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Re: Multiple plot with mapCoord [message #88916 is a reply to message #88915]

Thu, 03 July 2014 07:24

morganlsilverman
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On Thursday, July 3, 2014 9:46:28 AM UTC-4, David Fanning wrote:
> Morgan Silverman writes:
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>> I'm sorry for all the trouble but I tried modifying your code
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>> to work with my data and I get both a black background IDL window
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>> (which didn't happen in your Map_Test) and a white background
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>> resizable graphics window that creates an infinite number of windows
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>> until I hard quite IDL. I think this is because Avg2000Lon=float(73)
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>> so my code is trying to create 73 windows. Map_Test is based on 6
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>> discrete city lat/lons. How do I modify this to work with my array of
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>> values. I'm plotting trajectories so each window has several different
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>> trajectories plotted in each graph.
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> The DRAW method of the cgMap object doesn't "erase" the display before
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> it draws, in the way, for example, a cgPlot command would. So, it draws
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> in whatever window is currently open and in the "opposite" color. If you
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> want to draw into a white background window, create one:
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> cgDisplay, 800, 400
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> No one who has read this newsgroup for any length of time can not know
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> by now that the first thing to do when you have a problem with a Coyote
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> Graphic routine is to update your library:
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> http://www.idlcoyote.com/code_tips/fixcoyoteprogram.php
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> So, I presume you have done that and this is not why you are generating
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> multiple windows.
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> I think it is more likely that you still have an ADDCMD keyword on one
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> of the commands you are using that you haven't shown us.
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> I drew points in my example, but if converting that cgPlotS command to
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> draw lines takes more than 10 seconds it is taking way too long. :-)
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> If you would like to purchase some consulting time and send me the code,
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> the Coyote Store is always open. :-)
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> http://www.idlcoyote.com/coyotestore/
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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.")

Thank you for all your help. Just wanted to let you know that I figured the problem out. I was missing an end statement before the cgWindow command to close the procedure. Now only 1 resizable window created!!

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		Multiple plot with mapCoord By: morganlsilverman on Wed, 02 July 2014 10:29
		Re: Multiple plot with mapCoord By: David Fanning on Wed, 02 July 2014 10:58
		Re: Multiple plot with mapCoord By: morganlsilverman on Wed, 02 July 2014 11:15
		Re: Multiple plot with mapCoord By: David Fanning on Wed, 02 July 2014 11:18
		Re: Multiple plot with mapCoord By: morganlsilverman on Wed, 02 July 2014 11:57
		Re: Multiple plot with mapCoord By: David Fanning on Wed, 02 July 2014 12:21
		Re: Multiple plot with mapCoord By: morganlsilverman on Thu, 03 July 2014 06:15
		Re: Multiple plot with mapCoord By: David Fanning on Thu, 03 July 2014 06:46
		Re: Multiple plot with mapCoord By: morganlsilverman on Thu, 03 July 2014 07:24

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