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[GEMPAK #MIA-749109]: 20000626: PUTTING LABELS ON AXES IN GEMPAK

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #MIA-749109]: 20000626: PUTTING LABELS ON AXES IN GEMPAK
  • Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:36:09 -0700
Giovanni,

You can leave GDFILE blank. It is only used if you wanted to reference a LOCI 
based on grid
points.

If you are annotating meteorograms, you will most likely be using screen 
coordinates only.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support

> Hello Steve,
> 
> I've tried it, but the GPANOT program asks for the "GDFILE" parameter and I'm
> using a surface (METAR -> sao.gem) file.
> Which file should I put as GDFILE?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Giovanni
> 
> 
> Quoting Unidata GEMPAK Support <address@hidden>:
> 
> > Giovanni,
> >
> > The program GPANOT has the capability of putting text at user defined
> > locations on a plot
> > with rotation:
> >
> > INFO =
> > SIZE/FONT/WIDTH/BORDER/RELROTATION/JUSTIFICATION/HW-SW/JUSTIFICATION/ANGLE/TEXT
> > eg
> > shape = text
> > loci = .5;.5
> > info = 3/21/3/1/S//sw/C/90/test string
> >
> > this will write the string "test string" at position .5;.5 screen relative,
> > 90 degree ANGLE relative to the screen (RELROTATION is 'S').
> >
> > Note that the first 7 fields match the "phelp text" settings, however
> > the documentation of INFO doen't mention that
> > the eighth ("text_string" portion can have 3 parts to it each separated by a
> > '/').
> >
> > The first 7 fields are parsed just as "phelp text" will. The fields 8 
> > through
> > 10 are introduced in the
> > gpanot program, so it is important that you have all the fields
> > and use empty '//' fields where necessary to maintain the number of fields.
> > If you only
> > have 8 fields, then the text string has no rotation ANGLE.
> >
> > Use the "sw" font to be able to rotate the text. HW fonts cannot be rotated.
> >
> > Steve Chiswell
> > Unidata User Support
> >
> >
> > > Hello Steve,
> > >
> > > How are you doing? I'm fine.
> > > I'm trying to add text strings (labels) to my SFGRAM plot and I found
> > > this email list answer below. Is there any easier way to do it?
> > > If not, could you send me gptext.tar.Z ?
> > >
> > > Thank you,  Giovanni
> > >
> > >
> > > ############################################
> > > Subject: 20000626: PUTTING LABELS ON AXES IN GEMPAKI posted this in
> > > ~gbuddy/nawips-5.4/contrib/gptext.tar.Z
> > >
> > > Download into $NAWIPS and unpack/install with:
> > >
> > > zcat gptext.tar.Z | tar xvf -
> > > cd gempak5.4/source/programs/gp/gptext
> > > make
> > > make install
> > > make clean
> > >
> > > Once the program is installed, you can write text (and rotate) such as:
> > > TITLE    = 5//Height (m)
> > > TEXT     = 1/21/1/sw
> > > POSITION = .03;.45;90
> > > DEVICE   = XW
> > > COORD    = n
> > > gptext->r
> > > ###################################3
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: MIA-749109
> > Department: Support GEMPAK
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> >
> 
> 
> --
> Giovanni Dolif
> Meteorologista (Msc.) - CPTEC/INPE
> http://www.cptec.inpe.br
> Tel.: 55 - (12) 3186-8459
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: MIA-749109
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed