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multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #85706]

Wed, 28 August 2013 22:47

Xin Tao is currently offline

Xin Tao
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Hi,

I seem to keep running into this problem when producing ps output using DG.

A sample code:

ps_start, 'a.ps'
plot, [0,1], [4.1e-8, 4.2e-8], /ystyle
ps_end

A screenshot of the output "ps" file can be found at:

http://staff.ustc.edu.cn/~xtao/pub/a.png

The problem is with the multiple sign in y axis labels. Is there any way to fix this? I have also tried this on a Windows machine, this kind of behaviour can be reproduced. I have even seen papers with figures just like that.

Thanks.

Xin Tao

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #85708 is a reply to message #85706]

Thu, 29 August 2013 02:34

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Hi,

On 08/29/2013 07:47 AM, Xin Tao wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I seem to keep running into this problem when producing ps output using DG.
>
> A sample code:
>
> ps_start, 'a.ps'
> plot, [0,1], [4.1e-8, 4.2e-8], /ystyle
> ps_end
>

In this case I would multiply my y-axis values with 10^8 and indicate
the right units in the YTITLE, this would be much easier to read. But
this is just my opinion ;-)

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #85712 is a reply to message #85706]

Thu, 29 August 2013 05:16

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Xin Tao writes:

> I seem to keep running into this problem when producing ps output using DG.
>
> A sample code:
>
> ps_start, 'a.ps'
> plot, [0,1], [4.1e-8, 4.2e-8], /ystyle
> ps_end
>
> A screenshot of the output "ps" file can be found at:
>
> http://staff.ustc.edu.cn/~xtao/pub/a.png
>
> The problem is with the multiple sign in y axis labels. Is there any way to fix this? I have also tried this on a Windows machine, this kind of behaviour can be reproduced. I have even seen papers with figures just like that.

That looks like a bug to me. Have you checked with ExelisVis?

Cheers,

David

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #85715 is a reply to message #85712]

Thu, 29 August 2013 05:40

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I haven't. Maybe I should.

Xin Tao

On Thursday, August 29, 2013 8:16:07 PM UTC+8, David Fanning wrote:
> Xin Tao writes:
>
>
>
>> I seem to keep running into this problem when producing ps output using DG.
>
>>
>
>> A sample code:
>
>>
>
>> ps_start, 'a.ps'
>
>> plot, [0,1], [4.1e-8, 4.2e-8], /ystyle
>
>> ps_end
>
>>
>
>> A screenshot of the output "ps" file can be found at:
>
>>
>
>> http://staff.ustc.edu.cn/~xtao/pub/a.png
>
>>
>
>> The problem is with the multiple sign in y axis labels. Is there any way to fix this? I have also tried this on a Windows machine, this kind of behaviour can be reproduced. I have even seen papers with figures just like that.
>
>
>
> That looks like a bug to me. Have you checked with ExelisVis?
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> David
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
>
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
>
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
>
> Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

I

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #85722 is a reply to message #85715]

Thu, 29 August 2013 06:19

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I noticed this too some time ago and assumed that was just what they'd decided to do... although think that an 'x' for the multiply sign would be nicer!

On Thursday, August 29, 2013 8:40:43 AM UTC-4, Xin Tao wrote:
> I haven't. Maybe I should.
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> Xin Tao
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> On Thursday, August 29, 2013 8:16:07 PM UTC+8, David Fanning wrote:
>
>> Xin Tao writes:
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>>
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>>> I seem to keep running into this problem when producing ps output using DG.
>
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>>>
>
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>>> A sample code:
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>>> ps_start, 'a.ps'
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>>> plot, [0,1], [4.1e-8, 4.2e-8], /ystyle
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>>> ps_end
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>>>
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>>> A screenshot of the output "ps" file can be found at:
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>>> http://staff.ustc.edu.cn/~xtao/pub/a.png
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>>>
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>>> The problem is with the multiple sign in y axis labels. Is there any way to fix this? I have also tried this on a Windows machine, this kind of behaviour can be reproduced. I have even seen papers with figures just like that.
>
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>> That looks like a bug to me. Have you checked with ExelisVis?
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>> Cheers,
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>> David
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>>
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>> --
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>>
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>> David Fanning, Ph.D.
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>>
>
>> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
>
>>
>
>> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
>
>>
>
>> Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
>
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> I

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #85723 is a reply to message #85722]

Thu, 29 August 2013 06:40

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Hi Xin,

It should definitely be an "X", not a dot. On my Mac running IDL 8.2.3 it gives an X. Can you contact support@exelisvis.com and be sure to send them the postscript file so we can see what characters are actually embedded within it?

