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Re: Angstrom symbol in IDL5.6 [message #34854 is a reply to message #34834]

Wed, 23 April 2003 07:31

R.Bauer
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Kristian Kjaer wrote:

> On http://www.dfanning.com/misc_tips/angstrom.html Dave Fanning shows us
> how to draw an 'Angstrom symbol' (which is of course just the last
> letter of the alphabet used around here).
>
> Something like:
> angstrom = '!6!sA!r!u!9 %!n!x'
> XYOUTS, 0.1, 0.5, /Normal, CharSize=5.0, 'Symbol: ' + angstrom
>
> But in IDL5.6 this doesn't work so well as in earlier versions: The
> 'ring' is displaced.
>
> Anything to suggest this is not a genuine bug?
>
> - Kristian

The o is a bit higher as normal in this example but it seems only !A does a
centric move up.

erase & XYOUTS, 0.1, 0.5, /Normal, $
CharSize=6.0,'!sA!r!A'+string(BYTE(176))+'!N'

Reimar
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		Re: Angstrom symbol in IDL5.6 By: K. Bowman on Thu, 24 April 2003 12:31
		Re: Angstrom symbol in IDL5.6 By: R.Bauer on Thu, 24 April 2003 12:00
		Re: Angstrom symbol in IDL5.6 By: CM on Thu, 24 April 2003 09:37
		Re: Angstrom symbol in IDL5.6 By: R.Bauer on Wed, 23 April 2003 07:31
		Re: Angstrom symbol in IDL5.6 By: Liam E. Gumley on Wed, 23 April 2003 07:01
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