[petsc-users] Save matrix view to postscript?

[Jed Brown]

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Ronald M. Caplan <caplanr at predsci.com>wrote:

> Thanks!
>
> I can't seem to get it to work though.
> When I configure --with-afterimage it says that I need to download it.
> When I use --download-afterimage it says:
> "External package afterimage does not support --download-afterimage"
>
> I am using a MAC with OS X.   Where can I download afterimage?
>

http://www.afterstep.org/afterimage/


>
> Also, in general, if I want to add a configure to petsc with ./configure,
> do I have to run ./configure with ALL my options, or just with the new ones
> I want to add/change?  Will it save my previous configure?
>

Run $PETSC_ARCH/conf/reconfigure-*.py --new-options


>
>  Thanks again for your rapid responses!
>
>  - Ron C
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Barry Smith <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
>
>>
>>   Sorry the postscript never really worked and then the world went PDF.
>>
>>   You can do what you want in PETSc 3.3 with
>>
>>     ierr = PetscOptionsBool("-draw_save_movie","Make a movie from the
>> images saved","PetscDrawSetSave",movie,&movie,PETSC_NULL);CHKERRQ(ierr);
>>     ierr = PetscOptionsString("-draw_save","Save graphics to
>> file","PetscDrawSetSave",filename,filename,PETSC_MAX_PATH_LEN,&save);CHKERRQ(ierr);
>>
>> /*@C
>>    PetscDrawSave - Saves images produced in a PetscDraw into a file as a
>> Gif file using AfterImage
>>
>>    Collective on PetscDraw
>>
>>    Input Parameter:
>> +  draw      - the graphics context
>> .  filename  - name of the file, if PETSC_NULL uses name of draw object
>> -  movie - produce a movie of all the images
>>
>>    Options Database Command:
>> +  -draw_save  <filename>
>> -  -draw_save_movie
>>
>>    Level: intermediate
>>
>>    Concepts: X windows^graphics
>>    Concepts: drawing^postscript
>>    Concepts: postscript^graphics
>>    Concepts: drawing^Microsoft Windows
>>
>>    Notes: Requires that PETSc be configured with the option
>> --with-afterimage
>>
>>
>> .seealso: PetscDrawSetFromOptions(), PetscDrawCreate(),
>> PetscDrawDestroy(), PetscDrawSave()
>>
>>   Please report any problems to petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov
>>
>>   Note that you must make sure the windows being saved are not covered by
>> other windows.
>>
>>    Barry
>>
>>
>> On Jul 31, 2012, at 3:17 PM, "Ronald M. Caplan" <caplanr at predsci.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I saw online that back in 2006 there was a way to tell PETSc to save
>> the image in -mat_view_draw into a postscript file.  Is there anyway to
>> still do this?  Or to same the image into any format?  Or to save a movie
>> of the residual images in ksp?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Ron C.
>>
>>
>
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