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items: IDL 8 Graphics without X-WIndows
items: Re: IDL 8 Graphics without X-WIndows

IDL 8 Graphics without X-WIndows
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description: Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone out there knew if it was possible to use the new map() graphics routine without x-windows. I have trued using /buffer, but it still complains that I did not use the -X when I ssh'ed into the server. And no, running ssh with -X will not suit my needs. I am working on a complex project that involves saving KML files of contour plots generated by IDL in situations where X-windows is not always available. Since this is a batch-type script, I do not draw any windows, I only save files. If anyone knew of a way that I could get around this roadblock, I would greatly appreciate the help. Possible solutions include a method of accessing map() without X, or if anyone knew of a good quality routine that generates KML files using the old graphics system. Thank you.
creator: Michael Peterson
date: 2014-02-23T04:58:35-00:00

Re: IDL 8 Graphics without X-WIndows
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description: On Friday, August 22, 2014 8:13:22 AM UTC-6, Brian J. Daniel wrote: > On Saturday, February 22, 2014 11:58:35 PM UTC-5, Michael Peterson wrote: > >> Hello everyone, > >> > >> > >> > >> I was wondering if anyone out there knew if it was possible to use the new map() graphics routine without x-windows. I have trued using /buffer, but it still complains that I did not use the -X when I ssh'ed into the server. > >> > >> > >> > >> And no, running ssh with -X will not suit my needs. I am working on a complex project that involves saving KML files of contour plots generated by IDL in situations where X-windows is not always available. Since this is a batch-type script, I do not draw any windows, I only save files. > >> > >> > >> > >> If anyone knew of a way that I could get around this roadblock, I would greatly appreciate the help. Possible solutions include a method of accessing map() without X, or if anyone knew of a good quality routine that generates KML files using the old graphics system. Thank you. > > > > Since this post is 6 months old with no responses, I'm guessing there is no way to do new graphics (plot(), image(), etc.) without X-windows, yes? > > > > Boy, I'm thankful for coyote graphics! Actually, this was fixed in IDL 8.3 for most of the new graphics. I think the only remaining bug was doing .Save() to a PDF file, which has been fixed for IDL 8.4. Cheers, Chris
creator: chris_torrence@NOSPAM
date: 2014-08-22T18:46:37-00:00