RE: problem with "frame" - solved

[Katsumi Matsumoto <katsumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry folks.
The solution is to start ferret with "ferret -gif".
-Katsumi

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ferret_users@ferret.pmel.noaa.gov 
> [mailto:owner-ferret_users@ferret.pmel.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of 
> Katsumi Matsumoto
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 5:13 PM
> To: ferret_users@ferret.wrc.noaa.gov
> Subject: problem with "frame"
> 
> 
> Hi.  I am trying to make some animation graphics.
> 
> Ferret aborts when I issue the following cammand:
> repeat/l=1:20 (fill variable; frame/file=movie_frame.gif)
> 
> It's the frame bit that is problematic.  Without it, I can 
> see a rapid succession of 20 filled pictures.
> 
> The error message that ferret spits out is:
> unknown_program: unable to translate window coordinates (0,0)
> 
> Can anyone tell me what's happening?  I'm running ferret 5.51 
> on a linux workstation.
> 
> Thanks,
> -Katsumi
>