Grabbing a GIF image from L-EDIT/UNIX
-
Run L-Edit as usual and setup the display you want (including cross-sections).
-
In an xterm window on your LOCAL machine, type
xv &
-
Move the resulting window so it is not entirely overlapping the L-Edit
window (drag with the right mouse button).
-
Bring your ledit window to the front (use the left mouse button in its
title bar), then move the cursor over part of the
xv window and type control-g (for "grab image").
-
Now move the cursor back to the ledit window
and press the center button (to capture the entire ledit window) or
press and drag the left button (to capture a portion of the ledit
window). A beep/double-beep indicates the capture.
-
Return the cursor to the xv window and type control-s (hold down the
control key and type s, for "save file").
A dialog box will come up. Make sure GIF and FUll Color are selected.
Type a file name for your stored image.
and return (or click OK).
-
Other notes:
-
You can use the center mouse button in the title bar of the xv window
to quit xv.
-
You can check your image at any time by typing
xv myfilename &
-
You can also crop the image or edit colors in xv by pressing the right mouse
button to bring up the xv controls dialog box.
-
You can zoom out by factors of two by holding down the control key while
pressing the left mouse; use right button to zoom out.
Christopher.G.Levey@
dartmouth.edu