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Re: IDL 8, log plots and titles [message #73193 is a reply to message #73119]

Wed, 27 October 2010 09:50

Mark Piper
Messages: 198
Registered: December 2009

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On Oct 26, 1:03 pm, b_gom <b_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Am I missing something, or is IDL 8 fumbling logarithmic y axes and
> plot titles when using the new plot function?
>
> When plotting log plots, the plot title seems to vanish, and also IDL
> does not seem to be able to calculate the y range properly. In the
> sample code below, compare the direct graphics output (which handles
> the range and title correctly automatically) to the new plot function
> output which doesn't seem to be able to figure out what I want:
>
> ----------------------------------------
> x=findgen(100)/100*3*!pi
> y=sin(x)
>
> ;This is what I expect; yaxis handles infinite log range and title
> appears correctly
> plot,x,y,/ylog,title='Direct Graphics Yrange and Title'
>
> ;Now for the plot function output:
> ;title works for linear y axes
> p1=plot(x,y,yrange=[0.1,1],title='Linear Y Axis
> Works',window_title='Linear Y Axis Works')
> ;title gone for log plots
> p2=plot(x,y,/ylog,yrange=[0.1,1],title='Title Error Log Y
> Axis',window_title='Title Error Log Y Axis')
> ;if you set the yrange, the title appears, but in the wrong place
> p3=plot(x,(y+2)*10,/ylog,yrange=[1,100],title='Title Error Log Y
> Axis',window_title='Title Error Log Y Axis')
> ;if you don't set the yrange, the title is gone
> p4=plot(x,(y+2)*10,/ylog,title='Title Error Log Y
> Axis',window_title='Title Error Log Y Axis')
> ----------------------------------------
>
> Any ideas?

This bug (along with 98 others) is fixed in IDL 8.0.1, which will be
available on our website very soon.

mp

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		IDL 8, log plots and titles By: b_gom on Tue, 26 October 2010 12:03
		Re: IDL 8, log plots and titles By: b_gom on Wed, 27 October 2010 10:29
		Re: IDL 8, log plots and titles By: Mark Piper on Wed, 27 October 2010 09:50
		Re: IDL 8, log plots and titles By: David Fanning on Wed, 27 October 2010 07:14
		Re: IDL 8, log plots and titles By: penteado on Wed, 27 October 2010 07:08
		Re: IDL 8, log plots and titles By: David Fanning on Wed, 27 October 2010 07:00
		Re: IDL 8, log plots and titles By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Wed, 27 October 2010 06:37
		Re: IDL 8, log plots and titles By: penteado on Tue, 26 October 2010 21:26

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