Graphics Ü ßßßßßßßßß Loads a program into memory that allows FreeDOS to print the displayed contents of the screen when you are using a color or graphics adapter. Syntax: GRAPHICS [type] [[drive:][path]filename] [/R] [/B] [/LCD] [/PRINTBOX:STD | /PRINTBOX:LCD] [type] Specifies the type of printer. The following list shows each valid value for this parameter and a brief description of its meaning: color1 An IBM PC color printer with black ribbon. color4 An IBM PC color printer with RGB (red, green, blue and black) ribbon. color8 An IBM PC color printer with CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) ribbon. hpdefault Any Hewlett Packard PCL printer. deskjet A Hewlett Packard DeskJet printer. graphics An IBM Personal Graphics Printer, IBM Proprinter, or IBM Quietwriter. graphicswide An IBM Personal Graphics Printer with an 11-inch-wide carriage. laserjet A Hewlett Packard LaserJet printer. laserjetii A Hewlett Packard LaserJet II printer. paintjet A Hewlett Packard PaintJet printer. quietjet A Hewlett Packard QuietJet printer. quietjetplus A Hewlett Packard QuietJet Plus printer. ruggedwriter A Hewlett Packard RuggedWriter printer. ruggedwriterwide A Hewlett Packard RuggedWriterwide printer. thermal An IBM PC-convertable thermal printer. thinkjet A Hewlett Packard ThinkJet printer. /R Print the image reversed (white on black). Default is black on white. /B Print the background in color, if possible. Valid for color4 and color8 printers. LCD Prints an image by using the liquid crystal display (LCD) aspect ratio instead of the CGA aspect ratio. The effect of this switch is the same as that of /PRINTBOX:LCD. /PRINTBOX:STD | /PRINTBOX:LCD Print using the standard aspect ratio, or using an LCD aspect ratio (1:1). Printing the contents of the screen To print the contents of the screen, press Shift+Print Screen. If the computer is in 320x200 color graphics mode and if the printer type is color1 or graphics, Graphics prints the screen contents in up to four shades of gray. In 640x200 color graphics mode, graphics prints sideways on the paper. You cannot use Shift+Print Screen to print to a laser printer. Effect on memory The graphics command decreases the amount of available conventional memory. Example: To prepare to print a graphics screen on your printer, type: C:\>graphics After you display the information you want to print, press Shift+Print Screen. FreeDOS scans the information displayed on the screen and sends it to the printer. See Also: Print