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Re: logarithmic scale using FILL command



Hi Ferreters,
                Finally we started discussing about logarithmic color key.
Earlier Jerome posted a querry but it went unanswered (
http://ferret.pmel.noaa.gov/Ferret/Mail_Archives/fu_2003/msg01065.html).

Paulo's method is simple and straight forward but it will give only logarithmic
labeling for default, equaly spaced colors of the color key.

 Here is a go file(attached) to get a continuous logarithmic color key 
with logarithmic labelling and gradient for colors. The method to get a 
color key in a seperate viewport is adapted from one of Mick Spillane's 
mail in the archive 
(http://ferret.pmel.noaa.gov/Ferret/Mail_Archives/fu_2002/msg00055.html). 

Important steps are

   1. define three viewports ; 
        bigger one for fill/shade plot with "levels" suitable
           for a logarithmic color key.
        two smaller viewports with the same xlim, ylim & text  
           for the color key.
   2. define a log y_axis for getting colors in the key viewport.
   3. use one of the smaller viewport to get the logarithmic 
        tics and labels with /vlog qualifier to plot command.
   4. use the second smaller viewport to get the color with a 
        logarithmic gradient.
   5. make the fill/shade plot with /nokey qualifier in the 
        bigger viewport. This is done at the end of the go script
        because for further labellng or other plotting purposes we 
        need the bigger viewport as the active one. 

But this method have following disadvantages

  1. "levels" of fill/shade will be fixed according to the given maximum
        and minimum values of the key(should be integer powers of 10).
  2. Only vertically oriented color key is possible (according to
        present form; can be modified to get a horizontal one).
  3. If we want to change the size of the viewport for the main plot
        then we have to manually adjust the position and size of the 
        color key through optional arguments ($6-$10)
  4. Current script will draw a color key for values between 
        1(10^0) & 100000(10^5) ; this can be modified.
  5. fill/shade levels cannot modified according to exact maximum/
        minimum of data values.
           let minimum value to be filled be 20 & 
               maximum  "                 be 800
           then the only one possible option for "levels" is 
               /levels="(10,100,10)(100,1000,100)" 
             Thus the unwated regions (10-20 & 800-1000) also will
             be included in the fill/shade range & in the color key.
  6. color key will be drawn before the shade/fill plot !!!!

  But the advantage is that we will get a neat continuous logarithmic 
color key.

Usage :
go log_key key_low key_high variable [view_main] [fill_command] [key_xlo] 
[key_xhi] [key_ylo] [key_yhi] [key_txt]

Example :
	set data etopo20.cdf
	set region/x=29.8:120/y=-20.2:50
   	define view/xlim=0:0.96/ylim=0:1 vmain
        go log_key 1, 10000,"rose[d=1]",vmain,"fill/nokey",0.81,1.00,0.10,0.90,0.50


If there is any bugs/problems please post it back to the mailing list. 

With Regards 

Jaison


On 2 Jun 2004, Vincent Le Fouest wrote:

> Dear Ferret users,
> 
> I would be interested to use a logarithmic scale using the FILL command
> but I cannot find anything in the FAQ or Ferret documentation. Would
> somebody have an idea about that?
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Vincent 
> 

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    Indian Institute of Science
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\ cancel mode verify
!
! log_key.jnl 
!
! Description : makes a vertical lograthmic color key for shade/fill plots for
!                 given min & max values, variable & viewport(main).  
!                 $6-$10 needs to be adjusted to get the key at the 
!                 required location with required size
!
! Argument      description
! --------      ------------------------------------------------------------
! Mandatory argumnets
! $1 (int)  : lower value of the color key ; should be an integer power(0-4) of 10 
! $2 (int)  : high        "                ;          "           power(1-5) of 10
! $3 (text) : variable to be filled/shaded in double quotes like "rose[d=1]"
!
! Optional arguments
! $4 (text) : name of main view port (like vmain)
! $5 (text) : fill/shade command with qualifiers in double quotes like
!                  "fill/nolab/nokey" (defualt is "fill/nokey")
! $6 (real) : key position : x_low     |  default values of $6-$10 is for making 
! $7 (real) :   "          : x_high    |  a color key of a main viewport defined with
! $8 (real) :   "          : y_low     |  xlim=0:0.96/ylim=0:1 (window aspect=1.0)
! $9 (real) :   "          : y_high    | 
! $10(real) : key size     : text ( /text qualifier to "define view" )
!
! Usage : 
!    go log_key key_low key_high variable [view_main] [fill_command] [key_xlo] [key_xhi] [key_ylo] [key_yhi] [key_txt]
! 
! Example :
!	set data etopo20.cdf
!	set region/x=29.8:120/y=-20.2:50
!	go log_key 1, 10000,"rose[d=1]"   ! <== with minimum argumnets
!               .....OR.....
!   	define view/xlim=0:0.96/ylim=0:1 vmain
!       go log_key 1, 10000,"rose[d=1]",vmain,"fill/nokey/nolab",0.81,1.00,0.10,0.90,0.50
!                                               ! <== with all arguments
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

