Hi all
A new PyFerret and Ferret v7.4.4 are available:
https://github.com/NOAA-PMEL/PyFerret/releases
https://github.com/NOAA-PMEL/Ferret/releases
The main purpose of this release is to link with netCDF 4.4.1.1; some datasets and url's cannot be used correctly with the newer netCDF 4.6 library.
There are also a few bug fixes, including several items reported in the Ferret List. We'll answer those threads to let you know what was done.
Finally, there's a new default color palette for Ferret. A number of you have been urging this for a while and we have become convinced. The new default colormap is "viridis", which is a Perceptually uniform colormap . I've attached an example plot.
You can always change your color palette in any of these ways:
- For a single command, with the /PALETTE qualifier:
SHADE/PALETTE=centered_diff wind_speed
- For the current session with the PALETTE command:
PALETTE rnb2 ! use rnb2 for subsequent commands unless /palette qualifier is used
- For all your PyFerret or Ferret sessions, by putting a PALETTE command into a .ferret startup file.
And see the FAQ's for more discussion of color palettes. We'll be adding more there, including examples of some of the nice ones available.