GRAPHICS(DOS) UNIX System V GRAPHICS(DOS)
Name
graphics - prints a graphics display screen
Syntax
graphics [printer] [/r] [/b] [/lcd]
Description
To use graphics, you must be using a color or graphics
monitor adapter. The printer option may be one of the
following:
COLOR1 Prints on an IBM Personal Computer Color Printer
with black ribbon.
COLOR4 Prints on an IBM Personal Computer Color Printer
with RGB (red, green, blue, and black) ribbon.
COLOR8 Prints on an IBM Personal Computer Color Printer
with CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black)
ribbon.
COMPACT Prints on an IBM Personal Computer Compact
Printer.
GRAPHICS Prints on an IBM Personal Graphics Printer.
If you do not specify the printer option, graphics defaults
to the GRAPHICS printer type.
The switches are:
/r Prints black and white (as seen on the monitor) on the
printer. The default is to print black as white and
white as black.
/b Prints the background in color. This option is valid
for COLOR4 and COLOR8 printers.
/lcd Allows graphics to print screens from the LCD display
on the IBM PC portable.
To print the screen, press the <Shift> and <PrintScreen>
keys at the same time. If the computer is in 320x200 color
graphics mode, and if the printer type is COLOR1 or
GRAPHICS, graphics prints the screen contents with up to
four shades of gray. If the computer is in 640x200 color
graphics mode, graphics prints the screen contents sideways
on the paper.
Example
To print a graphics screen on your printer, enter the
following command:
graphics
Then, when the screen displays the information you want to
print, press the <Shift> and <PrintScreen> keys at the same
time.
Notes
This command increases the size of MS-DOS resident in
memory.
graphics is an external command.
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