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preview

Photon print preview

Syntax:

preview [-c colors] [-D debug_fname] [-d]
        [-h height[%]] [-L] [-M] [-S i|m|n] [-s server]
        [-U file] [-V] [-w width[%]]
        [-x position[%][r]] [-y position[%][r]]
        filename

Options:

-c colors

Force size of color palette.

-D debug_fname

Send debug information to the specified file.

-d

Delete input file after processing.

-h height[%]

The height of the window, in pixels, or as a percentage of the screen height if % is specified.

-L

Enable landscape mode.

-M

Don't map fonts into scalable printer fonts.

-Si|m|n

The initial state of the main window (iconified, maximized, or normal).

-s server_name

The name of the Photon server:

If server_name is:	This server is used:
node_path	node_path/dev/photon
fullpath	fullpath
relative_path	/dev/relative_path

-U file

Delete this file when the print job is completed. Use for synchronizing print-spooling operations.

-V

Be verbose (-VV: be more verbose).

-w width[%]

The width of the window, in pixels, or as a percentage of the screen width if % is specified.

-x position[%][r]

The x coordinate of the upper-left corner of the window, in pixels, or as a percentage of screen width if % is specified. If r is specified, the coordinate is relative to the current console.

-y position[%][r]

The y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the window, in pixels, or as a percentage of screen height if % is specified. If r is specified, the coordinate is relative to the current console.

filename

Name of a Photon draw-stream (*.phs) file.

Description:

View the page to be printed.

Examples:

View the file webpage.phs:

preview webpage.phs

See also:

Printing in the Neutrino User's Guide