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<refentry id="cairo-PostScript-Surfaces">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle role="top_of_page" id="cairo-PostScript-Surfaces.top_of_page">PostScript Surfaces</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo>CAIRO Library</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>PostScript Surfaces</refname>
<refpurpose>Rendering PostScript documents</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsect1 id="cairo-PostScript-Surfaces.functions" role="functions_proto">
<title role="functions_proto.title">Functions</title>
<informaltable pgwide="1" frame="none">
<tgroup cols="2">
<colspec colname="functions_proto_type" colwidth="150px"/>
<colspec colname="functions_proto_name"/>
<tbody>
<row><entry role="function_type"><link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><returnvalue>cairo_surface_t</returnvalue></link>&#160;*
</entry><entry role="function_name"><link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-create">cairo_ps_surface_create</link>&#160;<phrase role="c_punctuation">()</phrase></entry></row>
<row><entry role="function_type"><link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><returnvalue>cairo_surface_t</returnvalue></link>&#160;*
</entry><entry role="function_name"><link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-create-for-stream">cairo_ps_surface_create_for_stream</link>&#160;<phrase role="c_punctuation">()</phrase></entry></row>
<row><entry role="function_type"><link linkend="void"><returnvalue>void</returnvalue></link>
</entry><entry role="function_name"><link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-restrict-to-level">cairo_ps_surface_restrict_to_level</link>&#160;<phrase role="c_punctuation">()</phrase></entry></row>
<row><entry role="function_type"><link linkend="void"><returnvalue>void</returnvalue></link>
</entry><entry role="function_name"><link linkend="cairo-ps-get-levels">cairo_ps_get_levels</link>&#160;<phrase role="c_punctuation">()</phrase></entry></row>
<row><entry role="function_type">const <link linkend="char"><returnvalue>char</returnvalue></link>&#160;*
</entry><entry role="function_name"><link linkend="cairo-ps-level-to-string">cairo_ps_level_to_string</link>&#160;<phrase role="c_punctuation">()</phrase></entry></row>
<row><entry role="function_type"><link linkend="void"><returnvalue>void</returnvalue></link>
</entry><entry role="function_name"><link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-set-eps">cairo_ps_surface_set_eps</link>&#160;<phrase role="c_punctuation">()</phrase></entry></row>
<row><entry role="function_type"><link linkend="cairo-bool-t"><returnvalue>cairo_bool_t</returnvalue></link>
</entry><entry role="function_name"><link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-get-eps">cairo_ps_surface_get_eps</link>&#160;<phrase role="c_punctuation">()</phrase></entry></row>
<row><entry role="function_type"><link linkend="void"><returnvalue>void</returnvalue></link>
</entry><entry role="function_name"><link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-set-size">cairo_ps_surface_set_size</link>&#160;<phrase role="c_punctuation">()</phrase></entry></row>
<row><entry role="function_type"><link linkend="void"><returnvalue>void</returnvalue></link>
</entry><entry role="function_name"><link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-setup">cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_setup</link>&#160;<phrase role="c_punctuation">()</phrase></entry></row>
<row><entry role="function_type"><link linkend="void"><returnvalue>void</returnvalue></link>
</entry><entry role="function_name"><link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-page-setup">cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_page_setup</link>&#160;<phrase role="c_punctuation">()</phrase></entry></row>
<row><entry role="function_type"><link linkend="void"><returnvalue>void</returnvalue></link>
</entry><entry role="function_name"><link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-comment">cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment</link>&#160;<phrase role="c_punctuation">()</phrase></entry></row>

</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="cairo-PostScript-Surfaces.other" role="other_proto">
<title role="other_proto.title">Types and Values</title>
<informaltable pgwide="1" frame="none">
<tgroup cols="2">
<colspec colname="other_proto_type" colwidth="150px"/>
<colspec colname="other_proto_name"/>
<tbody>
<row><entry role="define_keyword">#define</entry><entry role="function_name"><link linkend="CAIRO-HAS-PS-SURFACE:CAPS">CAIRO_HAS_PS_SURFACE</link></entry></row>
<row><entry role="datatype_keyword">enum</entry><entry role="function_name"><link linkend="cairo-ps-level-t">cairo_ps_level_t</link></entry></row>

</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</refsect1>


<refsect1 id="cairo-PostScript-Surfaces.description" role="desc">
<title role="desc.title">Description</title>
<para>The PostScript surface is used to render cairo graphics to Adobe
PostScript files and is a multi-page vector surface backend.</para>
<para>The following mime types are supported: <link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-JPEG:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_JPEG</literal></link>,
