[gradsusr] Update on GrADS version 2.1

[senya at atmos.umd.edu]

Jennifer,
could you please update us on UDF capability that has been missing since
version 2. ( I am not asking about opengrads).
Thanks,
--Senya

> Dear All,
> Brian and I are making good progress on getting GrADS 2.1 ready for alpha
> testing. The graphics rendering with Cairo is very pretty, and the fonts
> are looking good too. We have transparent colors, anti-aliased lines,
> pattern filling, and more output options, including .png, .ps, .eps, .pdf,
> and .svg. When using Cairo, the output files are bigger, and the rendering
> is a tiny bit slower -- those of you who care very deeply about this will
> still have the option to use the current image rendering capabilities, so
> please don't panic. Performance is very important to us too, and we are
> doing all we can to keep GrADS lean and mean.
>
> Yesterday I wrote some code and documentation on using pattern filling,
> and today I am experimenting with the use of custom image tiles for the
> patterns. Here is my sample (900mb temperature forecast valid right about
> now):
>
>
>
> We do not yet have a firm estimate for when a release will be ready, but I
> hope it will be during this summer. We are still writing code, and testing
> it, and documenting it, and we will go through a period of using it
> internally at COLA before going public.
> --Jennifer
>
>
> --
> Jennifer M. Adams
> IGES/COLA
> 4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302
> Calverton, MD 20705
> jma at cola.iges.org
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