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Re: Making a scaleable plot for use in publications [message #81828]

Wed, 24 October 2012 18:10

liamsteele
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Registered: October 2012

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On Thursday, 25 October 2012 01:12:32 UTC+1, David wrote:
> Coyote writes:
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>> I presume you are talking about PDF files. I do it like this using Coyote Graphics:
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>> cgHistoplot, cgDemodata(7), /Fill, Output='histoplot.ps'
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>> cgPS2PDF, 'histoplot.ps'
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> I'm not sure how the PDF functionality got missed, but I just
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> checked in a new cgPS2Raster file with PDF functionality, so
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> you don't have to use two steps to create a PDF file. If you
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> download the new cgPS2Raster file here:
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> http://www.idlcoyote.com/programs/cgps2raster.pro
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> You can create PDF files from IDL commands directly:
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> cgHistoplot, cgDemodata(7), /Fill, Output='histoplot.pdf'
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> Cheers,
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> David
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> --
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> David Fanning, Ph.D.
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> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
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> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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> Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thos speakest truth.")

Brilliant stuff David!

I'll certainly give your routine a go when I'm next in the office. Thanks for all the help. :)

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		Re: Making a scaleable plot for use in publications By: liamsteele on Wed, 24 October 2012 18:10
		Re: Making a scaleable plot for use in publications By: David on Wed, 24 October 2012 17:12
		Re: Making a scaleable plot for use in publications By: David on Wed, 24 October 2012 16:48
		Re: Making a scaleable plot for use in publications By: liamsteele on Wed, 24 October 2012 16:30
		Re: Making a scaleable plot for use in publications By: DavidF[1] on Wed, 24 October 2012 15:48

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