ravn@imada.ou.dk (Thorbjoern Ravn Andersen) (06/12/91)
Does .BGI files have to run on the screen? Doing a project involving graphics output to the printer I wondered if it was necessary to make the whole graphic core by myself if a standard package is available. The thought suggested it self (having worked with a variant of GEM long back), that having done the routine layout on the graphic screen all you needed was to switch outputdevice and run it again to get a printer/plotter copy. Have *anybody* heard of this for Turbo Pascal? I have been told that the .BGI files are freely distributable, but if this goes as far as actually releasing the fileformat is pretty relevant here. Before flaming me (if necessary) -- I am a newcomer to Turbo Programming, but have programmed a lot in non-IBM enviroments, which is why I may have asked something thats been asked before. Suggestions welcome, all help appreciated -- Thorbj\o{}rn Ravn Andersen 'Normally I kill people for money. You are my ravn@imada.ou.dk friend; I will kill you for nothing' -- Chico Marx
warren@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Warren Harrison) (06/13/91)
In article <1991Jun12.131422.5951@imada.ou.dk> ravn@imada.ou.dk (Thorbjoern Ravn Andersen) writes: >Doing a project involving graphics output to the printer I wondered if >it was necessary to make the whole graphic core by myself if a >standard package is available. The thought suggested it self (having >worked with a variant of GEM long back), that having done the routine >layout on the graphic screen all you needed was to switch outputdevice >and run it again to get a printer/plotter copy. > >Have *anybody* heard of this for Turbo Pascal? > I use GraphLink from VisiTech Software, and have for quite a while now. It is a very slick package - I have distributed well over a thousand copies of a product that uses it with nary a complaint. You should be able to get GraphLink through the Programmer's Connection or Programmer's Shop. If not, send me e-mail and I'll get the address/phone number (my stuff is at home and I'm not). I recommend it quite highly. Warren ========================================================================== Warren Harrison warren@cs.pdx.edu Center for Software Quality Research 503/725-3108 Portland State University/CMPS