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Re: How to clear an object plot [message #72787 is a reply to message #72786]

Tue, 05 October 2010 13:22

David Fanning
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Jean writes:

> And David, I'm looking forward for the 3rd edition of your book and
> especially the chapter about 'New Graphic'.

You know, it's a race to see if I can get an income
producing book done before the sheriff shows up at
the door, ready to clamp me in irons and haul me off
to the poor farm. In doing that calculus, a book
on the "New Graphics" didn't really finish high
on the list of books that are likely to make me
enough money to buy a latte again. :-)

I'm starting with something more widely used
in the IDL community and, like the rest of
you, waiting for the New Graphics to mature
a bit. Eventually, I can see a need for a book
like that.

Let's just say I haven't seen any evidence that
anyone outside of ITTVIS can actually *program* a
new graphics routine, although they are becoming a
great deal easier to use. It's unclear to me how
useful they will be for doing, say, science, but
I'm hoping to be convinced.

In principle, since the new graphics routines are
written in the IDL language, you might see the IDL
community stepping in to fix all these bugs themselves,
as a gigantic service project. But, in practice, I
don't see anyone doing it. I've had a look, but I don't
have that many years left the chase around that maze
of code.

Cheers,

David

P.S. Let's just say I'm glad I'm not the one charged
with fixing mirror image contour labels! I wouldn't
have a clue where to begin. :-)

--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		Re: How to clear an object plot By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 05 October 2010 15:18
		Re: How to clear an object plot By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 05 October 2010 15:13
		Re: How to clear an object plot By: David Fanning on Tue, 05 October 2010 13:22
		Re: How to clear an object plot By: Jean[2] on Tue, 05 October 2010 12:55
		Re: How to clear an object plot By: David Fanning on Tue, 05 October 2010 11:23
		Re: How to clear an object plot By: penteado on Tue, 05 October 2010 10:57
		Re: How to clear an object plot By: David Fanning on Tue, 05 October 2010 10:39
		Re: How to clear an object plot By: penteado on Tue, 05 October 2010 10:36

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