plot_info

Source: cli/plot/plot_info.pro

 plot_info
        Obtain information on the current plot settings

 Usage:
        plot_info, <output keys>

 Keywords:
        device          string  output  A named variable to return the
                                        name of the current device 
                                        (X or PS)
        have_colour     byte    output  A named variable to return
                                        whether there is a 
                                        colour table for the present
                                        device.
        colour_table    byte    output  A named variable to return the
                                        current colour table
        ps_colour       byte    output  A named variable to return
                                        whether PostScript is colour
                                        or monochrome.
        ps_encapsulate  byte    output  A named variable to return
                                        whether PostScript is
                                        encapsulated or not.
        ps_file         string  output  A named variable to return the
                                        name of the PostScript output
                                        file.
        ps_full_file    string  output  A named variable to return the
                                        name of the PostScript output
                                        file, complete with path.
        ps_orient       string  output  A named vaiable to contain the
                                        orientation of postscript
                                        output.
        ps_path         string  output  A named variable to return the
                                        directory to which postscript
                                        files will be written.
        ps_spool        string  output  A named variable to contain
                                        the command to be used for
                                        spooling PostScript files. The
                                        command for the current type
                                        of PS file (regular or EPS) is
                                        returned.
        ps_size         float   output  A named variable into which to
                                        put the size of the plotting
                                        area for PostScript. The value
                                        will be in the current units.
        ps_unit         string  output  A named variable in which to
                                        return the unit in which
                                        PostScript sizes are measured.
        x_size          int     output  A named variable in which to
                                        return the size of the
                                        plotting window.
        x_background    string  output  A named variable in which to
                                        return the X background
                                        colour.
        zone            float   output  A named variable to return the
                                        part of the plotting surface
                                        to be used.
        thickness       float   output  A named variable to return the
                                        line thickness to be used.
        use_thickness   byte    output  A named variable to return the
                                        flags indicating which types
                                        of line use the line thickness.
        global          This setting applies to the global plot
                        environment even if the current dataset has
                        its own.
        dataset         This setting is only applied if the dataset
                        has its own plot object.

 History:
        Original: 5/2/01; SJT
        Add missing DEVICE, option: 18/10/01; SJT
        Add global and dataset keys and use dataset: 27/5/02; SJT