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Re: TEXT Function [message #76599]

Fri, 10 June 2011 06:39

Kim
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Registered: January 2009

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On Jun 9, 5:28 pm, Gray <grayliketheco...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 9, 9:41 am, Kim <kimh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I am having trouble with the TEXT function when I put multiple plots
>> on the same figure (in a FOR loop). In the following example, the
>> text is written in the same location on the first plot instead of each
>> subsequent plot. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>> Thank you,
>> Kim
>
>> W = WINDOW(DIMENSIONS=[1024,1024])
>> FOR N=0,3 DO BEGIN
>> Y = SIN((N+1)*FINDGEN(201)*!PI/25.0)
>> P = PLOT(Y,/CURRENT,LAYOUT=[1,4,N+1])
>> T = TEXT(0.18,0.94,'N = '+STRING(N+1),/NORMAL,TARGET=P)
>> ENDFOR
>
> The reason is that you're putting the text in with NORMAL coords set,
> so it's relative to the window. Everything is in the same window, so
> the normal coords don't change when you change plots. You'll need to
> change to DATA coords, I think, or figure out some algorithm to define
> your normal coord placement for each plot. Or do it by hand. :)

That makes sense. I thought if I specified TARGET=P that the
coordinate set would be associated with the plot and not the window.
Thank you,
Kim

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		Re: TEXT Function By: Kim on Fri, 10 June 2011 06:39
		Re: TEXT Function By: David Fanning on Thu, 09 June 2011 14:44
		Re: TEXT Function By: Gray on Thu, 09 June 2011 14:28
		Re: TEXT Function By: Gray on Thu, 09 June 2011 14:27
		Re: TEXT Function By: David Fanning on Thu, 09 June 2011 11:00

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