Re: [ferret_users] customizing the line key

[Tony Craig <tcraig@xxxxxxxx>]

just as a followup, the legend uses "aline" which is now
deprecated according the user guide.  so, i was able to
get a nice legend like this,

plot/over/vs/line=8/sym=1/size=0.2/nolab {1200,1900},{90,90}
plot/over/vs/line=9/sym=1/size=0.2/nolab {1200,1900},{54,54}
plot/over/vs/line=10/sym=1/size=0.2/nolab {1200,1900},{32,32}
plot/over/vs/line=7/size=0.2/nolab {1200,1900},{18,18}

label/nouser 6.5,5.25,-1,1,0.1,"sample1"
label/nouser 6.5,5.00,-1,1,0.1,"sample2"
label/nouser 6.5,4.75,-1,1,0.1,"sample3"
label/nouser 6.5,4.50,-1,1,0.1,"sample4"

feel free to comment about my user vs nouser coordinates.
everything looks fine on my plot.

thanks again,

tony........

On 11/30/10 2:15 PM, William S. Kessler wrote:
> Do you mean the legend that identifies the line? In that case search 
> the archives for "legend". There are several scripts that allow you to 
> place your legend anywhere, with controllable lines and legend text.
>
> A couple of points:
> * time axes are harder to deal with, because the USER units are not 
> always intuitive (usually hours or minutes, and the start point may 
> not be what you think it is. Try PPL LIST TAXIS. Note TSTART and DT 
> (time unit in minutes). Then you might be able to figure out how to 
> place the legend in USER units. It can be frustrating.
> * another option is to write the legend using NOUSER units. I think 
> there is a script by Emilie Vanvyve that does this.
>
> Billy K
>
> On Nov 30, 2010, at 1:17 PM, Tony Craig wrote:
>
> > first, i am unable to search the archives.  i get no matches,
> > even for a simple search like "plot".  is the search working near
> > the top of the ferret email archives on this page,
> >
> >  http://ferret.pmel.noaa.gov/Ferret/email-users-group
> >
> > second, what i'm really trying to figure out is how to
> > customize my line key.  i'm actually using a script like below,
> > so am trying to customize the lines and several other
> > things for presentation.  and i want to move the "line key"
> > on the plot.  how do i do that?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > tony..........
> >
> > plot/set/line/sym=1/thick=2/size=0.2/hlog/vlog/vlimit=0.001:1000/vs 
> > (np),(var_bf)
> > ppl xlab "processors"
> > ppl ylab "time (seconds)"
> > ppl plot
> > plot/over/line/sym=1/thick=2/size=0.2/hlog/vlog/vlimit=0.001:1000/vs 
> > (np),(var_jag)
> > plot/over/line/sym=1/thick=2/size=0.2/hlog/vlog/vlimit=0.001:1000/vs 
> > (np),(var_int)
> > plot/over/line/thick=2/size=0.2/hlog/vlog/vlimit=0.001:1000/vs 
> > (np),(lin)