<link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-UNIQUE-ID:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_UNIQUE_ID</literal></link>,
<link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-CCITT-FAX:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_CCITT_FAX</literal></link>, <link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-CCITT-FAX-PARAMS:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_CCITT_FAX_PARAMS</literal></link>,
<link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-CCITT-FAX:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_CCITT_FAX</literal></link>, <link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-CCITT-FAX-PARAMS:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_CCITT_FAX_PARAMS</literal></link>,
<link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-EPS:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_EPS</literal></link>, <link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-EPS-PARAMS:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_EPS_PARAMS</literal></link>.</para>
<para>Source surfaces used by the PostScript surface that have a
<link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-UNIQUE-ID:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_UNIQUE_ID</literal></link> mime type will be stored in PostScript
printer memory for the duration of the print
job. <link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-UNIQUE-ID:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_UNIQUE_ID</literal></link> should only be used for small
frequently used sources.</para>
<para>The <link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-CCITT-FAX:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_CCITT_FAX</literal></link> and <link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-CCITT-FAX-PARAMS:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_CCITT_FAX_PARAMS</literal></link> mime types
are documented in <link linkend="ccitt">CCITT Fax Images</link>.</para>
<refsect2 id="eps"><title>Embedding EPS files</title><para>Encapsulated PostScript files can be embedded in the PS output by
setting the CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_EPS mime data on a surface to the EPS
data and painting the surface.  The EPS will be scaled and
translated to the extents of the surface the EPS data is attached
to.</para>
<para>The <link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-EPS:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_EPS</literal></link> mime type requires the
<link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-EPS-PARAMS:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_EPS_PARAMS</literal></link> mime data to also be provided in order
to specify the embeddding parameters.  <link linkend="CAIRO-MIME-TYPE-EPS-PARAMS:CAPS"><literal>CAIRO_MIME_TYPE_EPS_PARAMS</literal></link>
mime data must contain a string of the form "bbox=[llx lly urx
ury]" that specifies the bounding box (in PS coordinates) of the
EPS graphics. The parameters are: lower left x, lower left y, upper
right x, upper right y. Normally the bbox data is identical to the
%%<link linkend="BoundingBox"><literal>BoundingBox</literal></link> data in the EPS file.</para>
</refsect2>

</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="cairo-PostScript-Surfaces.functions_details" role="details">
<title role="details.title">Functions</title>
<refsect2 id="cairo-ps-surface-create" role="function" condition="since:1.2">
<title>cairo_ps_surface_create&#160;()</title>
<indexterm zone="cairo-ps-surface-create" role="1.2"><primary sortas="ps_surface_create">cairo_ps_surface_create</primary></indexterm>
<programlisting language="C"><link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><returnvalue>cairo_surface_t</returnvalue></link>&#160;*
cairo_ps_surface_create (<parameter>const <link linkend="char"><type>char</type></link> *filename</parameter>,
                         <parameter><link linkend="double"><type>double</type></link> width_in_points</parameter>,
                         <parameter><link linkend="double"><type>double</type></link> height_in_points</parameter>);</programlisting>
<para>Creates a PostScript surface of the specified size in points to be
written to <parameter>filename</parameter>
. See <link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-create-for-stream"><function>cairo_ps_surface_create_for_stream()</function></link> for
a more flexible mechanism for handling the PostScript output than
simply writing it to a named file.</para>
<para>Note that the size of individual pages of the PostScript output can
vary. See <link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-set-size"><function>cairo_ps_surface_set_size()</function></link>.</para>
<refsect3 id="cairo-ps-surface-create.parameters" role="parameters">
<title>Parameters</title>
<informaltable role="parameters_table" pgwide="1" frame="none">
<tgroup cols="3">
<colspec colname="parameters_name" colwidth="150px"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_description"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_annotations" colwidth="200px"/>
