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> Hmm, yeah this is what I see in the xml, seem slike it should work > Brian, I just checked in a fixed for this bug, it should be available in tomorrow's nightly build. Yuan > <property name="SoundingView"> > <object class="ucar.unidata.idv.SoundingViewManager"> > <property name="UniqueId"> > <string><![CDATA[SoundingView]]></string> > </property> > <property name="Idv"> > <object idref="idv"/> > </property> > <property name="Background"> > <object class="java.awt.Color"> > <constructor> > <int>255</int> > <int>255</int> > <int>255</int> > </constructor> > </object> > </property> > <property name="Foreground"> > <object class="java.awt.Color"> > <constructor> > <int>0</int> > <int>0</int> > <int>0</int> > </constructor> > </object> > </property> > > > > > On Jan 7, 2016, at 12:28 PM, Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden> wrote: > > >> Yes only 1 time step is showing. > >> > >> But the data source has many time levels, and they are listed in the .xml > >> in a way that makes the .xidv be 22MB! > >> > >> > > > > In the .xidv, you can see > > > > <property name="Background"> > > <object class="java.awt.Color"> > > <constructor> > > <int>255</int> > > <int>255</int> > > <int>255</int> > > </constructor> > > </object> > > </property> > > for most display except "ucar.unidata.idv.HodographViewManager", and you > > should be getting what you wanted. Did you change the default option in the > > popup window when loading the bundle? > > > > Yuan > >> > >> On Jan 7, 2016, at 11:54 AM, Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden> wrote: > >> > >>>> I installed the latest nightly, and removed .unidata, and still have > >>>> this problem. > >>>> Mac OSX 10.9.5 > >>>> Sigh. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> The .xidv is 22MB! > >>>> Apparently because the entire dataset’s time index is stored like this: > >>>> <method name="add"> > >>>> <java.lang.Integer>113880</java.lang.Integer> > >>>> </method> > >>>> > >>> > >>> When I loaded this bundle, I only see one time step showing. Are we > >>> looking at the same thing here? > >>> > >>> Yuan > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Jan 6, 2016, at 6:45 PM, Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>>> Here is a bundle which comes up with a visibility problem: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> * > >>>>>> http://weather.rsmas.miami.edu/repository/entry/get/LMT_1.2b_MERRA_1979-recent.xidv?entryid=9d42e371-2069-4872-913f-f38578d51e2b<qobject:history:0> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> * The sounding comes up initially with no wind barbs visible. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> In the sounding window's View->Sounding chart-> Colors, I choose Black > >>>>>> on white and they appear. > >>>>>> Apparently they were invisible (or white) initially? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> This is for the Lackmann-Mapes-Tyle textbook's manual. > >>>>>> So we want a white background, since students will invariably capture > >>>>>> and print images, and it's a waste of toner to use a black background. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Brian > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> Again, it is likely your system has something corrupted. I loaded and > >>>>> displayed with white background perfectly. > >>>>> > >>>>> Yuan > >>>>> > >>>>> Ticket Details > >>>>> =================== > >>>>> Ticket ID: RVJ-241405 > >>>>> Department: Support IDV > >>>>> Priority: Normal > >>>>> Status: Closed > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> ********************************************* > >>>> Brian Mapes, Professor > >>>> Department of Atmospheric Sciences > >>>> Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Program > >>>> RSMAS, University of Miami > >>>> 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway > >>>> Miami, FL 33149-1098 > >>>> > >>>> phone: (305) 421-4275 > >>>> fax: (305) 421-4696 > >>>> email: address@hidden > >>>> Web: http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/users/bmapes/ > >>>> ********************************************** > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Ticket Details > >>> =================== > >>> Ticket ID: RVJ-241405 > >>> Department: Support IDV > >>> Priority: Normal > >>> Status: Open > >>> > >> > >> ********************************************* > >> Brian Mapes, Professor > >> Department of Atmospheric Sciences > >> Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Program > >> RSMAS, University of Miami > >> 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway > >> Miami, FL 33149-1098 > >> > >> phone: (305) 421-4275 > >> fax: (305) 421-4696 > >> email: address@hidden > >> Web: http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/users/bmapes/ > >> ********************************************** > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: RVJ-241405 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > > > ********************************************* > Brian Mapes, Professor > Department of Atmospheric Sciences > Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Program > RSMAS, University of Miami > 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway > Miami, FL 33149-1098 > > phone: (305) 421-4275 > fax: (305) 421-4696 > email: address@hidden > Web: http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/users/bmapes/ > ********************************************** > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: RVJ-241405 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed