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Re: A whine about default device settings [message #58630]

Mon, 11 February 2008 08:59

Bob[3]
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On Feb 9, 4:42 pm, "Kenneth P. Bowman" <k-bow...@null.edu> wrote:
> The new 24-bit Z-buffer device is nice for generating graphics on a
> device without a display, as is common with servers, for example. It is
> easier to configure and use than Xvfb, for example.
>
> Unfortunately, some of the default device settings are different between
> the Z-buffer device and the X-Windows device. (I haven't checked the
> WIN device because I don't have a Windows machine).
>
> IDL> window, xsize=1024, ysize=768
> IDL> help, !d, /str
> ** Structure !DEVICE, 17 tags, length=84, data length=84:
> NAME STRING 'X'
> X_CH_SIZE LONG 6
> Y_CH_SIZE LONG 10
> IDL> set_plot, 'z'
> IDL> device, set_resolution = [1024, 768], set_pixel_depth = 24
> IDL> help, !d, /str
> ** Structure !DEVICE, 17 tags, length=84, data length=84:
> NAME STRING 'Z'
> X_CH_SIZE LONG 8
> Y_CH_SIZE LONG 12
>

Win (note: v6.4) values:

IDL> window, xsize=1024, ysize=768
IDL> help, !d, /str
** Structure !DEVICE, 17 tags, length=84, data length=84:
NAME STRING 'WIN'
X_CH_SIZE LONG 7
Y_CH_SIZE LONG 10
X_PX_CM FLOAT 32.0000
Y_PX_CM FLOAT 32.0000

Fun-wow! :D

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		Re: A whine about default device settings By: Bob[3] on Mon, 11 February 2008 08:59
		Re: A whine about default device settings By: Craig Markwardt on Mon, 11 February 2008 05:51
		Re: A whine about default device settings By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Sun, 10 February 2008 19:18
		Re: A whine about default device settings By: David Fanning on Sun, 10 February 2008 11:43
		Re: A whine about default device settings By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Mon, 11 February 2008 10:34

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