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To define output devices for printing use ASSIGN/PRINT, for plot output use
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ASSIGN/PLOT and for hardcopies of images ASSIGN/DISPLAY. Subsequent PRINT/...,
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PLOT/... or LOAD/IMAGE commands will then send their output to these devices.
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For the commands COPY/GRAPHICS and COPY/DISPLAY the output device name is
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a parameter in the command line.
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If the printers are not Postscript printers, specific driver information
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has to be entered into the file $MIDASHOME/$MIDVERS/systab/ascii/plot
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in a format described in the header of that file.
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Postscript printers do not have to be put into that file.
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If the printer is a colour printer, specify that via `printer_name.c',
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e.g. if pacol22 is a colour laser printer, use `pacol22.c' as printer
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There are also generic names for a line printer (LPRINT), a grayscale postscript
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printer (LASER) and colour postscript (COLOUR) in Midas.
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These generic names are set in the file $MIDASHOME/$MIDVERS/monit/devices.sh
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for all users, which is executed when typing $ inmidas or $gomidas.
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E.g. the entries from the currently shipped devices.sh file represent the
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device setup at ESO from 2001, and are:
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LPRINT=lp2usr1 ;export LPRINT # Line printer, 2nd floor, user room
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LASER=ps2usr0 ;export LASER # Postcript B/W, 2nd floor, user room
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COLOUR=pc2usr0.c ;export COLOUR # Postcript Color, 2nd floor, user room
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SLIDE=sl2usr0 ;export SLIDE # Chromascript, 2nd floor, user room
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PENPLOT=hp2usr0 ;export PENPLOT # HP plotter, 2nd floor, user room
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For example, if you just have a single inkjet (postscript) printer, named
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hp-inkjet99, then you could change the file devices.sh as follows:
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LPRINT=hp-inkjet99 ;export LPRINT
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LASER=hp-inkjet99 ;export LASER
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COLOUR=hp-inkjet99.c ;export COLOUR
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As individual user you can adapt this file to your specific needs and store
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the modified devices.sh in your local $MID_WORK directory.
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Midas uses then this device file instead of the global devices.sh in
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$MIDASHOME/$MIDVERS/monit.o