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Re: strange things in CONTOUR [message #42511 is a reply to message #42509]

Mon, 14 February 2005 09:08

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Ben Tupper writes:

> I signed up for the iTools tutorial, but, alas, find I have no time (yet.) Have
> you been following it?

I've been doing my tutorials religiously. There is a T-shirt
at stake, after all.

> If so, what do you think?

Well, I find I can do all kinds of things with a line
plot that I had never imagined I would want to do. I spent
three hours one day moving all the axes around, seeking
a more aesthetic arrangement, something that would speak
to the artist in me as well as the scientist. Finally,
I settled on the original box axes as the arrangement I liked
best (although that Picasso-like arrangement was nice),
but how would I have ever known without the opportunity
to try other arrangements?

I'm trying to be humorous (although God knows, with
a too much of a sarcastic wit).

To be serious for a moment, I *greatly* appreciate these
tutorials. The more I learn about iTools, the more I
appreciate them. A LOT of work and effort has gone into
them. Even an idiot like me can see that!

But, personally, I find them WAY too complex. I find I'm
not interested in 60-70 percent of what the tool allows
me to do. And when I *am* interested in a tool, I'd like
it to do something just a little bit different. I can't
make heads or tails of how to program the darn things
to get them to work my way, so they frustrate me. When
I get frustrated, I get sarcastic. Ask my wife. :-(

Anyway, I keep plugging away at the tutorials and enjoying
them immensely. I keep telling myself that sooner or later
I am going to see why a scientist will want to use these
rather than the good ol' direct graphics. :-)

Cheers,

David

--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/

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		Re: strange things in CONTOUR By: David Fanning on Mon, 14 February 2005 11:20
		Re: strange things in CONTOUR By: Benjamin Hornberger on Mon, 14 February 2005 10:52
		Re: strange things in CONTOUR By: David Fanning on Mon, 14 February 2005 09:54
		Re: strange things in CONTOUR By: David Fanning on Mon, 14 February 2005 09:55
		Re: strange things in CONTOUR By: David Fanning on Mon, 14 February 2005 09:08
		Re: strange things in CONTOUR By: Benjamin Hornberger on Mon, 14 February 2005 09:34
		Re: strange things in CONTOUR By: btt on Mon, 14 February 2005 08:35

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