| Re: Set path of terminal tools, e.g. ImageMagick, in Workbench [message #72843 is a reply to message #72841] |
Sat, 09 October 2010 17:48  |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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Reno writes:
> I'm trying to use Unix tools, in IDL Workbench, e.g. use ImageMagick
> via David's PS_START and PS_END. It turns out that the SPAWN does not
> recognise the tools, like,
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> IDL> SPAWN, 'convert -version'
> bash: convert: command not found
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> I installed the ImageMagick through MacPorts and it's in /opt/local/
> bin, but I don't think the location doesn't really matter since the
> tools are properly set its path. When I run the same code in IDL in
> terminal environment, it is just perfect with not problem what so
> ever.
>
> When I give full path of ImageMagick, it works fine.
I don't know how to solve this problem. Sorry, but
I don't have a Mac.
But since you mention ImageMagick I just wanted to say
that Friday, after several weeks of producing more than
50 book figures, I suddenly realized that I don't miss
lousy direct graphics fonts any more at all!
I use a version of PS_Start to create the book
figures. I call PS_Start, paste the code from the
book into the IDL command line, and then use PS_End
to make a PDF file. Then I just import the PDF
file into the book as a figure.
Not only do I know that the code is typo free, but
this method produces absolutely perfect output with
PostScript or True-Type fonts, whatever I want. The
figures print great, and look spectacular in a PDF
version of the book. I really couldn't be happier.
I could probably live without IDL. But I'm pretty
sure I couldn't live without ImageMagick. :-)
Cheers,
David
--
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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