| Re: Function graphics equivalent of !X.OMARGIN? [message #80707] |
Thu, 05 July 2012 15:13 |
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Paul Van Delst[1]
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I just saw the MARGIN(Init) keyword!
<insert embarrassed cough here>
It does exactly what I need. If only there was a way to GET the margins of existing graphics in a window.....
Apologies for the noise.
cheers,
paulv
On 07/05/12 17:18, Paul van Delst wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I do a fair amount of multiple plots on a single page. With DG I used !P.MULTI with abandon. If I needed a image with a
> colourbar, I would use !X.OMARGIN to leave enough room on the right hand side of the window for it.
>
> I'm now creating plots using the new function graphics and I'm using the LAYOUT property to get stuff plotting on a
> grid. However, I can't find a way to emulate the !X.OMARGIN capability in FG to provide enough space for a readable
> colourbar [*].
>
> Does anyone out there have any tips or tricks? (Full disclosure: After the last few days I will admit to "IDL
> documentation fatigue" and could really only manage a cursory scan of the -- what I thought would be -- the relevant
> help pages. I came up empty.)
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> TIA for any info.
>
> cheers,
>
> paulv
>
> [*] Also, I have to mention a BIG thanks to David Fanning's article on FG colourbar usage:
> http://www.idlcoyote.com/ng_tips/cbdesign.php
> That article is the only reason the FG colourbar is of any use at all.
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