debian man page for ps_begin_pattern

PS_BEGIN_PATTERN(3)					     Library Functions Manual					       PS_BEGIN_PATTERN(3)

NAME
       PS_begin_pattern -- Starts a new pattern

SYNOPSIS
       #include <pslib.h>

       int PS_begin_pattern(PSDoc *psdoc, float width, float height, float xstep, float ystep, int painttype)

DESCRIPTION
       A  pattern  can	be thought of like a color for drawing and filling.  Actually, PS_setcolor is used to apply a pattern.	The pattern itself
       has given dimension an a stepping in horizontal and vertical direction. The stepping comes into effect when the area to be fill	is  larger
       than  the  pattern  itself. In such a case the pattern will be repeated with a distance of xstep in horizontal and ystep in vertical direc-
       tion.

       Each call of PS_begin_pattern must be accompanied by a call to PS_end_pattern(3).

RETURN VALUE
       Returns identifier of the pattern or zero in case of an error.  The identifier is a positiv number greater 0.

SEE ALSO
       PS_end_pattern(3), PS_set_color(3)

AUTHOR
       This manual page was written by Uwe Steinmann uwe@steinmann.cx.

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