Thanks.

-Chris
ExelisVIS

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #85733 is a reply to message #85723]

Thu, 29 August 2013 10:52

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Okay, I tracked this down. It looks like if you use hardware/device fonts (!p.font = 0) then IDL automatically replaces any mathematical "x" characters with bullets.

For example:

set_plot,'ps'
!p.font = 0
plot, [0,1], [4.1e-8, 4.2e-8], /ystyle , title='xx!Mx'
device,/close

Why it does this, I have no idea, but it has been that way since at least 1992. If you use Hershey vector or Truetype fonts then you get the correct "x" symbol.

Now, I can go ahead and fix this so that for scientific notation on the axis tick marks it uses the "x" for all fonts. I don't want to fix the other issue with "!Mx" because people might actually be expecting these to be bullet characters.

Is anyone going to freak out if I replace the bullet characters on axis tick labels with "x" characters? Note that this behavior won't affect custom tick labels - only IDL generated labels. If you have custom tick labels that happen to have !Mx characters you will still get bullets, as you (presumably) expect.

-Chris
ExelisVIS

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #85735 is a reply to message #85733]

Thu, 29 August 2013 11:05

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I think bullets -> x would be good, and would be happy with that fix. (The bullets have led me to have to manually edit axes several times over the years, I just never reported it as I thought that was expected behaviour.)

Andy

On Thursday, August 29, 2013 1:52:44 PM UTC-4, Chris Torrence wrote:
> Okay, I tracked this down. It looks like if you use hardware/device fonts (!p.font = 0) then IDL automatically replaces any mathematical "x" characters with bullets.
>
>
>
> For example:
>
>
>
> set_plot,'ps'
>
> !p.font = 0
>
> plot, [0,1], [4.1e-8, 4.2e-8], /ystyle , title='xx!Mx'
>
> device,/close
>
>
>
> Why it does this, I have no idea, but it has been that way since at least 1992. If you use Hershey vector or Truetype fonts then you get the correct "x" symbol.
>
>
>
> Now, I can go ahead and fix this so that for scientific notation on the axis tick marks it uses the "x" for all fonts. I don't want to fix the other issue with "!Mx" because people might actually be expecting these to be bullet characters.
>
>
>
> Is anyone going to freak out if I replace the bullet characters on axis tick labels with "x" characters? Note that this behavior won't affect custom tick labels - only IDL generated labels. If you have custom tick labels that happen to have !Mx characters you will still get bullets, as you (presumably) expect.
>
>
>
> -Chris
>
> ExelisVIS

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #85736 is a reply to message #85733]

Thu, 29 August 2013 12:34

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Chris Torrence writes:

> Is anyone going to freak out if I replace the bullet characters on axis tick labels with "x" characters? Note that this behavior won't affect custom tick labels - only IDL generated labels. If you have custom tick labels that happen to have !Mx characters you will still get bullets, as you (presumably) expect.

I think this is the right thing to do. Thanks for being all over this!
:-)

Cheers,

David

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #85737 is a reply to message #85736]

Thu, 29 August 2013 13:12

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On Thursday, August 29, 2013 1:34:39 PM UTC-6, David Fanning wrote:
> Chris Torrence writes:
>
>
>
>> Is anyone going to freak out if I replace the bullet characters on axis tick labels with "x" characters? Note that this behavior won't affect custom tick labels - only IDL generated labels. If you have custom tick labels that happen to have !Mx characters you will still get bullets, as you (presumably) expect.
>
>
>
> I think this is the right thing to do. Thanks for being all over this!
>
> :-)
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> David
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
>
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
>
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
>
> Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

Okay, it's now fixed in IDL 8.3. 21 years later. That's gotta be a record.
-Chris

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #85738 is a reply to message #85737]

Thu, 29 August 2013 13:20

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Chris Torrence writes:

> Okay, it's now fixed in IDL 8.3. 21 years later. That's gotta be a record.

