[GEMPAK #UID-386004]: GARP issues

Hi David,

COMET, which originally developed GARP, has not contributed to or supported the 
GRAP program for a very long time.  Because of this I always encourage 
long-time GARP users to make the switch to NMAP2, thought I understand some 
prefer the GARP interface.  However, GARP is provided "as is" and the package 
is no longer supported by Unidata.  I know that's not the answer you were 
hoping for, but given the age and fragility of GARP code, Unidata simply can't 
offer support for the program.  If there's help I can offer with the transition 
from GARP to NMAP2 please let me know.  Additionally, I would encourage you to 
upgrade your 5.11.4 installation to the most recent 6.2.0 - or given another 
week or two, upgrade to the upcoming 6.4.0 release.

Best,

Michael James
Unidata


> 
> Hello,
> 
> I use the Unidata/LDM and GARP for visualizing weather and model data
> for a synoptic meteorology class. We have GEMPAK 5.4.11 installed on a
> Linux machine running OpenSUSE.
> 
> I have a few problems with GARP as it is now. They are:
> 
> 1) When you use "time matching," and the times are selected for you,
> they no longer appear as grayed out times, but as solid black bars so
> that you cannot read the times. An example of the blacked out times is
> attached. I noticed this change when we upgraded to the current version.
> 
> This exacerbates things if students get their times messed up.
> 
> 2) Also, when you plot model data at various height levels, the level
> of the data no longer appears in the title at the bottom (like it
> used to). An example of this is also attached. This also makes it more
> difficult for students.
> 
> I would very much appreciate your help with this. I contacted Unidata
> support about this last year but my correspondence was dropped, several
> times.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Dave Nolan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> David S. Nolan
> Associate Professor
> Division of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
> Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
> University of Miami
> 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
> Miami, FL 33149
> 305-421-4930
> address@hidden
> http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/personal/dnolan
> 
> "Make things as simple as possible, but no simpler." - Albert Einstein.
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: UID-386004
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open