[IDV #IJD-786869]: specifying level with isl

On 3/30/2011 9:52 AM, Don Murray wrote:
> New Client Reply: specifying level with isl
>
> Yuan-
>
> On 3/30/11 9:42 AM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
>> On 3/30/2011 9:40 AM, Don Murray wrote:
>
>>> I'm more concerned when I use the same units and it doesn't pick the
>>> right level.  I just tried using the 500[hPa] with my suggested change
>>> and it gives a new level, but at least it subsets correctly and doesn't
>>> keep the [hPa].  I suppose one could check to see what the default level
>>> in the list of levels is and then do the conversion, but that's more
>>> work than it's worth.
>>
>> I agree.
>>
>> Your other ticket is very tough, I spent one day without any progress!
>
> I actually have a fix for that.  I'll try to check it in today.  The
> basic problem is that all images have Red, Green, Blue for their
> MathTypes and the background images map to RGB and the drawing control
> images map to RGBA.
>
> Don
>

Great, now I can relax and join the lunch with you. :)

Yuan
>>
>> Yuan
>>> On 3/30/11 9:36 AM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
>>>> On 3/30/2011 9:24 AM, Don Murray wrote:
>>>>> New Client Reply: specifying level with isl
>>>>>
>>>>> Yuan-
>>>>>
>>>>> The level may not be hectopascals - it could be whatever the vertical
>>>>> unit of the data are.  Try using just:
>>>>>
>>>>>               if (level instanceof String) {
>>>>>                   try {
>>>>>                       Real level1 = Util.toReal(level.toString());
>>>>>                       getDataSelection().setLevel(level1);
>>>>>                   } catch (Exception e) {
>>>>>                       System.err.println("error parsing level: " + level 
>>>>> + "
>>>>> " + e);
>>>>>                   }
>>>>>
>>>>> and see if that works.  I think you are on the right track.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> OK, so it doesn't matter to have 50000 Pa to go with the 500 hPa.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yuan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 3/29/11 3:29 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
>>>>>>> In the attached isl script, the level for display is set using the
>>>>>>> display property:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <display param="Geopotential_height" type="planviewcontour">
>>>>>>> <property name="dataSelectionLevel"
>>>>>>> value="50000[Pa]"/>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I fixed one problem where the unit was not being parsed and attached to
>>>>>>> the Real.  However, if you load the isl in the IDV and look at the
>>>>>>> control, the level is listed as 50000[Pa].  Somehow, the level is not
>>>>>>> getting converted to the same type as the other list of levels.  This
>>>>>>> doesn't cause any problems, per se, but may lead to confusion on the
>>>>>>> user's part.  The level should probably be converted to a Real of the
>>>>>>> same type as the other Real objects in the levels field.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Don
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Don,
>>>>>>           I made some changes in the PlanViewControl, but it need more 
>>>>>> testing. Please take a try.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yuan
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Don Murray
>>>>>>> NOAA/ESRL/PSD and CIRES
>>>>>>> 303-497-3596
>>>>>>> http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/people/don.murray/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ticket Details
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>>>>>> Ticket ID: IJD-786869
>>>>>> Department: Support IDV
>>>>>> Priority: Normal
>>>>>> Status: Closed
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ticket Details
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>>>> Ticket ID: IJD-786869
>>>> Department: Support IDV
>>>> Priority: Normal
>>>> Status: Open
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>> Ticket ID: IJD-786869
>> Department: Support IDV
>> Priority: Normal
>> Status: Open
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: IJD-786869
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open