Re: [ferret_users] Customizing multi-line plot

[Andrew Wittenberg - NOAA Federal <andrew.wittenberg@xxxxxxxx>]

Golla,

Some 15 years

 ago I wrote a simple script to thicken the PostScript lines of Ferret output:

 

http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/~atw/ferret/ps_thicken

This just automates what Matt suggested.

Karl is currently testing some PyFerret enhancements that will enable us to

 set the thickness of

any

line

(including axes & labels)

in

real-world

"points"

(1/72 inch)

rather than

screen

pixels

.  Similarly, the window dimensions will be explicitly specified in real-world inches (as well as screen pixels).  This will enable us to

 

print

 on paper exactly what we see

in the Ferret window

.

There will also be an option to thicken all lines in a window by a single factor -- making the above script obsolete.

Andrew

On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Matthew Cooper <mguycooper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Golla,

The way I deal with the pale figures is by opening the .ps file in a text editor prior to converting to pdf and changing the /lw setting to 750:

/lw {750 div setlinewidth} def

Then after changing the linewidth parameter I convert to pdf or jpg or png or whatever format I want. 

Other folks can help you with the legend.

Matt

On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 6:29 AM, golla nageswararao <ezeenag4u@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi all,

  I want to plot publishing quality line plot in ferret with multiple parameters in same plot (say 4 parameters). Two in thick colour (thick blue, thick black) and two in light (light blue, light black). If I use the "plot", then "/over" command then I am not getting how to keep the legend. If I use all parameters together in plot command and use go legend command I am not able to control the colors. So is there any smart way to deal with this problem?

Moreover, the plot (thick=3 option) command figures saved in eps/ps formats are becoming somewhat pale after converting into pdf file. Is there any way to get maximum thickness (publishing quality) ?

Thanks in advance.

--
With Best regards,
G.NageswaraRao,

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Matt Cooper

M.S. candidate, Water Resources Science

College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

Oregon State University