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Re: no text on new graphics - missing path or bad file? [message #93308 is a reply to message #93306] Fri, 10 June 2016 11:23 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
wlandsman is currently offline  wlandsman
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I might try adding the (undocumented) /DEBUG keyword to your plot command

p1 = plot(indgen(4), indgen(4), title = 'test',/DEBUG)

to see if it gives any additional information. But I am not hopeful. --Wayne

On Friday, June 10, 2016 at 11:08:02 AM UTC-4, AMcNally wrote:
> On Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 10:28:56 AM UTC-4, AMcNally wrote:
>> Hello!
>> Suddenly the titles, numbers on color bars, lat/lon values on maps no longer plot in new graphics. One day they were there, the next day gone - no changes in my script.
>>
>> the titles will show up in old graphics.
>> I have tried both embedding the argument in the intiial call
>>
>> p1 = plot(indgen(4), indgen(4), title = 'test')
>>
>> and after
>>
>> p1 = plot(indgen(4), indgen(4))
>> p1.title = 'test'
>>
>> but no title shows up despite the info being stored:
>>
>> IDL> print, p1.title
>> TEXT <5012>
>> ALIGNMENT = 0.500000
>> BASELINE = 1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
>> CLIP = 0
>> COLOR = 0 0 0
>> FILL_BACKGROUND = 0
>> FILL_COLOR = -1
>> FONT_COLOR = 0 0 0
>> FONT_NAME = 'Helvetica'
>> FONT_SIZE = 12.000000
>> FONT_STYLE = 0
>> HIDE = 0
>> NAME = 'Title'
>> ONGLASS = 0
>> POSITION = 0.52421875 0.91175000 0.52421875 0.91175000
>> STRING = 'test'
>> TRANSPARENCY = 0.00000
>> UPDIR = 0.0000000 1.0000000 0.0000000
>> VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT = 0.00000
>>
>> It seems to be a problem of idl communicating to the new graphics window this particular text information.
>>
>> Does anyone know where I might look in the IDL paths to see if a file got corrupted?
>>
>> I am on a linux cluster, using idl 8.5
>>
>> So far IT support has just suggested I use old graphics....not so helpful.
>>
>> thanks!
>> Amy
>
> Update:
> the sys admins don't have the problem so seems to be associated with my profile, or quotas.
> I did get some more details from the error message. I checked out these files and lines where the problem seems to be. Anyone think these would be sensitive to a users environment?
>
> IDL> !EXCEPT=2
> IDL> p1.title='help'
> % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating divide by 0
> % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand
> % Detected at IDLITVISTEXT::UPDATESELECTIONVISUAL 1153
> /discover/vis/exelis/idl/idl85/lib/itools/components/idlitvi stext__define.pro
> % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand
> % Detected at IDLITVISDATASPACE::DRAW 2385
> /discover/vis/exelis/idl/idl85/lib/itools/framework/idlitvis dataspace__define.pro
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