| Re: IDL Astron Library now uses Coyote Graphics [message #75374 is a reply to message #75368] |
Wed, 02 March 2011 20:05  |
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On Mar 2, 4:30 pm, wlandsman <wlands...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have updated 21 plotting routines in the IDL Astron Library (http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov) to use the Coyote Graphics routines (http://www.idlcoyote.com/graphics_tips/coyote_graphics.html) internally. The list of updated routines includes al_legend.pro, ploterror.pro, multiplot.pro, tvcircle.pro, partvelvec.pro and histogauss.pro.
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> The subset of Coyote graphics routines needed to run these procedures is included in the Astron library distribution
> (http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftp/pro/coyote/). However, I encourage users to delete this directory, and download the entire Coyote library directly.
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> Among the new features are the ability to specify color by name, to plot to a resizable graphics window by specifying /WINDOW, and to have plots to the screen appear as they would in postscript. A consquence of the last feature is that the default plot setup is now black on a white background. (I expect to get a bit of grief about this change.) Otherwise, legacy programs that use these procedures should work as before. --Wayne
Excellent! This is great, I use the ASTRON library all the time, and
I was wondering how they would work with CG. Can you specify all 46
symbols as well?
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