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psview.C File Reference

Detailed Description

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To load a PS file in a TCanvas, the ghostscript program needs to be install.

#include "TROOT.h"
#include "TCanvas.h"
#include "TImage.h"
void psview()
{
// set to batch mode -> do not display graphics
gROOT->SetBatch(1);
// create a PostScript file
TString dir = gROOT->GetTutorialsDir();
dir.Append("/graphics/feynman.C");
gROOT->Macro(dir);
gPad->Print("feynman.eps");
// back to graphics mode
gROOT->SetBatch(0);
// create an image from PS file
TImage *ps = TImage::Open("feynman.eps");
if (!ps) {
printf("GhostScript (gs) program must be installed\n");
return;
}
new TCanvas("psexam", "Example how to display PS file in canvas", 600, 400);
TLatex *tex = new TLatex(0.06,0.9,"The picture below has been loaded from a PS file:");
tex->Draw();
TPad *eps = new TPad("eps", "eps", 0., 0., 1., 0.75);
eps->Draw();
eps->cd();
ps->Draw("xxx");
}
Author
Valeriy Onoutchin

Definition in file psview.C.