readme.misc

contains some miscellaneous programs that may come in handy for some users.

	$Id: README.misc,v 1.3 2005/12/26 21:54:46 pwessel Exp $

This directory contains some miscellaneous programs
that may come in handy for some users.

	makepattern - create Sun rasterfiles from patterns
	psmageplot - blow up plots over several pages
	nc2xy - convert 1-D netCDF files to ASCII
	ps2raster - convert PostScript files to raster images

makepattern can read the user's Sun 1-bit raster files or
Sun icon files (of the type used for patterns in GMT3.0)
and colorize it into an 8-bit Sun rasterfile that can be
used for patterns in GMT 3.x (x > 1).

psmegaplot takes a page-sized PS plot and magnifies it by
tiling.

nc2xy lists the contents of 1-D netCDF files as columns
in ASCII format. Output is send to standard output.

ps2raster will convert GMT (and other) PostScript files to
images in either JPG, TIFF, PNG, or PPM format, or simply
convert the PostScript to a PDF file.  It allows recomputation
of the bounding box to ensure a tight fit.