You can use GDEVICE windows instead of program mode to view, modify, copy, create, or delete device entries. You can perform tasks in the GDEVICE windows by entering values in the fields, by using the menus, and by issuing commands from the command line.

These are the thirteen GDEVICE windows in order of appearance:

The fields in these windows represent device entry parameters. The GDEVICE windows group the device parameters by topic. When you open a device entry in Edit mode, you can modify the fields directly. For a description of each field, see the corresponding parameter in Graphics Options and Device Parameters Dictionary.

You can navigate and manipulate the GDEVICE windows by entering commands on the command line, or selecting items from the menus. For a complete description of all the GDEVICE window commands, open the help for the GDEVICE windows. You can open the help by entering Help on the command line or by selecting HelpUsing This Window.

This window is displayed when you start the GDEVICE procedure in window mode. It lists all the device entries in the default catalog or the catalog that you specified in the PROC GDEVICE statement. You can use it to do the following:

You can enter these commands in the DIRECTORY window selection field:

You cannot edit the TYPE and UPDATED fields in the DIRECTORY Window.

After the DIRECTORY window appears, you can navigate through the GDEVICE windows by selecting the ViewNext Screen.

This window contains device parameters that control basic characteristics of the device (for example, the size of the graphics output area).

This window includes additional device parameters that affect how graphs are drawn. For example, you can define the following parameters:

This window lists the colors that the device driver uses by default when the NOGSTYLE option is in effect. When you do not explicitly specify the color of a graphics feature in your program or in a GOPTIONS statement, SAS/GRAPH uses this list to determine what color to use.

This window lists the device-resident fonts that the device can use, along with information about the size of the characters. The Chartype value is the value to reference a font in another window. For example, you can enter a Chartype number in the Parameters window's Chartype field.

This window enables you to specify a color map for the device. The FROM field specifies the name to assign to the color designated by the color value. The TO field specifies a predefined SAS/GRAPH color name. Once you have defined the color mapping, the new color name is available for use in any color option. For example, map the color name DAFFODIL to the SAS color value PAOY. Specify COLOR=DAFFODIL anywhere the COLOR= option is supported. The driver substitutes the color value PAOY. Contact SAS Technical Support for assistance in determining predefined SAS color names.

This window is used by all drivers that support multiple color spaces (for example, RGB or CMYK). It is also used if the device entry is a Metagraphics (user-written) driver. Metagraphics drivers are created when a device entry that was provided by SAS cannot be adapted to support your graphics device. For information about Metagraphics drivers, contact SAS Technical Support.

This window enables you to specify one or more hexadecimal strings sent to the device before graphics commands are sent. Additional commands can be sent with the PREGPROLOG= and POSTGPROLOG= graphics options. See Graphics Options and Device Parameters Dictionary for descriptions of these options.

This window enables you to specify one or more hexadecimal strings that are sent to the device after graphics commands are sent. Additional commands can be sent with the PREGEPILOG= and POSTGEPILOG= graphics options. See Graphics Options and Device Parameters Dictionary for descriptions of these options.

This window enables you to specify one or more hexadecimal strings that are placed at the beginning of each record of graphics data.

This window enables you to specify one or more hexadecimal strings that are placed at the end of each record of graphics data.

This window controls the output destination and formatting of the data stream produced by the driver. (Most of these values can also be specified with the GOPTIONS statement or with the FILENAME statement. See Specifying the Graphics Output File Type for Your Graph.)

This window stores the host commands issued at driver initialization, before and after each graph is produced, and at driver termination. These commands are typically used to send graphics output to a hardcopy device such as a printer or a plotter.