<tbody>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>filename</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>a filename for the PS output (must be writable), <link linkend="NULL:CAPS"><literal>NULL</literal></link> may be
used to specify no output. This will generate a PS surface that
may be queried and used as a source, without generating a
temporary file.</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>width_in_points</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>width of the surface, in points (1 point == 1/72.0 inch)</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>height_in_points</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>height of the surface, in points (1 point == 1/72.0 inch)</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</refsect3><refsect3 id="cairo-ps-surface-create.returns" role="returns">
<title>Returns</title>
<para> a pointer to the newly created surface. The caller
owns the surface and should call <link linkend="cairo-surface-destroy"><function>cairo_surface_destroy()</function></link> when done
with it.</para>
<para>This function always returns a valid pointer, but it will return a
pointer to a "nil" surface if an error such as out of memory
occurs. You can use <link linkend="cairo-surface-status"><function>cairo_surface_status()</function></link> to check for this.</para>
</refsect3><para role="since">Since: <link linkend="api-index-1.2">1.2</link></para></refsect2>
<refsect2 id="cairo-ps-surface-create-for-stream" role="function" condition="since:1.2">
<title>cairo_ps_surface_create_for_stream&#160;()</title>
<indexterm zone="cairo-ps-surface-create-for-stream" role="1.2"><primary sortas="ps_surface_create_for_stream">cairo_ps_surface_create_for_stream</primary></indexterm>
<programlisting language="C"><link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><returnvalue>cairo_surface_t</returnvalue></link>&#160;*
cairo_ps_surface_create_for_stream (<parameter><link linkend="cairo-write-func-t"><type>cairo_write_func_t</type></link> write_func</parameter>,
                                    <parameter><link linkend="void"><type>void</type></link> *closure</parameter>,
                                    <parameter><link linkend="double"><type>double</type></link> width_in_points</parameter>,
                                    <parameter><link linkend="double"><type>double</type></link> height_in_points</parameter>);</programlisting>
<para>Creates a PostScript surface of the specified size in points to be
written incrementally to the stream represented by <parameter>write_func</parameter>
 and
<parameter>closure</parameter>
. See <link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-create"><function>cairo_ps_surface_create()</function></link> for a more convenient way
to simply direct the PostScript output to a named file.</para>
<para>Note that the size of individual pages of the PostScript
output can vary. See <link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-set-size"><function>cairo_ps_surface_set_size()</function></link>.</para>
<refsect3 id="cairo-ps-surface-create-for-stream.parameters" role="parameters">
<title>Parameters</title>
<informaltable role="parameters_table" pgwide="1" frame="none">
<tgroup cols="3">
<colspec colname="parameters_name" colwidth="150px"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_description"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_annotations" colwidth="200px"/>
<tbody>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>write_func</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>a <link linkend="cairo-write-func-t"><type>cairo_write_func_t</type></link> to accept the output data, may be <link linkend="NULL:CAPS"><literal>NULL</literal></link>
to indicate a no-op <parameter>write_func</parameter>
. With a no-op <parameter>write_func</parameter>
,
the surface may be queried or used as a source without
generating any temporary files.</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>closure</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>the closure argument for <parameter>write_func</parameter>
</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>width_in_points</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>width of the surface, in points (1 point == 1/72.0 inch)</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>height_in_points</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>height of the surface, in points (1 point == 1/72.0 inch)</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</refsect3><refsect3 id="cairo-ps-surface-create-for-stream.returns" role="returns">
<title>Returns</title>
<para> a pointer to the newly created surface. The caller
owns the surface and should call <link linkend="cairo-surface-destroy"><function>cairo_surface_destroy()</function></link> when done
with it.</para>
<para>This function always returns a valid pointer, but it will return a
pointer to a "nil" surface if an error such as out of memory
occurs. You can use <link linkend="cairo-surface-status"><function>cairo_surface_status()</function></link> to check for this.</para>
</refsect3><para role="since">Since: <link linkend="api-index-1.2">1.2</link></para></refsect2>
<refsect2 id="cairo-ps-surface-restrict-to-level" role="function" condition="since:1.6">
<title>cairo_ps_surface_restrict_to_level&#160;()</title>
