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Re: FSC_PLOT defaults [message #74140 is a reply to message #74139]

Tue, 21 December 2010 07:58

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Paul van Delst writes:

> Wha..? Seriously?
>
> I will agree that you can plot everything you need to plot with either direct or function (aka "new") graphics, but the
> ability to easily manipulate the function graphic result, outside of its creation routine, after it's been created is a
> huge step forward. And this step is built upon existing tools (object graphics), involving more packaging and interface
> updates than actual new functionality. I find function graphics way more useful than iTools. Go figure.

Paul, take it easy!

I'd probably be a fan of function graphics, too, if
I could get IDL 8 to work on my computer. But I'm
stuck in IDL 7 for the time being, waiting for the
problems to be sorted out. If I judge the people
sending me e-mail and browsing my web page correctly,
I'm not the only one wishing for some easy alternative.

These are simple, they are fast, they produce the
PostScript output you expect. You can actually
write programs with them (as opposed, say, to just
display data). There are just a lot of things to like
about them. But, you don't have to use them if you
don't want to. :-)

Anyway, this is just a stop-gap until I can get IDL
8 running. Then I have some ideas for function graphics
commands that work the way I want them to. Maybe you
will like those better. ;-)

But, yes, seriously! I don't feel any great need for
anything fancier than direct graphics. If you can
make a PostScript file and you can install ImageMagick,
most of the things I have complained about for years
are solved. :-)

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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		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: lecacheux.alain on Mon, 27 December 2010 00:51
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Fri, 24 December 2010 22:01
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Fri, 24 December 2010 10:55
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: Michael Galloy on Thu, 23 December 2010 21:05
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Thu, 23 December 2010 18:03
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: wlandsman on Thu, 23 December 2010 16:02
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: wlandsman on Thu, 23 December 2010 15:42
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: penteado on Thu, 23 December 2010 12:53
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: Mark[1] on Thu, 23 December 2010 12:35
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: lecacheux.alain on Thu, 23 December 2010 12:34
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Thu, 23 December 2010 11:10
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Thu, 23 December 2010 10:08
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: wlandsman on Thu, 23 December 2010 08:38
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Wed, 22 December 2010 09:11
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: lecacheux.alain on Wed, 22 December 2010 05:51
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: Bruce Bowler on Wed, 22 December 2010 05:22
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Tue, 21 December 2010 13:56
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: ben.bighair on Tue, 21 December 2010 12:38
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: Marc Buie on Tue, 21 December 2010 10:53
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Tue, 21 December 2010 09:58
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: ben.bighair on Tue, 21 December 2010 09:53
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Tue, 21 December 2010 08:37
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: wlandsman on Tue, 21 December 2010 08:19
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Tue, 21 December 2010 07:58
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 21 December 2010 07:39
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Tue, 21 December 2010 07:19
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Tue, 21 December 2010 07:06
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Tue, 21 December 2010 06:51
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Tue, 21 December 2010 06:45
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: Marc Buie on Tue, 21 December 2010 05:58
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: penteado on Mon, 20 December 2010 18:03
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: ben.bighair on Mon, 20 December 2010 17:43
		Re: FSC_PLOT defaults By: David Fanning on Mon, 20 December 2010 14:57

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