ploticus: proc page

## proc page | Welcome Gallery Handbook |
| Manual page for proc_page(PL)

## DESCRIPTION

proc page begins a new "page", and may be used to set attributes that effect the entire "page".`` Here, the word "page" can mean a paper page, image, EPS file, or interactive screen, depending on the what kind of results are being generated.``

It is not mandatory to invoke proc page for single-page results.`` If multiple page results are desired, proc page is used to perform page breaks.`` If proc page is used, it must be used before any other procs that will draw on the page.

Many of the proc page attributes have equivalent command line arguments.`` When given, command line arguments always take precedence over proc page attributes.``

## PREREQUISITES

None.``

## MANDATORY ATTRIBUTES

None. Default behavior is for a `portrait`-style page to be set up.``

## ATTRIBUTES

landscape `yes` | `no`

  Does the same thing as the -landscape command line option, except on a per-page basis. Default is no.`` If `yes` paper orientation will be landscape (oblong) when using paginated postscript. The absolute units origin (0,0) will be the lower left corner of the paper (paper held oblong).``

title multiline-text

  Specifies a page title.`` By default, title is rendered at the top center of the page, in large bold text.`` Title text is specified as multi-line text, ending with the first blank line.`` Blank lines that are to be part of the title should be escaped using a backslash (\).``
  Example:

      title: Comparison of Survey Techniques
           By Region
           \
           Fall, 1997

  ``

outfilename filename

  Does the same thing as the -o command line option.`` Specifies a filename where PNG, GIF, EPS, or paginated postscript result will be placed.`` For PNG, GIF and EPS a different file name should be used for every Page.``

titledetails textdetails

  Specifies detail options for the rendering of the page title.`` Example: `titledetails: size=14 style=BI`

color color

  Does the same thing as the -color command line option.`` Sets the default color for drawn lines and text.
  Example `color: white`

backgroundcolor color

  Does the same thing as the -backgroundcolor command line option.`` Sets the background color for the page. Example `backgroundcolor: blue`

linewidth w

  Does the same thing as the -linewidth command line option.`` Sets the default line width. All line width specifications will be rendered as relative to this. See also linedetails
  Example: `linewidth: 3.0`

textsize p

  Does the same thing as the -textsize command line option.`` Sets the default point size of text. All text size specifications will be rendered as relative to this. See also textdetails
  Example: `textsize: 16`

font font

  Does the same thing as the -font command line option.`` sets the overall default font to font.`` See also fonts and textdetails
  PostScript example: `font: /Times-Roman`

dobackground `yes` | `no`

  Fill of the entire page area with the backgound color. Default is `yes`, except for EPS where it defaults to `no`.``
  Example: `dobackground: no`

dopagebox `yes` | `no`

  If proc page is used with `eps`, `png`, or `gif` as the device, this attribute may be used so that the bounding box includes the whole page (normally it is cropped to the design with a small margin).`` Default is `no` for EPS, PNG or GIF, `yes` otherwise.``
  Example: `pagebox: yes`

tightcrop `yes` | `no`

  Does the same thing as the -tightcrop command line option.`` After rendering crop PNG, GIF or EPS result to the extent of the design with no margin (normally a small margin is allowed).``

crop x1 y1 x2 y2

  Same thing as -crop command line option.`` After rendering crop PNG, GIF, or EPS result to a box in absolute units.``

croprel left bottom right top

  Same thing as -croprel command line option.`` After rendering crop PNG, GIF, or EPS result to the extent of the design but with an adjustable margin; positive values always adjust the crop outward from center, negative values inward.``

scale scalex [scaley]

  Does the same thing as the -scale command line option.`` Enlarges or reduces the size of the entire result by the given factor(s) (less than 1.0 reduces, greater than 1.0 enlarges).``
  Example: `scale: 0.7 0.5`

pagesize width height

  Similar to the -pagesize command line option.`` However, unlike with the command line option, X11 window size will be affected if overall scaling is done. Another noticed difference is that background fill color on large pages works with the command line option but not with this attribute.``

  Example: `pagesize: 7 3`

numbernotation: `standard` | `us` | `euro`

  Specifies how decimal point and thousands separators will be displayed. This overrides the `numbernotation` specification in any ploticus config file that might exist. The default is `standard`. See config for a complete description.``
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  Copyright Steve Grubb

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