hs_plot::menu

Source: plotting/hs_plot__menu.pro

 hs_plot::menu
       Selects plot device, via a widget interface.

 Usage:
       plid -> menu

 Keywords:
        group   long    input   Group leader of the hierarchy
        modal           input   If set & non-zero, then register modally
        x_only          input   If set, then only allow the X device
                                to be selected
        ps_only         input   If set, then only allow the PS device
                                to be selected.

 Restrictions:
        Not intended to be called directly. The X_ONLY and PS_ONLY
        keys are exclusive.

 History:
       Prototype, from PLOPEN: 6/1/93; SJT
        Add region setting: 11/1/93; SJT
        Added group keyword: 22/1/93; SJT
        Use compound widget CW_FSLIDER for region: 29/1/93; SJT
        Fix initial colour table status of PS: 3/2/93; SJT
        Use xregistered instead of /modal to make it one copy only:
                                                3/2/93; SJT
        Force unique filenames in unix: 17/2/93; SJT
        Add modal keyword to optionally prevent return, during
                forced call from movie: 4/3/93; SJT
        Tidy up and minor fixes: 29/7/93; SJT
        Add "standard" windows: 22/11/93; SJT
        Separate page size and window size: 20/4/94; SJT
        Force scrolling if the base is too big: 21/4/94; SJT
        Move region setting out to separate menu & add char sizes:
                                                        29/6/94; SJT
        Add LN03 "Pseudo-device": 28/7/94;SJT
        Remove background setting from colour hardcopy devices:
        25/7/95; SJT
        Rewrite for X & PS only and allow forced device: 20/8/99; SJT
        Major cleanup (page size now entered as a text field, cancel
        possible etc., allow use of inches) : 14/10/99; SJT
        Becomes a method of hs_plot class: 30/11/99; SJT
        Fix a problem with "canned" ps sizes and adda new size: 14/4/00; SJT
        Add thickness support: 14/12/00; SJT
        Do away with revert setting -- always revert now: 11/2/02; SJT
        Add X dump format settings: 17/7/02; SJT
        Replace findfile calls: 15/4/03; SJT
        Use tab widgets if IDL new enough: 28/11/03; SJT