<indexterm zone="cairo-ps-surface-restrict-to-level" role="1.6"><primary sortas="ps_surface_restrict_to_level">cairo_ps_surface_restrict_to_level</primary></indexterm>
<programlisting language="C"><link linkend="void"><returnvalue>void</returnvalue></link>
cairo_ps_surface_restrict_to_level (<parameter><link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link> *surface</parameter>,
                                    <parameter><link linkend="cairo-ps-level-t"><type>cairo_ps_level_t</type></link> level</parameter>);</programlisting>
<para>Restricts the generated PostSript file to <parameter>level</parameter>
. See
<link linkend="cairo-ps-get-levels"><function>cairo_ps_get_levels()</function></link> for a list of available level values that
can be used here.</para>
<para>This function should only be called before any drawing operations
have been performed on the given surface. The simplest way to do
this is to call this function immediately after creating the
surface.</para>
<refsect3 id="cairo-ps-surface-restrict-to-level.parameters" role="parameters">
<title>Parameters</title>
<informaltable role="parameters_table" pgwide="1" frame="none">
<tgroup cols="3">
<colspec colname="parameters_name" colwidth="150px"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_description"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_annotations" colwidth="200px"/>
<tbody>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>surface</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>a PostScript <link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link></para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>level</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>PostScript level</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</refsect3><para role="since">Since: <link linkend="api-index-1.6">1.6</link></para></refsect2>
<refsect2 id="cairo-ps-get-levels" role="function" condition="since:1.6">
<title>cairo_ps_get_levels&#160;()</title>
<indexterm zone="cairo-ps-get-levels" role="1.6"><primary sortas="ps_get_levels">cairo_ps_get_levels</primary></indexterm>
<programlisting language="C"><link linkend="void"><returnvalue>void</returnvalue></link>
cairo_ps_get_levels (<parameter><link linkend="cairo-ps-level-t"><type>cairo_ps_level_t</type></link> const **levels</parameter>,
                     <parameter><link linkend="int"><type>int</type></link> *num_levels</parameter>);</programlisting>
<para>Used to retrieve the list of supported levels. See
<link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-restrict-to-level"><function>cairo_ps_surface_restrict_to_level()</function></link>.</para>
<refsect3 id="cairo-ps-get-levels.parameters" role="parameters">
<title>Parameters</title>
<informaltable role="parameters_table" pgwide="1" frame="none">
<tgroup cols="3">
<colspec colname="parameters_name" colwidth="150px"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_description"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_annotations" colwidth="200px"/>
<tbody>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>levels</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>supported level list</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>num_levels</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>list length</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</refsect3><para role="since">Since: <link linkend="api-index-1.6">1.6</link></para></refsect2>
<refsect2 id="cairo-ps-level-to-string" role="function" condition="since:1.6">
<title>cairo_ps_level_to_string&#160;()</title>
<indexterm zone="cairo-ps-level-to-string" role="1.6"><primary sortas="ps_level_to_string">cairo_ps_level_to_string</primary></indexterm>
<programlisting language="C">const <link linkend="char"><returnvalue>char</returnvalue></link>&#160;*
cairo_ps_level_to_string (<parameter><link linkend="cairo-ps-level-t"><type>cairo_ps_level_t</type></link> level</parameter>);</programlisting>
<para>Get the string representation of the given <parameter>level</parameter>
 id. This function
will return <link linkend="NULL:CAPS"><literal>NULL</literal></link> if <parameter>level</parameter>
 id isn't valid. See <link linkend="cairo-ps-get-levels"><function>cairo_ps_get_levels()</function></link>
for a way to get the list of valid level ids.</para>
<refsect3 id="cairo-ps-level-to-string.parameters" role="parameters">
<title>Parameters</title>
<informaltable role="parameters_table" pgwide="1" frame="none">
<tgroup cols="3">
<colspec colname="parameters_name" colwidth="150px"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_description"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_annotations" colwidth="200px"/>
<tbody>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>level</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>a level id</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</refsect3><refsect3 id="cairo-ps-level-to-string.returns" role="returns">
<title>Returns</title>
<para> the string associated to given level.</para>
</refsect3><para role="since">Since: <link linkend="api-index-1.6">1.6</link></para></refsect2>
<refsect2 id="cairo-ps-surface-set-eps" role="function" condition="since:1.6">
<title>cairo_ps_surface_set_eps&#160;()</title>
