Device Drivers

This is a reference chapter that describes each of the available PLOT device drivers. The information in each section is organized under the following headings:

Models

This lists the supported plotters or defines the translation done by PLOT.

For plotters, the list gives the definitive models for which the driver was originally written, and any other plotters on which the driver has been tested. The list also gives other models, from the same or another manufacturer, if they are known to be fully compatible with the driver.

Description

This describes, in broad terms, the plotter device code or the translation.

Output

This describes the file format output by the driver.

Options

This describes any additional options or controls for the driver, for example scaling or paper layout.

Note that such options must be enclosed between quotation marks in the command line and if more than one option is used they must be separated by commas.

Example

This shows the minimum command syntax applicable to the driver, using the default settings for all user-configurable options.

If applicable, a further example shows the use of some of the more commonly used options.

Note: The LIST driver differs in principle from the drivers described in this chapter in that it does not translate input plot file data into a different format, but instead provides summarized information about the overall content of the file. The functions of the LIST driver are explained in LIST.