| Re: no text on new graphics - missing path or bad file? [message #93306 is a reply to message #93299] |
Fri, 10 June 2016 08:07   |
AMcNally
Messages: 3
Registered: June 2016
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On Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 10:28:56 AM UTC-4, AMcNally wrote:
> Hello!
> Suddenly the titles, numbers on color bars, lat/lon values on maps no longer plot in new graphics. One day they were there, the next day gone - no changes in my script.
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> the titles will show up in old graphics.
> I have tried both embedding the argument in the intiial call
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> p1 = plot(indgen(4), indgen(4), title = 'test')
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> and after
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> p1 = plot(indgen(4), indgen(4))
> p1.title = 'test'
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> but no title shows up despite the info being stored:
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> IDL> print, p1.title
> TEXT <5012>
> ALIGNMENT = 0.500000
> BASELINE = 1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
> CLIP = 0
> COLOR = 0 0 0
> FILL_BACKGROUND = 0
> FILL_COLOR = -1
> FONT_COLOR = 0 0 0
> FONT_NAME = 'Helvetica'
> FONT_SIZE = 12.000000
> FONT_STYLE = 0
> HIDE = 0
> NAME = 'Title'
> ONGLASS = 0
> POSITION = 0.52421875 0.91175000 0.52421875 0.91175000
> STRING = 'test'
> TRANSPARENCY = 0.00000
> UPDIR = 0.0000000 1.0000000 0.0000000
> VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT = 0.00000
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> It seems to be a problem of idl communicating to the new graphics window this particular text information.
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> Does anyone know where I might look in the IDL paths to see if a file got corrupted?
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> I am on a linux cluster, using idl 8.5
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> So far IT support has just suggested I use old graphics....not so helpful.
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> thanks!
> Amy
Update:
the sys admins don't have the problem so seems to be associated with my profile, or quotas.
I did get some more details from the error message. I checked out these files and lines where the problem seems to be. Anyone think these would be sensitive to a users environment?
IDL> !EXCEPT=2
IDL> p1.title='help'
% Program caused arithmetic error: Floating divide by 0
% Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand
% Detected at IDLITVISTEXT::UPDATESELECTIONVISUAL 1153
/discover/vis/exelis/idl/idl85/lib/itools/components/idlitvi stext__define.pro
% Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand
% Detected at IDLITVISDATASPACE::DRAW 2385
/discover/vis/exelis/idl/idl85/lib/itools/framework/idlitvis dataspace__define.pro
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