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> I am doing a surface plot with the following parameters. > > AREA = wi- > GAREA = wi > SATFIL = > RADFIL = > IMCBAR = > SFPARM = skyc;tmpf;wsym;pmsl;;dwpf;PTND;;;;brbk:1.0:1.5;VSBY > DATTIM = /1200 > SFFILE = 961017_sao.gem > COLORS = 1 > MAP = 1 > MSCALE = > LATLON = 0 > TITLE = 1 > CLEAR = yes > PANEL = 0 > DEVICE = ps > PROJ = lcc > FILTER = 0.9 > TEXT = 0.8/21/hw > LUTFIL = > STNPLT = > CLRBAR = > > The font size used to plot the numbers in the pressure tendency is > larger than that used to plot the other parameters. Is there > anything I can do so that all numbers will be in the same font size? Donna, The PTND parameter is treated as a symbol such as WSYM, BRBK, CLDx etc, and so the size can be controlled using the ":size" syntax such as PTND:.8. From "phelp sfparm": In the case of weather symbols, the size, line width and other information needed to draw the symbol may be specified following a colon after the symbol name and after the function specifications if any exist. The drawing attributes are separated by colons. For all the symbols, the information is entered as:size:width;for arrows and barbs the information is entered as :size:width:type:headsiz, where the headsiz applies only to arrows. > Sorry for being so picky but this is for a lab manual that is going > to publication. Not a problem. Picky publication graphics is something that GEMPAK is good for! Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support > > > -- > Donna Tucker 1475 Jayhawk Blvd. > Associate Professor 213 Lindley Hall > address@hidden Department of Geography > (785) 864-4738 University of Kansas > (785) 864-5378 (fax) Lawrence, KS 66045-7613 > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: JDW-862255 Department: Support GEMPAK Priority: Normal Status: Closed