| Need more symbols for WAVE plots [message #2108] |
Wed, 01 June 1994 10:17  |
uuvince
Messages: 6
Registered: June 1991
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I am running PV~WAVE version 4.0 on a Sun workstation. The users I am trying
to support are accustomed to graphics packages with 50 or more plot symbols to
choose from. WAVE offers them 7 built-in symbols and 1 custom symbol, and even
some of the built-in symbols are pretty lousy. Since this has been a long
standing problem that Precision Visuals (now Visual Numerics) has never done
anything about, I assume there must be some clever users out there who have
developed polished work-arounds. I would be grateful for any suggestions or
WAVE code to help me get an expanded set of usable plot symbols.
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| Vince Scullin | Never attribute to malice that |
| Scientific Data Applications Branch | which can be adequately explained |
| NASA Lewis Research Center | by ignorance. |
| Cleveland, Ohio 44135 uuvince@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (Vince Scullin) |
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| Re: Need more symbols for WAVE plots [message #2191 is a reply to message #2108] |
Wed, 01 June 1994 23:03  |
stl
Messages: 70
Registered: February 1994
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In article <1JUN199412170641@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov> uuvince@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (Vince Scullin) writes:
> I am running PV~WAVE version 4.0 on a Sun workstation. The users I am trying
> to support are accustomed to graphics packages with 50 or more plot symbols to
> choose from. WAVE offers them 7 built-in symbols and 1 custom symbol, and even
> some of the built-in symbols are pretty lousy. Since this has been a long
> standing problem that Precision Visuals (now Visual Numerics) has never done
> anything about, I assume there must be some clever users out there who have
> developed polished work-arounds. I would be grateful for any suggestions or
> WAVE code to help me get an expanded set of usable plot symbols.
Hi,
I am not sure about pv-wave, but IDL has a function called 'usersym'
that easily allows you to define your own symbols. Pretty much solves
the problem of not enough symbols (or good symbols)
In IDL if you place them via the plots command you can use thick and
size to control them some more.
hope this helps,
-stephen
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stl@maz.sma.ch / and
Swiss Meteorological Institute, Zuerich / LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT
01 256 93 85 / (and pray for snow)
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