There are one or two things about the Contour command that would push
the record out of sight, if you wanted to leave a legacy. ;-)

Cheers,

David

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #85739 is a reply to message #85723]

Thu, 29 August 2013 17:43

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Thanks Chris for working on this. I just contacted support@exelisvis.com, but I have a feeling that they would again redirect my inquiry to your sales representative in China.

Best,

Xin Tao

On Thursday, August 29, 2013 9:40:08 PM UTC+8, Chris Torrence wrote:
> Hi Xin,
>
>
>
> It should definitely be an "X", not a dot. On my Mac running IDL 8.2.3 it gives an X. Can you contact support@exelisvis.com and be sure to send them the postscript file so we can see what characters are actually embedded within it?
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> -Chris
>
> ExelisVIS

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #88023 is a reply to message #85737]

Wed, 12 March 2014 17:19

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OK, I'm digging up I'm an old thread, but, I'm still getting something odd:

set_plot,'ps'
!p.font = 0
Plot, dist(10), XTITLE='r (cm)', YTITLE='Awesomeness', YRANGE=[0, 3d4]
device,/close

I don't know, it looks like Greek to me :-)

Setting the font to one gives the correct y title.

Using Coyote Graphics gives me something even goofier:

cgPS_OPEN, file='test.png'
cgPlot, dist(10), XTITLE='r (cm)', YTITLE='Awesomeness', YRANGE=[0, 3d4]
cgPS_CLOSE

Again, specifying FONT=1 in the call to cgPS_OPEN fixes things.

I've filed a request for technical support, BTW.

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #88030 is a reply to message #88023]

Wed, 12 March 2014 21:04

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Phillip Bitzer writes:

> OK, I'm digging up I'm an old thread, but, I'm still getting something odd:
>
> set_plot,'ps'
> !p.font = 0
> Plot, dist(10), XTITLE='r (cm)', YTITLE='Awesomeness', YRANGE=[0, 3d4]
> device,/close
>
> I don't know, it looks like Greek to me :-)
>
> Setting the font to one gives the correct y title.
>
> Using Coyote Graphics gives me something even goofier:
>
> cgPS_OPEN, file='test.png'
> cgPlot, dist(10), XTITLE='r (cm)', YTITLE='Awesomeness', YRANGE=[0, 3d4]
> cgPS_CLOSE
>
> Again, specifying FONT=1 in the call to cgPS_OPEN fixes things.
>
> I've filed a request for technical support, BTW.

*What* looks like Greek? Everything looks pretty normal to me. :-(

Cheers,

David

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #88037 is a reply to message #88030]

Thu, 13 March 2014 09:31

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Well, that's not reassuring. Here's what I get:

Basic: https://www.dropbox.com/s/idqhcfxgcuxcb9m/idl.ps

CG: https://www.dropbox.com/s/sadpfsj5e6l3szk/test.ps

CG-PNG: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ytroet1iisiqbq2/test.png

Basically, the axis title is (apparently) in a different font.

Am I standing on an island here?

