output file is monochromatic. This option is useful for PostScript output only.

-portrait
This is the default setting.
  Selects portrait orientation.

-landscape
  Selects landscape orientation.

-split <num>
num default: 1
  Splits the graph into <num> pages. This is useful for PostScript output only. The number of pages has to be one of the fllowing: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81 or 100.

-xdpi <num>
  Sets the horizontal resolution for bitmap output. This option enables the bitmap formats to be adjusted to the printer resolution.

-ydpi <num>
  Sets the vertical resolution for bitmap output. This option enables the bitmap formats to be adjusted to the printer resolution.

-scale <num>
num default: maxaspect
  Scales the graph to <num> per cent before writing to file. The default scaling fits the graph to the paper size using maximum aspect ratio.

-width <float> <units>
  The graph is scaled so that its width is smaller than <float> <units>. No scaling may be specified otherwise this option does not work.<units> are
inch | in inch
ft | foot foot
mm millimeter
cm centimeter
dm decimeter
m meter

-height <float> <units>
  The graph is scaled so that its height is smaller than <float> <units>. No scaling may be specified otherwise this option does not work. For the various <units>, see -width.

-lm <float> <units>
  Sets the left margin of the output to <float> <units>. No right margin may be specified otherwise this option doesn't work. The graph is centered on the page by default. This option is useful only if the graph fits on the page. For the various <units>, see -width.

-rm <float> <units>
  Sets the right margin of the output to <float> <units>. No left margin may be specified otherwise this option doesn't work. The graph is centered on the page by default. This option is useful only if the graph fits on the page. For the various <units>, see -width.

-tm <float> <units>
  Sets the top margin of the output to <float> <units>. No bottom margin may be specified otherwise this option doesn't work. The graph is centered on the page by default. This option is useful only if the graph fits on the page. For the various <units>, see -width.

-bm <float> <units>
  Sets the bottom margin of the output to <float> <units>. No top margin may be specified otherwise this option doesn't work. The graph is centered on the page by default. This option is useful only if the graph fits on the page. For the various <units>, see -width.


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