[gradsusr] GrADS--Failure of display box to open with map

Jennifer Adams jma at cola.iges.org
Wed Nov 13 07:57:55 EST 2013


You have to quit GrADS and start again. Batch mode is enabled with the -b option on startup. Type 'grads -help' for more info. --Jennifer

On Nov 13, 2013, at 7:43 AM, Mayes, Fred wrote:

> I did not knowingly open in batch mode, but assuming I am in batch mode, 
> how to I exit it so I can get the display window?
> 
> Fred M.
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>   1. Re: GrADS--Failure of display box to open with map
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>   3. Re: GrADS--Failure of display box to open with map
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> Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 13:53:05 -0500
> From: Jennifer Adams <jma at cola.iges.org>
> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] GrADS--Failure of display box to open with map
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> You must be in batch mode, which does not open a display window. Did you use -b when you invoked GrADS ? 
> --Jennifer
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> On Nov 8, 2013, at 1:40 PM, Mayes, Fred wrote:
> 
>> I closed the GrADS application and restarted it, following the tutorial.
>> Previously when  I typed ?d ps? I got a second box with an isobar map  in it.
>> However,  this time, I got  no display box but simply the line in the 
>> command box,
>> ?Contouring:  500 to 1000 interval 50?.
>> 
>> Fred Mayes
>> Senior Technology  Analyst,
>>   Electricity, Coal,  Nuclear and Renewables Office Energy 
>> Information Administration
>> 1000 Independence Ave., SW   EI-34
>> Washington, DC  20585
>> (202) 586-1508 (W)
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> dear Jennifer
> 
> I am having Error reading lpoly_lowres.asc when I tried to run basemap script to
> 
> mask the ocean and for only the plot on the land to be displayed
> 
> I am using grads-2.0.2 on linux Ubuntu12.04
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> Please I need help
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> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 7:53 PM, Jennifer Adams <jma at cola.iges.org> wrote:
> 
>> You must be in batch mode, which does not open a display window. Did 
>> you use -b when you invoked GrADS ?
>> --Jennifer
>> 
>> On Nov 8, 2013, at 1:40 PM, Mayes, Fred wrote:
>> 
>> I closed the GrADS application and restarted it, following the tutorial.
>> Previously when  I typed ?d ps? I got a second box with an isobar map  
>> in it.
>> However,  this time, I got  no display box but simply the line in the 
>> command box,
>> ?Contouring:  500 to 1000 interval 50?.
>> 
>> *Fred Mayes*
>> Senior Technology  Analyst,
>>   Electricity, Coal,  Nuclear and Renewables Office Energy 
>> Information Administration
>> 1000 Independence Ave., SW   EI-34
>> Washington, DC  20585
>> *(202) 586-1508 (W)*
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
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>> --
>> Jennifer M. Adams
>> Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
>> 111 Research Hall, Mail Stop 2B3
>> George Mason University
>> 4400 University Drive
>> Fairfax, VA 22030
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> From: Jennifer Adams <jma at cola.iges.org>
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> You probably have to update your copy of basemap.gs with the full path to the ascii files. 
> --Jennifer
> p.s. I recently wrote a doc page for basemap: http://iges.org/grads/gadoc/basemap.html
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> On Nov 8, 2013, at 4:03 PM, Eniola Olaniyan wrote:
> 
>> dear Jennifer
>> 
>> I am having Error reading lpoly_lowres.asc when I tried to run basemap 
>> script to
>> 
>> mask the ocean and for only the plot on the land to be displayed
>> 
>> I am using grads-2.0.2 on linux Ubuntu12.04
>> 
>> Please I need help
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 7:53 PM, Jennifer Adams <jma at cola.iges.org> wrote:
>> You must be in batch mode, which does not open a display window. Did you use -b when you invoked GrADS ? 
>> --Jennifer
>> 
>> On Nov 8, 2013, at 1:40 PM, Mayes, Fred wrote:
>> 
>>> I closed the GrADS application and restarted it, following the tutorial.
>>> Previously when  I typed ?d ps? I got a second box with an isobar map  in it.
>>> However,  this time, I got  no display box but simply the line in the 
>>> command box,
>>> ?Contouring:  500 to 1000 interval 50?.
>>> 
>>> Fred Mayes
>>> Senior Technology  Analyst,
>>>   Electricity, Coal,  Nuclear and Renewables Office Energy 
>>> Information Administration
>>> 1000 Independence Ave., SW   EI-34
>>> Washington, DC  20585
>>> (202) 586-1508 (W)
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> gradsusr mailing list
>>> gradsusr at gradsusr.org
>>> http://gradsusr.org/mailman/listinfo/gradsusr
>> 
>> --
>> Jennifer M. Adams
>> Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
>> 111 Research Hall, Mail Stop 2B3
>> George Mason University
>> 4400 University Drive
>> Fairfax, VA 22030
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