| SURFACE layout details [message #58175] |
Mon, 21 January 2008 11:26  |
paulartcoelho
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Registered: March 2007
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hello there,
i have two doubts concerning layout cosmetics in a SURFACE plot:
1) can i have axis in black but wire-mesh surface lines in, say, grey?
if i change the COLOR parameter both axis and surface change
together...
2) can i have the tick labels shown as in a normal 2D plot? i mean,
the characters not "distorted" to the 3D space? 'cause i think the 3D
projection compromise the legibility of the axis in a PS file.
many thanks
p
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| Re: SURFACE layout details [message #58341 is a reply to message #58175] |
Sun, 27 January 2008 04:57  |
David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001
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Paula writes:
> not sure if it's worth the trouble, but i still would like to try a
> bit more to have the labels without any 3D projection, as in a 2D
> plot. is there a "smart" way of doing that with the AXIS procedure, or
> i'd have to do it "manually" labeling each tick with XYOUTS? (argh! :))
I think the answer is object graphics, which have enough
power to do what you want to do. You could start, for example,
with FSC_SURFACE, and then learn how to rotate the axis fonts
to your liking:
http://www.dfanning.com/programs/fsc_surface.pro
This will be a lot more fruitful than making direct graphics
jump through these hoops.
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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| Re: SURFACE layout details [message #58455 is a reply to message #58175] |
Thu, 31 January 2008 12:49 |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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Paula writes:
> i'm new to object graphics, but i'll certainly give it a try. thx a
> lot david.
Well, it's not for the faint of heart. Ronn Kling's book
Power Graphics in IDL, will help. :-)
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming (www.dfanning.com)
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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| Re: SURFACE layout details [message #58456 is a reply to message #58341] |
Thu, 31 January 2008 12:27 |
paulartcoelho
Messages: 30
Registered: March 2007
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> I think the answer is object graphics, which have enough
> power to do what you want to do. You could start, for example,
> with FSC_SURFACE, and then learn how to rotate the axis fonts
> to your liking:
>
> http://www.dfanning.com/programs/fsc_surface.pro
>
> This will be a lot more fruitful than making direct graphics
> jump through these hoops.
i'm new to object graphics, but i'll certainly give it a try. thx a
lot david.
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