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20000728: GEMPAK TIMELINE

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  • Subject: 20000728: GEMPAK TIMELINE
  • Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 11:02:11 -0600
Tom,

I don't have a date at present because I don't have updated documentation
for the User Guide from NCEP. I want it out soon so that sites
can install it before classes. It may be that I have to make the distribution 
without an updated userguide at the time of release

I will correct the statement below. Gempak does have the PS capability now.
Garp is written to output using the GIF driver. NMAP which will be added
in Gempak 5.5 does output to the PS driver- including images. NMAP includes
other features such as allowing the student to draw contours, lables, fronts
etc on the display which is a nice capability that Garp doesn't provide.
Some features that Garp currently has (such as vertical profiles) are
not part of NMAP yet.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Tom Grzelak wrote:

> Steve,
> 
> When is the new version of GEMPAK/GARP (which would support PS printing)
> expected to be available.  We are seriously considering using GARP in the
> classroom but we must be able to print in decent resolution from it.  I
> agree that PS is the best way, but if we can't do that directly from GARP
> then that will seriously hinder our ability to integrate it into the
> curriculum.  Basically, we have to be able to have the students printout
> the supporting graphics to their forecasts.
> 
> Thanks!
> Tom
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 16:56:33 -0600 (MDT)
> From: Steve Chiswell <address@hidden>
> To: Arthur A. Person <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden
> Subject: 20000722: Printing from garp
> 
> 
> Art,
> 
> Garp supports saving images as gifs. There are many utilities such as
> ghostscript and ImageMagick or giftops which can print the images-
> but the quality for a 72 or 150 dpi gif image converted to postscript
> is not as good as a true postscript driver plot such as you get directly
> from the GEMPAK postscript driver since that is device independent
> (however, at present, it is the only way to print images in GEMPAK
> eg NIDS and satellite).
> 
> The upcoming release of GEMPAK does provide postscript printing from the NMAP
> gui interface, including images.
> 
> Steve Chiswell
> Unidata User Support
> 
> On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Arthur A. Person wrote:
> 
> > Hi...
> > 
> > Does anyone know of an easy way to print what you see from garp?  For
> > example, a faculty member sees a great MCS case and wants to run off
> > printed copies of the surface weather maps for students to analyze... is
> > there an easy way, or do I have to develop a gempak script of some sort?
> > Is such a feature being considered for garp or its successor?
> > 
> >                                       Thanks.
> > 
> >                                         Art.
> > 
> > Arthur A. Person
> > Research Assistant, System Administrator
> > Penn State Department of Meteorology
> > email:  address@hidden, phone:  814-863-1563
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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