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Re: Annotations of grid in map_set [message #66176] Thu, 23 April 2009 07:07
David Fanning is currently offline  David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001
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Klemens writes:

> I don't see more options in map_grid than in map_set to tackle this
> problem. Even if the annotation baseline is left or right justified by
> the alignment keyword, there is not an appropriate distance to the
> gridlines to look nice. This seems to be a problem when the plot
> position is calculated in the IDL routine.

Well, MAP_GRID allows you to specify exactly where the labels
go with LATLAB and LONLAB. Seems to me you could just position
the labels where you want them to go. Since you can do this
independently of the actual grid lines, this seems like the
perfect solution. Have you tried this?

Cheers,

David
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Re: Annotations of grid in map_set [message #66177 is a reply to message #66176] Thu, 23 April 2009 07:01 Go to previous message
Klemens is currently offline  Klemens
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Hi David,

I don't see more options in map_grid than in map_set to tackle this
problem. Even if the annotation baseline is left or right justified by
the alignment keyword, there is not an appropriate distance to the
gridlines to look nice. This seems to be a problem when the plot
position is calculated in the IDL routine.

Cheers,

Klemens
Re: Annotations of grid in map_set [message #66178 is a reply to message #66177] Thu, 23 April 2009 06:46 Go to previous message
David Fanning is currently offline  David Fanning
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Klemens writes:

> is there a way to improve the positions of the annotations when using
> map_set ? It would look much nicer if a small offset could be added to
> the plotting position of the annotations so that there are not plotted
> on the gridlines but next to them.

I think maybe you want to be looking at MAP_GRID, rather
than MAP_SET. More options there. :-)

Cheers,

David
--
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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