<indexterm zone="cairo-ps-surface-set-eps" role="1.6"><primary sortas="ps_surface_set_eps">cairo_ps_surface_set_eps</primary></indexterm>
<programlisting language="C"><link linkend="void"><returnvalue>void</returnvalue></link>
cairo_ps_surface_set_eps (<parameter><link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link> *surface</parameter>,
                          <parameter><link linkend="cairo-bool-t"><type>cairo_bool_t</type></link> eps</parameter>);</programlisting>
<para>If <parameter>eps</parameter>
 is <link linkend="TRUE:CAPS"><literal>TRUE</literal></link>, the PostScript surface will output Encapsulated
PostScript.</para>
<para>This function should only be called before any drawing operations
have been performed on the current page. The simplest way to do
this is to call this function immediately after creating the
surface. An Encapsulated PostScript file should never contain more
than one page.</para>
<refsect3 id="cairo-ps-surface-set-eps.parameters" role="parameters">
<title>Parameters</title>
<informaltable role="parameters_table" pgwide="1" frame="none">
<tgroup cols="3">
<colspec colname="parameters_name" colwidth="150px"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_description"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_annotations" colwidth="200px"/>
<tbody>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>surface</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>a PostScript <link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link></para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>eps</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para><link linkend="TRUE:CAPS"><literal>TRUE</literal></link> to output EPS format PostScript</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</refsect3><para role="since">Since: <link linkend="api-index-1.6">1.6</link></para></refsect2>
<refsect2 id="cairo-ps-surface-get-eps" role="function" condition="since:1.6">
<title>cairo_ps_surface_get_eps&#160;()</title>
<indexterm zone="cairo-ps-surface-get-eps" role="1.6"><primary sortas="ps_surface_get_eps">cairo_ps_surface_get_eps</primary></indexterm>
<programlisting language="C"><link linkend="cairo-bool-t"><returnvalue>cairo_bool_t</returnvalue></link>
cairo_ps_surface_get_eps (<parameter><link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link> *surface</parameter>);</programlisting>
<para>Check whether the PostScript surface will output Encapsulated PostScript.</para>
<refsect3 id="cairo-ps-surface-get-eps.parameters" role="parameters">
<title>Parameters</title>
<informaltable role="parameters_table" pgwide="1" frame="none">
<tgroup cols="3">
<colspec colname="parameters_name" colwidth="150px"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_description"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_annotations" colwidth="200px"/>
<tbody>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>surface</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>a PostScript <link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link></para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</refsect3><refsect3 id="cairo-ps-surface-get-eps.returns" role="returns">
<title>Returns</title>
<para> <link linkend="TRUE:CAPS"><literal>TRUE</literal></link> if the surface will output Encapsulated PostScript.</para>
</refsect3><para role="since">Since: <link linkend="api-index-1.6">1.6</link></para></refsect2>
<refsect2 id="cairo-ps-surface-set-size" role="function" condition="since:1.2">
<title>cairo_ps_surface_set_size&#160;()</title>
<indexterm zone="cairo-ps-surface-set-size" role="1.2"><primary sortas="ps_surface_set_size">cairo_ps_surface_set_size</primary></indexterm>
<programlisting language="C"><link linkend="void"><returnvalue>void</returnvalue></link>
cairo_ps_surface_set_size (<parameter><link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link> *surface</parameter>,
                           <parameter><link linkend="double"><type>double</type></link> width_in_points</parameter>,
                           <parameter><link linkend="double"><type>double</type></link> height_in_points</parameter>);</programlisting>
<para>Changes the size of a PostScript surface for the current (and
subsequent) pages.</para>
<para>This function should only be called before any drawing operations
have been performed on the current page. The simplest way to do
this is to call this function immediately after creating the
surface or immediately after completing a page with either
<link linkend="cairo-show-page"><function>cairo_show_page()</function></link> or <link linkend="cairo-copy-page"><function>cairo_copy_page()</function></link>.</para>
<refsect3 id="cairo-ps-surface-set-size.parameters" role="parameters">
<title>Parameters</title>
<informaltable role="parameters_table" pgwide="1" frame="none">
<tgroup cols="3">
<colspec colname="parameters_name" colwidth="150px"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_description"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_annotations" colwidth="200px"/>
