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From: ravn@imada.ou.dk (Thorbjoern Ravn Andersen)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Anybody know of a .BGI file running a printer?
Summary: Request for .BGI file outputting to printer
Keywords: turbo pascal graphics
Message-ID: <1991Jun12.131422.5951@imada.ou.dk>
Date: 12 Jun 91 13:14:22 GMT
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Organization: Dept. of Math. & Computer Science, Odense University, Denmark
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Does .BGI files have to run on the screen?

Doing a project involving graphics output to the printer I wondered if
it was necessary to make the whole graphic core by myself if a
standard package is available.  The thought suggested it self (having
worked with a variant of GEM long back), that having done the routine
layout on the graphic screen all you needed was to switch outputdevice
and run it again to get a printer/plotter copy.

Have *anybody* heard of this for Turbo Pascal?  

I have been told that the .BGI files are freely distributable, but if
this goes as far as actually releasing the fileformat is pretty
relevant here.  

Before flaming me (if necessary) -- I am a newcomer to Turbo
Programming, but have programmed a lot in non-IBM enviroments, which
is why I may have asked something thats been asked before.

Suggestions welcome, all help appreciated

-- 
Thorbj\o{}rn Ravn Andersen 'Normally I kill people for money.  You are my
ravn@imada.ou.dk            friend; I will kill you for nothing' -- Chico Marx