Re: Generating bitmap graphics, not Postscript
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg29004] Re: Generating bitmap graphics, not Postscript
- From: "P.J. Hinton" <paulh at wolfram.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 04:07:28 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: "Wolfram Research, Inc."
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
On Wed, 23 May 2001, Simon Chandler wrote:
> That's probably the solution I'll use, but my curiosity has been
> roused by the FrontEndTokenExecute method. You suggested I look in the
> MenuSetup.tr file, which I have done. The relevant part seems to be:
>
> Menu["Cell",
> {
> Menu["Convert To",
> {
> Item["InputForm", "SelectionConvert"->InputForm, MenuKey["I", Modifiers->{Command, Shift}]],
> Item["OutputForm", "SelectionConvert"->OutputForm],
> Item["First Convert to BoxForm", "MenuListConvertFormatTypes", MenuAnchor->True],
> Delimiter,
> Item["PostScript", "SelectionConvert"->"PostScript"],
> Item["Bitmap", "SelectionConvert"->"Bitmap"],
> Item["PICT", "SelectionConvert"->"PICT"],
> Item["Bitmap PICT", "SelectionConvert"->"PICTBitmap"],
> Item["Embedded PS PICT", "SelectionConvert"->"PICTEmbeddedPS"],
> Item["QuickTime", "SelectionConvert"->"QuickTime"]
> }],
>
> How do I use "SelectionConvert"->"Bitmap" to call the conversion?
> I've tried various ways but it won't work. Unfortunately I don't have
> access to the book you mentioned.
For these things, you have to use a somewhat different syntax.
FrontEndExecute[
FrontEndToken[SelectedNotebook[], "SelectionConvert", "Bitmap"]
]
--
P.J. Hinton
User Interface Programmer paulh at wolfram.com
Wolfram Research, Inc.
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