IDL> help, !VERSION
** Structure !VERSION, 8 tags, length=104, data length=100:
ARCH STRING 'x86_64'
OS STRING 'darwin'
OS_FAMILY STRING 'unix'
OS_NAME STRING 'Mac OS X'
RELEASE STRING '8.3'
BUILD_DATE STRING 'Nov 15 2013'
MEMORY_BITS INT 64
FILE_OFFSET_BITS
INT 64

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #88038 is a reply to message #88037]

Thu, 13 March 2014 10:09

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Phillip,

I confirm your results using the same Mac system. The strangest thing is that the text is normal when the YRANGE keyword is removed, or even when it is set to a more reasonable values of [0,30], It looks like an internal IDL problem. --Wayne

On Thursday, March 13, 2014 12:31:49 PM UTC-4, Phillip Bitzer wrote:
> Well, that's not reassuring. Here's what I get:
>
>
>
> Basic: https://www.dropbox.com/s/idqhcfxgcuxcb9m/idl.ps
>
>
>
> CG: https://www.dropbox.com/s/sadpfsj5e6l3szk/test.ps
>
>
>
> CG-PNG: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ytroet1iisiqbq2/test.png
>
>
>
> Basically, the axis title is (apparently) in a different font.
>
>
>
> Am I standing on an island here?
>
>
>
> IDL> help, !VERSION
>
> ** Structure !VERSION, 8 tags, length=104, data length=100:
>
> ARCH STRING 'x86_64'
>
> OS STRING 'darwin'
>
> OS_FAMILY STRING 'unix'
>
> OS_NAME STRING 'Mac OS X'
>
> RELEASE STRING '8.3'
>
> BUILD_DATE STRING 'Nov 15 2013'
>
> MEMORY_BITS INT 64
>
> FILE_OFFSET_BITS
>
> INT 64

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #88039 is a reply to message #88037]

Thu, 13 March 2014 10:16

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Phillip Bitzer writes:

> Well, that's not reassuring. Here's what I get:
>
> Basic: https://www.dropbox.com/s/idqhcfxgcuxcb9m/idl.ps
>
> CG: https://www.dropbox.com/s/sadpfsj5e6l3szk/test.ps
>
> CG-PNG: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ytroet1iisiqbq2/test.png
>
> Basically, the axis title is (apparently) in a different font.
>
> Am I standing on an island here?

Mac problem! :-)

Things look perfectly normal on my Windows machine. Weird.

Cheers,

David
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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #88041 is a reply to message #88039]

Thu, 13 March 2014 11:11

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I can reproduce the problem in IDL 8.3.1 on both Mac and Windows. Looks like a real bug to me. It must be related to either the "x" or the exponent, where it gets stuck in "math" mode. If I make the axis range smaller so it doesn't require scientific notation then the problem goes away.

I'll log a bug and try to fix it for 8.3.1.

In the meantime, as a workaround, try adding a "!3" at the start of your YTITLE.

-Chris
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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #88416 is a reply to message #88041]

Wed, 23 April 2014 08:47

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On Thursday, March 13, 2014 12:11:00 PM UTC-6, Chris Torrence wrote:
> I can reproduce the problem in IDL 8.3.1 on both Mac and Windows. Looks like a real bug to me. It must be related to either the "x" or the exponent, where it gets stuck in "math" mode. If I make the axis range smaller so it doesn't require scientific notation then the problem goes away.
>
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> I'll log a bug and try to fix it for 8.3.1.
>
>
>
> In the meantime, as a workaround, try adding a "!3" at the start of your YTITLE.
>
>
>
> -Chris
>
> ExelisVIS
phew... I was going crazy overnight trying to figure this out -- glad to know it's 'just' a bug.

Chris, any idea of the timescale (weeks, months, years?) for the bug fix. Notice also in Phillip's dropbox test.ps plot that the axis labels appear to be drawn multiple times in slightly different fonts. (I see the same thing). Maybe another clue as to what's happening.

thanks,

John

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #88424 is a reply to message #88416]

Wed, 23 April 2014 16:27

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On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 9:47:44 AM UTC-6, johnbhar...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Thursday, March 13, 2014 12:11:00 PM UTC-6, Chris Torrence wrote:
>
>> I can reproduce the problem in IDL 8.3.1 on both Mac and Windows. Looks like a real bug to me. It must be related to either the "x" or the exponent, where it gets stuck in "math" mode. If I make the axis range smaller so it doesn't require scientific notation then the problem goes away.
>
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>> I'll log a bug and try to fix it for 8.3.1.
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>> In the meantime, as a workaround, try adding a "!3" at the start of your YTITLE.
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>> -Chris
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>>
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>> ExelisVIS
>
> phew... I was going crazy overnight trying to figure this out -- glad to know it's 'just' a bug.
>
>
>
> Chris, any idea of the timescale (weeks, months, years?) for the bug fix. Notice also in Phillip's dropbox test.ps plot that the axis labels appear to be drawn multiple times in slightly different fonts. (I see the same thing). Maybe another clue as to what's happening.
>
>
>
> thanks,
>
>
>
> John