<tbody>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>surface</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>a PostScript <link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link></para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>width_in_points</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>new surface width, in points (1 point == 1/72.0 inch)</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>height_in_points</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>new surface height, in points (1 point == 1/72.0 inch)</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</refsect3><para role="since">Since: <link linkend="api-index-1.2">1.2</link></para></refsect2>
<refsect2 id="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-setup" role="function" condition="since:1.2">
<title>cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_setup&#160;()</title>
<indexterm zone="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-setup" role="1.2"><primary sortas="ps_surface_dsc_begin_setup">cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_setup</primary></indexterm>
<programlisting language="C"><link linkend="void"><returnvalue>void</returnvalue></link>
cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_setup (<parameter><link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link> *surface</parameter>);</programlisting>
<para>This function indicates that subsequent calls to
<link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-comment"><function>cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment()</function></link> should direct comments to the Setup
section of the PostScript output.</para>
<para>This function should be called at most once per surface, and must
be called before any call to <link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-page-setup"><function>cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_page_setup()</function></link>
and before any drawing is performed to the surface.</para>
<para>See <link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-comment"><function>cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment()</function></link> for more details.</para>
<refsect3 id="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-setup.parameters" role="parameters">
<title>Parameters</title>
<informaltable role="parameters_table" pgwide="1" frame="none">
<tgroup cols="3">
<colspec colname="parameters_name" colwidth="150px"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_description"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_annotations" colwidth="200px"/>
<tbody>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>surface</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>a PostScript <link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link></para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</refsect3><para role="since">Since: <link linkend="api-index-1.2">1.2</link></para></refsect2>
<refsect2 id="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-page-setup" role="function" condition="since:1.2">
<title>cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_page_setup&#160;()</title>
<indexterm zone="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-page-setup" role="1.2"><primary sortas="ps_surface_dsc_begin_page_setup">cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_page_setup</primary></indexterm>
<programlisting language="C"><link linkend="void"><returnvalue>void</returnvalue></link>
cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_page_setup (<parameter><link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link> *surface</parameter>);</programlisting>
<para>This function indicates that subsequent calls to
<link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-comment"><function>cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment()</function></link> should direct comments to the
PageSetup section of the PostScript output.</para>
<para>This function call is only needed for the first page of a
surface. It should be called after any call to
<link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-setup"><function>cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_setup()</function></link> and before any drawing is
performed to the surface.</para>
<para>See <link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-comment"><function>cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment()</function></link> for more details.</para>
<refsect3 id="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-page-setup.parameters" role="parameters">
<title>Parameters</title>
<informaltable role="parameters_table" pgwide="1" frame="none">
<tgroup cols="3">
<colspec colname="parameters_name" colwidth="150px"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_description"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_annotations" colwidth="200px"/>
<tbody>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>surface</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>a PostScript <link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link></para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</refsect3><para role="since">Since: <link linkend="api-index-1.2">1.2</link></para></refsect2>
<refsect2 id="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-comment" role="function" condition="since:1.2">
<title>cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment&#160;()</title>
