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Re: FSC_PLOT defaults [message #74142 is a reply to message #74141]

Tue, 21 December 2010 07:19

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Wayne Landsman writes:

> I'm old-fashioned enough to think that black on white does
> not show up as clearly on the screen, but I did not have a
> similar problem with the black on white of function graphics.
>
> The reason is that
>
> IDL> o = plot(indgen(10))
>
> is more comparable to something like
>
> IDL> fsc_plot,indgen(10),thick=2,xthick=2,ythick=2,charsize = 2, $
> xticklen = !P.ticklen*2, yticklen=!p.ticklen*2
>
> to give the lines extra thickness (and clarity).
>
> Maybe it would be worth having a similar default display for
> FSC_PLOT (at the expense of having different defaults than PLOT).

OK, I've implemented this for FSC_Plot, but I'm not sure about
it. It's, uh, pretty bold. :-(

Maybe it grows on you. :-)

Anyway, I thought I would put it out there for people to play
with and test. If we decide we like it, we can make the change
permanent. You can find the test program here:

http://www.dfanning.com/misc/fsc_plot_test.pro

You would run it like this:

IDL> FSC_Plot_Test, findgen(11)

I have different defaults for the display and for PostScript. I try
to use the ratio of display*1.7 for PostScript defaults. I think this
works well, but appreciate your input with these defaults, too.

My biggest problem is preserving the ability to use system variables
to set plot properties. This is especially a problem with things like
tick length. These can be set with !P.Ticklen as well as !X.Ticklen
and !Y.Ticklen. So, if I am going to set a default tick length, I have
to make sure none of those other variables are set, etc.

Anyway, the more I look at this plot this morning, the more I like it.
So maybe this is the way to go. Let me know what you think! :-)

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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