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20011226: GEMPAK - problem with background color

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  • Subject: 20011226: GEMPAK - problem with background color
  • Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 14:24:08 -0700
>From: Marijana Crepulja <address@hidden>
>Organization: fhmi
>Keywords: 200112261216.fBQCG3N00642

>   Dear Steve Chiswell,
>
>I know that it is possible to creat a gif images with white background.
>But, I didn't understend the instructiones how. I created a shell
>script. Then I ran "gdcntr", second I ran "gpcolor". When the script
>finished and created a gif image the background was black.
>                             Sincerley Yours,
>                              Marijana Crepulja
>


To create white backgrounds using the GF driver (not the GIF driver),
1) run gpcolor with: COLORS = 101=white
2) Then run gdcntr to create your plot
3) run gpend to finish the output file

Steve Chiswell