comp.lang.idl-pvwave archive
Messages from Usenet group comp.lang.idl-pvwave, compiled by Paulo Penteado
Home » Public Forums » archive » Explicit text formatting for Object Axes
Show: Today's Messages :: Show Polls :: Message Navigator
E-mail to friend  		Return to the default flat view Create a new topic Submit Reply
Re: Explicit text formatting for Object Axes [message #16893 is a reply to message #16829] Wed, 25 August 1999 00:00 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
davidf is currently offline  davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
Senior Member
Ben Tupper (tupper@seadas.bigelow.org) writes:

> I've combed through my code regarding axis scaling and can't figure out what
> is going on. The first time I launch the application, the fonts are
> 'proportional and quite readable'. If I load a new differently sized image
> into the application the fonts are scaled badly. Now, if I load a third image of identical size to the
> very first image the font scaling returns to its 'proportional and quite readable' scaling.

> So, I think I'm setting the axis scaling correctly ... but, clearly, I am not.
> It seems that IDL has developed a scaling memory that I can't override. gak!

I think you have your text objects in a "never recompute
dimensions" state. :-)

Try changing the setting on the RECOMPUTE_DIMENSIONS keyword
when you create the text object.

Cheers,

David

--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
Phone: 970-221-0438 E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Toll-Free IDL Book Orders: 1-888-461-0155

Report message to a moderator

[Message index]
 
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Previous Topic: idl > memory problems
Next Topic: IDL Syntax ?

-=] Back to Top [=-
[ Syndicate this forum (XML) ] [ RSS ] [ PDF ]

Current Time: Sun Oct 12 12:10:14 PDT 2025

Total time taken to generate the page: 1.68021 seconds
.:: Contact :: Home ::.

Powered by: FUDforum 3.0.7.
Copyright ©2001-2013 FUDforum Bulletin Board Software