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doc: Clarify use of "interpreter" property when printing.
* plot.txi: Clarify use of "interpreter" property when printing.
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@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ the @qcode{"latex"} interpreter is equivalent to @qcode{"none"}.
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@cindex printing plots
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@cindex saving plots
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The @code{print} command allows you to send plots to you printer and
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The @code{print} command allows you to send plots to your printer and
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to save plots in a variety of formats. For example,
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@example
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prints the current figure to a color PostScript printer. And,
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@example
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print -deps foo.eps
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print foo.pdf
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@end example
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@noindent
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saves the current figure to an encapsulated PostScript file called
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@file{foo.eps}.
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The current graphic toolkits produce very similar graphic displays, but differ
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in their capability to display unusual text and in their ability to print
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such text. In general, the @qcode{"tex"} interpreter (default) is the best
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all-around performer for both on-screen display and printing. However, for the
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reproduction of complicated text formulas the @qcode{"latex"} interpreter is
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preferred. When printing with the @option{-painters} renderer, the default for
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all vector formats, two options may be considered:
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saves the current figure to a Portable Document encapsulated PostScript file
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called @file{foo.pdf}.
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The current graphic toolkits produce very similar graphic displays, but the
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interpreters differ in their capability to display unusual text and in their
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ability to print such text. In general, the @qcode{"tex"} interpreter
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(default) is the best all-around performer for both on-screen display and
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printing. However, for the reproduction of complicated text formulas the
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@qcode{"latex"} interpreter is preferred. The @qcode{"none"} interpreter
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prints text verbatim (exactly as it appears) which is very portable, but there
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is no support for bold, italic, superscripts, subscripts, Greek letters, etc.
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When printing with the @option{-painters} renderer, the default for all vector
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formats, two options may be considered:
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@itemize @bullet
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