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Re: IDL graphics w/ no display [message #41351]

Wed, 27 October 2004 01:25

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Ken Mankoff writes:

> I use REBIN. But I can't get it working well anyway (even slowly)
> with maps. The continent and grid lines never scale down well.
>
> Maybe I need to play around with THICK= keywords some more and this
> solution will work?

I doubt it. Maps are particularly recalcitrant.

> I have 6.0, and I heard iMap is slow. So thats not an option. Also,
> without X, can I do object graphics? Not sure... I know I can create
> projections and all that stuff, but can I then display them in a Z
> buffer without accessing X/Win?

No, nothing of object graphics is ever going to be
displayed in the Z-graphics buffer. Object graphics
*is* a Z-graphics buffer. I think any method of display
is going to require connection to a computer with
software installed. :-)

Maybe you should go for that GnuIDL, or whatever it
is called. Those guys don't go in for any frills.

> I am leaning away from OG, even if
> it is possible because a) 6.1, b) speed, and c) mapping routine
> support

I've heard from people trying to get the OG mapping
routines to work that it, uh, needs some more work.
I've only had the barest cursory look myself. There is
something about the maps I don't trust, but I can't work
with the damn things well enough to test anything, so
I can't tell if I am imagining problems that aren't there.

But, anyway, this isn't a solution for you.

Cheers,

David

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		Re: IDL graphics w/ no display By: David Fanning on Wed, 27 October 2004 01:25
		Re: IDL graphics w/ no display By: David Fanning on Wed, 27 October 2004 01:16
		Re: IDL graphics w/ no display By: Ken Mankoff on Tue, 26 October 2004 18:29
		Re: IDL graphics w/ no display By: Jeff Guerber on Tue, 26 October 2004 15:57
		Re: IDL graphics w/ no display By: David Fanning on Tue, 26 October 2004 14:57
		Re: IDL graphics w/ no display By: Jeff Guerber on Tue, 26 October 2004 13:57
		Re: IDL graphics w/ no display By: K. Bowman on Mon, 25 October 2004 07:06
		Re: IDL graphics w/ no display By: David Fanning on Mon, 25 October 2004 03:20
		Re: IDL graphics w/ no display By: btt on Wed, 27 October 2004 05:48

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