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- GRAPHICS [printer] [/B] [/R]
- [/C] [/F] [/LCD] [/P:port] [not on all systems]
- or
- GRAPHICS [printer] [filename[.ext]] [/B] [/PRINTBOX:id] [/R] [new DOS 4.0]
-
- GRAPHICS is an external command that allows the PrtSc command to print a copy
- of graphics and drawings from the screen on some dot matrix and laser printers.
- Not all DOS systems have (or need) this command. [Not supported in OS/2]
-
- printer specifies a printer and ribbon combination.
- printer: implies printer type/ribbon type:
- GRAPHICS Graphics/any (the default)
- GRAPHICSWIDE Graphics with wide paper/any
- COLOR1 Color/black
- COLOR4 Color/RGB
- COLOR8 Color/CMY
- COLORJET Inkjet/any
- COMPACT Compact/any
- THERMAL Thermal/any
-
- filename[.ext] specifies the printer definition file. GRAPHICS.PRO is the
- default if none is specified.
-
- /B will print the background colors, too (on a color printer).
-
- /C will center the screen image on the printer. [Not on all systems]
-
- /F will rotate the screen image 90° on the printer. [Not on all systems]
-
- /LCD will produce a better screen copy on computers with liquid crystal
- displays (LCD). [Not on all systems]
-
- /P:port on a system with several ports limits graphic dumps to a specific
- port. <port> can be LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, or PRN. [Not on all systems]
-
- /PRINTBOX:id or /PB:id specifies the print box size to be used for printing.
- <id> can be LCD for liquid crystal, or STD for other printers.
-
- /R will print black as black and white as white. The default is to reverse the
- colors. /R will give black letters on a white background, for example.
-
- Normally, the PrtSc command can only print characters, not graphics, on the
- printer. The GRAPHICS command does not affect the operation of text-only PrtSc
- commands. On some systems the screen copy will be printed sideways. Graphics
- screen printing is usually slow. If used, the GRAPHICS command should be
- executed just once, preferably in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.