<indexterm zone="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-comment" role="1.2"><primary sortas="ps_surface_dsc_comment">cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment</primary></indexterm>
<programlisting language="C"><link linkend="void"><returnvalue>void</returnvalue></link>
cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment (<parameter><link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link> *surface</parameter>,
                              <parameter>const <link linkend="char"><type>char</type></link> *comment</parameter>);</programlisting>
<para>Emit a comment into the PostScript output for the given surface.</para>
<para>The comment is expected to conform to the PostScript Language
Document Structuring Conventions (DSC). Please see that manual for
details on the available comments and their meanings. In
particular, the %%IncludeFeature comment allows a
device-independent means of controlling printer device features. So
the PostScript Printer Description Files Specification will also be
a useful reference.</para>
<para>The comment string must begin with a percent character (%) and the
total length of the string (including any initial percent
characters) must not exceed 255 characters. Violating either of
these conditions will place <parameter>surface</parameter>
 into an error state. But
beyond these two conditions, this function will not enforce
conformance of the comment with any particular specification.</para>
<para>The comment string should not have a trailing newline.</para>
<para>The DSC specifies different sections in which particular comments
can appear. This function provides for comments to be emitted
within three sections: the header, the Setup section, and the
PageSetup section.  Comments appearing in the first two sections
apply to the entire document while comments in the BeginPageSetup
section apply only to a single page.</para>
<para>For comments to appear in the header section, this function should
be called after the surface is created, but before a call to
<link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-setup"><function>cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_setup()</function></link>.</para>
<para>For comments to appear in the Setup section, this function should
be called after a call to <link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-setup"><function>cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_setup()</function></link> but
before a call to <link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-page-setup"><function>cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_page_setup()</function></link>.</para>
<para>For comments to appear in the PageSetup section, this function
should be called after a call to
<link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-page-setup"><function>cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_page_setup()</function></link>.</para>
<para>Note that it is only necessary to call
<link linkend="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-begin-page-setup"><function>cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_page_setup()</function></link> for the first page of any
surface. After a call to <link linkend="cairo-show-page"><function>cairo_show_page()</function></link> or <link linkend="cairo-copy-page"><function>cairo_copy_page()</function></link>
comments are unambiguously directed to the PageSetup section of the
current page. But it doesn't hurt to call this function at the
beginning of every page as that consistency may make the calling
code simpler.</para>
<para>As a final note, cairo automatically generates several comments on
its own. As such, applications must not manually generate any of
the following comments:</para>
<para>Header section: %!PS-Adobe-3.0, %%Creator, %%CreationDate, %%Pages,
%%BoundingBox, %%DocumentData, %%LanguageLevel, %%EndComments.</para>
<para>Setup section: %%BeginSetup, %%EndSetup</para>
<para>PageSetup section: %%BeginPageSetup, %%PageBoundingBox, %%EndPageSetup.</para>
<para>Other sections: %%BeginProlog, %%EndProlog, %%Page, %%Trailer, %%EOF</para>
<para>Here is an example sequence showing how this function might be used:</para>
<informalexample><programlisting>
cairo_surface_t *surface = cairo_ps_surface_create (filename, width, height);
...
cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment (surface, "%%Title: My excellent document");
cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment (surface, "%%Copyright: Copyright (C) 2006 Cairo Lover")
...
cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_setup (surface);
cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment (surface, "%%IncludeFeature: *MediaColor White");
...
cairo_ps_surface_dsc_begin_page_setup (surface);
cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment (surface, "%%IncludeFeature: *PageSize A3");
cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment (surface, "%%IncludeFeature: *InputSlot LargeCapacity");
cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment (surface, "%%IncludeFeature: *MediaType Glossy");
cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment (surface, "%%IncludeFeature: *MediaColor Blue");
... draw to first page here ..
cairo_show_page (cr);
...
cairo_ps_surface_dsc_comment (surface, "%%IncludeFeature: *PageSize A5");
...
