[gradsusr] gradsusr Digest, Vol 62, Issue 48
Nursalleh K Chang
nursalleh at met.gov.my
Fri May 1 00:36:12 EDT 2015
Dear Jeff,
Ok then,i will upgrade to version
2.1...many thanks.
regards
Nursalleh
On Thu, 30 Apr 2015 13:29:52 -0400,
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> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 11:47:53
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> From: Jeff Duda
<jeffduda319 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [gradsusr]
Transparency control plot
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> Based on your image it looks like
you are using the graphics library
> before Cairo came in version 2.1
and above. I would suggest
> upgrading to version
> 2.1 or above so that you can use
the upgraded set rgb command which
allows
> you to set transparency on colors.
>
> Jeff Duda
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:34 PM,
Nursalleh K Chang
<nursalleh at met.gov.my>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I managed to plot cone graphic
for Typhoon track. How can i control
the
> > transparency of filled color for
the cone graphic?
> >
> > Sample script as below :
> >
> > 'reinit'
> > 'open jma_ssm.ctl'
> > 'set display color white'
> > 'clear'
> > 'set grads off'
> > 'set gxout contour'
> > 'set mpdset hires'
> > 'set z 1'
> > 'set t 1'
> > 'd PRMSLmsl/100'
> > 'basemap L 74 1 H'
> > 'basemap O 45 1 H'
> > 'printim indera.png'
> > 'clear'
> > 'set t 1'
> > 'set clevs 10000000'
> > 'set ccolor 0'
> > 'd PRMSLmsl/100'
> > 'set map 1'
> > 'draw map'
> > 'cone prmslmsl/100 -e 45 -minlat
4.5 -maxlat 7.5 -minlon 92 -maxlon
115 -
> > tunit day -tint 2 -maxtime 6 -
fcol 2'
> >
> > 'printim ucone.png -b indera.png
-t 2'
> >
> > 'quit'
> >
> > I also attach sample output.
There is also problem with my basemap
but i
> > will try to resolve it later. Any
suggestion is highly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Warmest Regards,
> > Nursalleh K Chang at Nursalleh Bin
Kasim
> > Assistant Director
> > Research & Development Section
> > Malaysian Meteorological
Department
> > Jalan Sultan 46667, Petaling Jaya
> > Selangor, Malaysia
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> Jeff Duda
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> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 13:30:14
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> From: Semyon Grodsky
<senya at atmos.umd.edu>
> Subject: Re: [gradsusr] display
problem with v.2.1.a3
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> Jennifer,
> I can only confirm that saving
picture with gxprint gives right
result.
> --Senya
>
> On 4/30/2015 12:10 PM, Jennifer
Adams wrote:
> >
> > On Apr 30, 2015, at 11:27 AM,
Semyon Grodsky <senya at atmos.umd.edu
> > <mailto:senya at atmos.umd.edu>>
wrote:
> >
> >> Jennifer,
> >> from windows laptop I use telnet
to connect to the Linux RH7 machine
> >> and XMing for X11. In this case
Grads 2.1.a3 works fine.
> > Good! I think that means it?s not
a GrADS problem.
> >
> >>
> >> I am getting display problem
when physically log into RH7 machine.
In
> >> this case 2.0.2 works fine, but
2.1.a1 and 2.1.a3 both fail to
display.
> > I always use SSH from my laptop
to connect to Redhat linux systems ?
I
> > am not sure I can even duplicate
this method of running GrADS. I know
> > that unix systems have a GUI
interface for logging in directly
that
> > looks a bit like a windows
desktop, but I have never used it.
What
> > happens when you use batch mode
and gxprint ? do you get a proper
> > graphic that way?
> Yes, although picture is not
displayed right, saving it with
gxprint
> gives valid graphic.
> >
> >
> >>
> >> The difference between the two
cases is in X11. In the first case it
> >> is handled by Xming (not sure,
guessing that), in the second case it
> >> is handled by RH7 X11 library.
> > X11 has client/server sides, and
I often get them confused. I think it
> > is the X11 server that is on the
laptop side, and the client on the
> > redhat linux side. So if you are
using the unix GUI, maybe that is
> > employing the older version of
the X11 server that has the faulty
> > rendering?
>
> >
> >
> > ?Jennifer
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> --Senya
> >>
> >>
> >> On 4/30/2015 11:16 AM, Jennifer
Adams wrote:
> >>> You say it works fine on a
windows 8.1 laptop with Xming. What
is
> >>> the system that doesn?t work? ?
Jennifer
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Apr 30, 2015, at 11:13 AM,
Semyon Grodsky <senya at atmos.umd.edu
> >>> <mailto:senya at atmos.umd.edu>>
wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Jennifer,
> >>>> Thanks for coming back on
that.
> >>>> Please see below.
> >>>> --Senya
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 4/30/2015 11:02 AM,
Jennifer Adams wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Apr 30, 2015, at 10:41 AM,
Semyon Grodsky <senya at atmos.umd.edu
> >>>>> <mailto:senya at atmos.umd.edu>>
wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Dear experts,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> after updating LINUX to
RedHat Enterprise 7, grads v 2.1.a3
> >>>>>> starts failing
> >>>>>> to display plots properly.
