From: Phlip <phlip_cpp@...>
Date: 2001-11-07T06:26:11+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:24455] Re: How to dump a canvas into a png-file?

Armin Roehrl wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It is possible to dump a canvas in a postscript file.
> 
> Without using some external conversion prg from ps to png is there
> a trick to convert the canvas into a png/jpeg/gif/whatever image?

Because I do this, I'm compelled to tell you I do it >only< the way you
decry - an external conversion program.

ImageMagick's graphics conversion suite has very little room for
improvement. I use 'import' to snap the current window, and 'convert' to
juggle it between PS and PNG format. Each has an option to rotate wide
pictures to landscape mode, and to fit the image to 8x11 inch paper
size.

Doing this in a separate, ready-made app represents aon extra layer of
decoupling that lets me shred.

-- 
Phlip

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