| Re: how to control contour label position ? [message #21883] |
Fri, 29 September 2000 00:00 |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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G. Vetoulis (vetoulis@aurelius.bu.edu) writes:
> I am generating contour plots and I am using the "levels" and "c_annotation"
> parameters. However because I need to superimpose other objects over the
> contour plot, I need to move the labels from where IDL is placing them.
> A better description would be to "slide" them along the contour, to places
> where they will not conflict with the other elements in the plot.
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> I am not asking for an automatic way, but I would imagine there might be
> a variable that measures length along a contour. For that matter, how
> does IDL decide where to place each label on its contour?
No one is sure how IDL decides where to place the
label. But this much is clear: we have no access to
the information and no control over how it is done. :-(
Sorry.
It might be better to slip the contour lines back onto
your plot *after* you placed the other objects. (You can
do this with the OVERPLOT keyword.)
Cheers,
David
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