[comp.sys.hp] Screen Dumps, series 800

curt3028@oce.orst.edu (Curt Vandetta) (10/05/89)

 Hello,

 Does anyone know how to get a screen dump of an HP 835 Turbo SRX?
 I know how to dump the screen if I'm running X-windows, but I'm not
 in this case.  I have some 3rd party graphics applications that use
 the console as the display and I want to dump the screen (most likly
 so it can be printed on an HP paint jet).  I don't know if this matters
 or not, but the 3rd party software (GAE, made by Global Imaging inc.)
 doesn't run from the console, it is ran from a hard-wired tty that
 has a terminal sitting next to the console (not the greatest setup,
 but...)

 Thanks for any help,
 Curt
 curt@oce.orst.edu

ronw@hpuflfa.HP.COM (Ron Williams) (10/06/89)

> / hpuflfa:comp.sys.hp / curt3028@oce.orst.edu (Curt Vandetta) /  6:04 pm  Oct  4, 1989 /
> 
>  Hello,
> 
>  Does anyone know how to get a screen dump of an HP 835 Turbo SRX?
>  I know how to dump the screen if I'm running X-windows, but I'm not
>  in this case.  I have some 3rd party graphics applications that use
>  the console as the display and I want to dump the screen (most likly
>  so it can be printed on an HP paint jet).  I don't know if this matters
>  or not, but the 3rd party software (GAE, made by Global Imaging inc.)
>  doesn't run from the console, it is ran from a hard-wired tty that
>  has a terminal sitting next to the console (not the greatest setup,
>  but...)
> 
>  Thanks for any help,
>  Curt
>  curt@oce.orst.edu
> ----------

I'm not sure if just SE's get it or all HP customers as well, but look to see
if you have files under:

	/usr/lib/starbase/formatters/pcl

If so... look at bmprint.c

If not talk to your SE, if one is NOT immediately available/accessible then
reply to your basenote as to how best to e-mail the stuff to you.



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blaho@hpfcdq.HP.COM (Bruce Blaho) (10/14/89)

>  Hello,
> 
>  Does anyone know how to get a screen dump of an HP 835 Turbo SRX?
> 

>  Thanks for any help,
>  Curt
>  curt@oce.orst.edu
> ----------

As of HP-UX 7.0 there is a command called  "screenpr" which will open up
a graphics  device,  determine  the display  mode (e.g.  8 or 24 planes,
etc.), and generate PCL output (like  pcltrans  does today.)  Until then
you can use Starbase's  bitmap_print or bitmap_to_file with pcltrans (as
used in the example program /usr/lib/starbase/formatters/pcl/bmprint.c.)

Bruce Blaho
  HP Workstation Group
  Graphics Technology Division, Software Lab