! mandatory
   let key_lo = $1"<Usage: go log_key key_low key_high variable [view_main] [fill_command] [key_xlo] [key_xhi] [key_ylo] [key_yhi] [key_txt] "
   let key_hi = $2"<Usage: go log_key key_low key_high variable [view_main] [fill_command] [key_xlo] [key_xhi] [key_ylo] [key_yhi] [key_txt]"
   define symbol var    = $3"<Usage: go log_key key_low key_high variable [view_main] [fill_command] [key_xlo] [key_xhi] [key_ylo] [key_yhi] [key_txt] " 

! optional
   define symbol vmn    = $4"vdummy" 
   define view/xlim=0:0.96/ylim=0:1 vdummy
   define symbol comnd  = $5"fill/nokey"
   let keyxlo = $6"0.81"  
   let keyxhi = $7"1.00"  
   let keyylo = $8"0.10"  
   let keyyhi = $9"0.90"  
   let keytxt = $10"0.50"  


! consistancy check for the arguments 
       ! this is to make sure that the "levels" needed to make the log color 
       ! key can be safely defined from the given arguments      
           
        let a = log(key_lo) ; let b = log(key_hi) 

        IF `INT(a) LT a` THEN
              say " key_low -> $1 is not an integer power of 10 : correct it "
              exit
        ENDIF 
        IF `INT(b) LT b` THEN
              say " key_high -> $2 is not an integer power of 10 : correct it "
              exit
        ENDIF 
        IF `a GT b` THEN 
              say " key_low{$1} > key_high{$2} : CORRECT key_low & key_high "
              exit
        ENDIF 
        IF `key_lo LT 1` THEN 
              say " with current set up, the possible min value of "
              say "     key_low  is  1  but given value is $1"
              exit
        ENDIF 
        IF `b GT 5` THEN
              say " with current set up, the possible max value of "
              say "     key_high is  100000  but given value is $2"
              exit
        ENDIF

! get the "levels" according to given key_low and key_high 
    ! levs is the possible levels 

        let levs = {'(1,10,1)', '(10,100,10)', '(100,1000,100)', \          
                    '(1000,10000,1000)','(10000,100000,10000)'}                                    
       	let lev`a+1` = levs[x=`a+1`]
        IF `a+1 LT b` THEN
	        repeat/i=`a+2`:`b`:1 ( ;\
        	let lev`i` = lev`i-1` + levs[x=`i`] ;\
                )
        ENDIF
        let lev_dummy  = lev`b`         
        define symbol levf = `lev_dummy` 

   ! define the fill command for the main plot as a "symbol"

        define symbol qt   = \"
        define symbol cmnd = (\$comnd)/lev=(\$qt)(\$levf)(\$qt) (\$var)

! save current reg to "save" & set new reg as required by the key.
   ! the log key will be drawn before the main fill/shade plot. 
  
        define region/default save  
        define reg/x=1:2 kreg 
        set reg kreg

! define a x_axis and log y_axis (y_min is 1 and y_max is 100000)
   ! the data points on y_axis (ie lev_da) should be exactly matching 
   ! with the fill levels defined by levf (ie. levs).

        let lev_da = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90, \
		  100,200,300,400,500,600,700,800,900,1000,2000,\
		  3000,4000,5000,6000,7000,8000,9000,10000,20000,\
                  30000,40000,50000,60000,70000,80000,90000,100000} 

        define axis/y ydummy=lev_da
        define axis/y key_y=Y[gy=ydummy,y=`key_lo`:`key_hi`]
        def axis/x=1:2:1 key_x 
	let key_da=x[gx=key_x]-x[gx=key_x]+y[gy=key_y]
        define axis/y ylog=LOG(Y[gy=key_y])

! define two viewports with same xlimits,yilmits & text
    ! one vieport will be used for getting tics and labels
    ! other vieport will be used for getting the colors
         
	define view/text=`keytxt`/xlim=`keyxlo`:`keyxhi`/ylim=`keyylo`:`keyyhi` key_v1
	define view/text=`keytxt`/xlim=`keyxlo`:`keyxhi`/ylim=`keyylo`:`keyyhi` key_v2

! tics and numeric lables

        set view key_v1
        ppl axset 0,0,0,1 ; ppl axlabp 0,1; ppl axlsze .15,.15
        plot/vlog/i=1/nolab/color=white key_da[gy=ylog@asn]

! lograthmic colors 

        set view key_v2
        ppl axlsze 0 0 ; ppl tics 0 0 0 0 0 0; ppl axset 1,1,1,1        
	ppl axlabp -1 -1
        fill/set/nolab/nokey/levels=($qt)($levf)($qt) key_da[gy=ylog@asn]
        ppl fill

! restore defaults

        ppl axlsze .1,.1 ; ppl tics .125 .25 .125 .25 -1 -1
        cancel reg kreg
        SET REGION save

! get the main fill/shade plot

     ! for labelling or any other needs it is better to have the main viewport
     ! as the active one.

        set view ($vmn)
        ($cmnd)

! cancel defined symbols and variables

  cancel var key* ;   cancel var lev* ; cancel var a ; cancel var b
  cancel symbol cmnd,vmn,var,levf,qt,comnd

! end of log_key.jnl

  set mode/last verify

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