</programlisting></informalexample>
<refsect3 id="cairo-ps-surface-dsc-comment.parameters" role="parameters">
<title>Parameters</title>
<informaltable role="parameters_table" pgwide="1" frame="none">
<tgroup cols="3">
<colspec colname="parameters_name" colwidth="150px"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_description"/>
<colspec colname="parameters_annotations" colwidth="200px"/>
<tbody>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>surface</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>a PostScript <link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link></para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
<row><entry role="parameter_name"><para>comment</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_description"><para>a comment string to be emitted into the PostScript output</para></entry>
<entry role="parameter_annotations"></entry></row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</refsect3><para role="since">Since: <link linkend="api-index-1.2">1.2</link></para></refsect2>

</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="cairo-PostScript-Surfaces.other_details" role="details">
<title role="details.title">Types and Values</title>
<refsect2 id="CAIRO-HAS-PS-SURFACE:CAPS" role="macro" condition="since:1.2">
<title>CAIRO_HAS_PS_SURFACE</title>
<indexterm zone="CAIRO-HAS-PS-SURFACE:CAPS" role="1.2"><primary sortas="HAS_PS_SURFACE">CAIRO_HAS_PS_SURFACE</primary></indexterm>
<programlisting language="C">#define CAIRO_HAS_PS_SURFACE 1
</programlisting>
<para>Defined if the PostScript surface backend is available.
This macro can be used to conditionally compile backend-specific code.</para>
<para role="since">Since: <link linkend="api-index-1.2">1.2</link></para></refsect2>
<refsect2 id="cairo-ps-level-t" role="enum" condition="since:1.6">
<title>enum cairo_ps_level_t</title>
<indexterm zone="cairo-ps-level-t" role="1.6"><primary sortas="ps_level_t">cairo_ps_level_t</primary></indexterm>
<para><link linkend="cairo-ps-level-t"><type>cairo_ps_level_t</type></link> is used to describe the language level of the
PostScript Language Reference that a generated PostScript file will
conform to.</para>
<refsect3 id="cairo-ps-level-t.members" role="enum_members">
<title>Members</title>
<informaltable role="enum_members_table" pgwide="1" frame="none">
<tgroup cols="3">
<colspec colname="enum_members_name" colwidth="300px"/>
<colspec colname="enum_members_description"/>
<colspec colname="enum_members_annotations" colwidth="200px"/>
<tbody>
<row role="constant"><entry role="enum_member_name"><para id="CAIRO-PS-LEVEL-2:CAPS">CAIRO_PS_LEVEL_2</para></entry>
<entry role="enum_member_description"><para>The language level 2 of the PostScript specification. (Since 1.6)</para>
</entry>
<entry role="enum_member_annotations"></entry>
</row>
<row role="constant"><entry role="enum_member_name"><para id="CAIRO-PS-LEVEL-3:CAPS">CAIRO_PS_LEVEL_3</para></entry>
<entry role="enum_member_description"><para>The language level 3 of the PostScript specification. (Since 1.6)</para>
</entry>
<entry role="enum_member_annotations"></entry>
</row>
</tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</refsect3><para role="since">Since: <link linkend="api-index-1.6">1.6</link></para></refsect2>

</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="cairo-PostScript-Surfaces.see-also">
<title>See Also</title>
<para><link linkend="cairo-surface-t"><type>cairo_surface_t</type></link></para>

</refsect1>

</refentry>