Hi John,

So the original problem with the "bullet" character was fixed in IDL 8.3. That other problem with everything switching to greek is now fixed for IDL 8.3.1, due out hopefully sometime this summer.

Cheers,
Chris
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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #88668 is a reply to message #88424]

Thu, 29 May 2014 07:29

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On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 7:27:05 PM UTC-4, Chris Torrence wrote:
> On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 9:47:44 AM UTC-6, johnbhar...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, March 13, 2014 12:11:00 PM UTC-6, Chris Torrence wrote:
>
>>
>
>>> I can reproduce the problem in IDL 8.3.1 on both Mac and Windows. Looks like a real bug to me. It must be related to either the "x" or the exponent, where it gets stuck in "math" mode. If I make the axis range smaller so it doesn't require scientific notation then the problem goes away.
>
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>>>
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>>> I'll log a bug and try to fix it for 8.3.1.
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>>> In the meantime, as a workaround, try adding a "!3" at the start of your YTITLE.
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>>>
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>>>
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>>> -Chris
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>>>
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>>> ExelisVIS
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>>
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>> phew... I was going crazy overnight trying to figure this out -- glad to know it's 'just' a bug.
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> Chris, any idea of the timescale (weeks, months, years?) for the bug fix. Notice also in Phillip's dropbox test.ps plot that the axis labels appear to be drawn multiple times in slightly different fonts. (I see the same thing). Maybe another clue as to what's happening.
>
>>
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>> thanks,
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>> John
>
>
>
> Hi John,
>
>
>
> So the original problem with the "bullet" character was fixed in IDL 8.3. That other problem with everything switching to greek is now fixed for IDL 8.3.1, due out hopefully sometime this summer.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
> ExelisVIS

Chris,

Just noticed this behavior in my plots when using the hardware fonts, and will look forward to the 8.3.1 fix. In the mean time, is there code analogous to "!3" that I can use to fix my tick labels? My axis labels are fine, but the tick labels are in scientific notation and the "x" gets converted to an upper case Greek sigma (Linux IDL 8.2.2).

Thanks,

Derek

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #88669 is a reply to message #88668]

Thu, 29 May 2014 10:13

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Hi Derek,

Hmmm. I think you could use the X/YTICKNAME keywords to specify your own tick text. You would need to do the scientific notation yourself using !U, etc. Or consider switching to truetype fonts?

-Chris

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #89415 is a reply to message #88669]

Tue, 14 October 2014 05:21

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Hi all,

I am having the same problem; that when plotting to a .ps using cgps_open, cgplot and cgps_close; the axis titles turn greek, and some axis labels seem to be drawn twice in different fonts.

Am I correct in understanding that IDL 8.4 is due to be released in November?

On Thursday, May 29, 2014 7:13:12 PM UTC+2, Chris Torrence wrote:
> Hi Derek,
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>
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> Hmmm. I think you could use the X/YTICKNAME keywords to specify your own tick text. You would need to do the scientific notation yourself using !U, etc. Or consider switching to truetype fonts?
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> -Chris

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Re: multiple sign in postscript output in direct graphics [message #89416 is a reply to message #89415]

Tue, 14 October 2014 09:14

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On Tuesday, October 14, 2014 6:21:04 AM UTC-6, jens...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
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> I am having the same problem; that when plotting to a .ps using cgps_open, cgplot and cgps_close; the axis titles turn greek, and some axis labels seem to be drawn twice in different fonts.
>
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> Am I correct in understanding that IDL 8.4 is due to be released in November?
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Yes, very soon!
-Chris

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