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Re: question on exactly when !p.position is defined [message #85218 is a reply to message #85217]

Mon, 15 July 2013 14:41

astroboy.20000
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On Monday, July 15, 2013 5:37:45 PM UTC-4, David Fanning wrote:
> astroboy.20000@gmail.com writes:
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>> Of course, I've used the position and !p.position variables to locate a plot on a page, so at least I understand how things work in that application.
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>> However, I guess I'm just not clear on how to obtain the position coordinates of a plot just made....
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> Unfortunately, unless you use, for example, cgLayout, you have to do
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> this after the fact. First, draw the plot:
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> cgPlot, ....
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> Then, capture the position of the plot:
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> plotPosition = [!X.Window[0], !Y.Window[0], $
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> !X.Window[1], !X.Window[1]]
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> Cheers,
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> David
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> --
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> David Fanning, Ph.D.
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> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
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> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
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> Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

Thanks very much David, I can certainly do that (although it's a bit of a pain, but that's why programmers are paid such enormous salaries!)

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