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> For some reason my Sounding Chart display comes up hidden away (see screen > grab below). > > If I click the Hodograph tab, and then back to Sounding Chart, I then see two > little dots, and then I can pull the Sounding Chart area down from its > minimized state. OK for me, but this will confuse newbies, not good. Same > problem on desktop and laptop. > > Saving the .zidv bundle again, from a state where I have made the Sounding > Chart display visible and extended, doesn't help: It still loads up like a > blank flat panel as in this screen grab. > > [cid:111D6D8E-8C81-4FA5-861A-BBCBB16F1962] > > > To test this sounding issue, try either of the "Monsoon depression" zidv > bundles in this folder. > http://weather.rsmas.miami.edu:8080/repository/entry/show/RSMAS-UM+Repository+for+atm-ocean+data+and+its+science/The+Mapes+IDV+collection/IDV+Bundles/Case+studies+with+zipped-in+data?entryid=58deb95f-af68-4a66-afe5-0f333765e7cf > > > p.s. > For all the worry about size, these two monsoon depression bundles actually > fit in 29MB zidv files. > Loading one in a fresh session on my laptop, memory is 1148/2464/3106. > No problem with size. > Good training bundles I think. > > Brian Mapes > address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden> or address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden> > > Brian, I tested two monsoon depression bundles, one does have all display and the other misses the sounding chart. I can recreate the sounding chart for the second bundle without any problem, and you know what is my conclusion here. Yuan > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: YQR-672450 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open