20010208: Garp Depictables

>From: Anthony Rockwood - MSCD Meteorology <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200102081625.f18GPOL09491

>Chiz,
>
>Can the default settings of the Garp Depictables (font size, symbol
>packing, etc.) be set to something other than the middle buttons?  If so,
>which file?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tony
>
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Tony,
According to the Garp HELP/User's Guide/TroubleShooting document:

9.Q: The controls for the font and symbol sizes for plotting data don't offer 
much choice.
     If left at the default size (the middle button), the plots are too big 
depending on 
     the garea. If moved down to the next lowest button, the size is too small 
to read
     almost. More functionality in setting the font and symbol size (while 
running GARP) 
     would be a big help.

     A: You can choose your default font size, width, and type in the 
Garp_defaults file: 

       # Font type, size and hardware/software flag.  (See "Font" entry
       # in Chapter 3 of the NAWIPS Users Manual for help.)
       #
       text_size       : 1.3
       text_font       : 21
       text_width      : 1
       text_hw_flag    : hw

     The default size in the GARP distribution (1.3) is rather large. You 
should select a      default size that accommodates most situations.

     The sizes associated with the buttons on the Depictables Preferences 
window are 
     hard coded inside GARP. There is no way to dynamically configure these 
values.

Also,

For setting the symbol size, you can edit the Garp_defaults file and set the
xxx_parms for the plot parameter symbol sizes: eg:
sao_parms: 
"SKYC:1.0:1;TMPF;WSYM:1.0:1;SMSL;P03C;DWPF;P03I;BLNK;BLNK;BLNK;BRBK:1.0:1"

You would have to do that for each parameter. Similarly the fdf's for models.

The sfc_filter: line ine Garp_defaults is the default filter.


As the FAQ message above notes, the values for depictables buttons themselves
are hardcoded in $GARPHOME/util/depictable.c
Font sizes are: .5, 75, 1, 2, 3. The symbols are dependent on the type of plot 
displayed.

Steve Chiswell