17.2 Creating a server instance
Before issuing any plotting command, one shall have started the
graphic server
to which all plotting will be directed.
In principle one can create several
instances
of the same
kind
of server. Each instance is characterized by a
sequence number.
One may then direct plotting to the wished server issuing command
xasset plotter servinst
The default plotter is xw1.
Beware that switching among plotting server uses a single
graphics environment which is not reset when one switches back !
The command used to start a new instance of a given type of server is
createserver [server instance {extraargs}
where the additional extraargs are currently defined only for the X-11 server as:
- xcorner ycorner
the pixel coordinates of the corner of the window to be created
(whether and how these are obeyed depends on the particular operating system X11 implementation).
- xsize ysize
the size in pixel of the window to be created
A server is normally used from a single session (i.e. is associated with the terminal
window from where it was started). See however
directions
for using the same server from more than one session.
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