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Re: character size in normal coordinates [message #13625 is a reply to message #13616]

Sun, 22 November 1998 00:00

davidf
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Registered: September 1996

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Martin Schultz (mgs@io.harvard.edu) writes:

> My guess would be :
>
> pixsize = !d.y_ch_size * !p.charsize ; or your own charsize --> gives
> size in pixels
> normsize = convert_coord(pixsize,/device,/to_normal)
> UGLY! That doesn't work! Well, then
> normsize = pixsize/!d.y_size

Careful here. The expression:

normsize = pixsize / !D.Y_Size

is going to evaluation to 0, almost always. :-)

Try:

normsize = pixsize / Float(!D.Y_Size)

This one has bit me enough that I almost always
remember it. :-)

Cheers,

David

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		Re: character size in normal coordinates By: David Foster on Tue, 24 November 1998 00:00
		Re: character size in normal coordinates By: davidf on Mon, 23 November 1998 00:00
		Re: character size in normal coordinates By: David Foster on Mon, 23 November 1998 00:00
		Re: character size in normal coordinates By: Martin Schultz on Mon, 23 November 1998 00:00
		Re: character size in normal coordinates By: davidf on Sun, 22 November 1998 00:00
		Re: character size in normal coordinates By: Martin Schultz on Sun, 22 November 1998 00:00

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