In particular, 2.1.a3 is failing to
plot
> >>>>>> contours (merely plotting
contour labels).
> >>>>> This is probably a symptom of
an X11 problem. Are you using COLA?s
> >>>>> pre-compiled build on RHEL7,
or did you build your own executable
> >>>>> from source?
> >>>> (1) we are using pre-compiled
binaries from
> >>>>
http://www.iges.org/grads/downloads.h
tml. But they are indicated as
> >>>> RHEL5 (not 7).
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> It seems that this problem
is machine dependent and is probably
> >>>>>> associated
> >>>>>> with the Cairo rendering in
X11. If I log into the same machine,
> >>>>>> but from
> >>>>>> windows laptop (XMing),
grads works fine.
> >>>>> What is the non-windows
system you are using to login to the
linux
> >>>>> system that fails to render
the graphics properly? If it is a
mac,
> >>>>> what does it say about
versions in the ?About X11? pop up
window?
> >>>>> What version of OS X is
running?
> >>>> It works fine from WINDOWS 8.1
laptop (Dell) with Xming. I don't
> >>>> have a MAC to try.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Is there any cure for that?
> >>>>> It is probably going to
require a new X11 release, something
over
> >>>>> which I have no control. I
will need more information before
> >>>>> submitting a bug report,
however.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> OS upgrades are always full
of unexpected complications! :-(
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ?Jennifer
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>> --Senya
> >>>>>> ------------
> >>>>>> q config
> >>>>>> Config: v2.1.a3 little-
endian readline grib2 netcdf hdf4-sds
hdf5
> >>>>>> opendap-grids,stn geotiff
shapefile cairo
> >>>>>> Grid Analysis and Display
System (GrADS) Version 2.1.a3
> >>>>>> Copyright (C) 1988-2015 by
the Institute for Global Environment
and
> >>>>>> Society (IGES)
> >>>>>> This program is distributed
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY
> >>>>>> See file COPYRIGHT for more
information.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Built Tue Mar 10 12:20:42
EDT 2015 for x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> This version of GrADS has
been configured with the following
options:
> >>>>>> o Built on a LITTLE ENDIAN
machine
> >>>>>> o Athena Widget GUI
DISABLED
> >>>>>> o Command line editing
ENABLED
> >>>>>>
http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readl
ine/rltop.html
> >>>>>> o GRIB2 interface ENABLED
> >>>>>> http://www.ijg.org
<http://www.ijg.org/>
> >>>>>>
http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~mdadams/jaspe
r
> >>>>>>
<http://www.ece.uvic.ca/%7Emdadams/ja
sper>
> >>>>>>
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/code
s/GRIB2
> >>>>>> g2clib-1.4.0
> >>>>>> o NetCDF interface ENABLED
> >>>>>>
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/
netcdf
> >>>>>> netcdf 4.3.3 of Mar 10
2015 11:30:12 $
> >>>>>> o OPeNDAP gridded data
interface ENABLED
> >>>>>> o OPeNDAP station data
interface ENABLED
> >>>>>>
http://iges.org/grads/gadoc/supplibs.
html
> >>>>>> libgadap 2.0
> >>>>>> o HDF4 and HDF5 interfaces
ENABLED
> >>>>>> http://hdfgroup.org
<http://hdfgroup.org/>
> >>>>>> HDF 4.2r3
> >>>>>> HDF5 1.8.12
> >>>>>> o GeoTIFF and KML/TIFF
output ENABLED
> >>>>>> http://www.libtiff.org
<http://www.libtiff.org/>
> >>>>>> http://geotiff.osgeo.org
<http://geotiff.osgeo.org/>
> >>>>>> o KML contour output
ENABLED
> >>>>>> o Shapefile interface
ENABLED
> >>>>>> http://shapelib.maptools.org
<http://shapelib.maptools.org/>
> >>>>>> o Cairo graphics interface
ENABLED
> >>>>>> http://cairographics.org
<http://cairographics.org/>
> >>>>>>
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/pixman
> >>>>>>
http://www.freetype.org/index2.html
> >>>>>>
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Softw
are/fontconfig
> >>>>>> Cairo 1.12.16
> >>>>>> Pixman 0.28.0
> >>>>>> Freetype 2.4.10
> >>>>>> Fontconfig 2.9.0
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> For additional information
please consult http://iges.org/grads
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ----------------------------
-------------------------------
> >>>>>> Semyon Grodsky
> >>>>>> Computer and Space Science
Building (Bldg. #224), Room 2409
> >>>>>> Department of Atmospheric
and Oceanic Science
> >>>>>> University of Maryland
> >>>>>> College Park, MD 20742
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Phone: 301-405-5330
> >>>>>> Fax: 301-314-9482
> >>>>>> E-mail: senya at atmos.umd.edu
<mailto:senya at atmos.umd.edu>
> >>>>>>
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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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> >>>> ------------------------------
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> >>>> Semyon Grodsky
> >>>> Computer and Space Science
Building (Bldg. #224), Room 2409
> >>>> Department of Atmospheric and
Oceanic Science
> >>>> University of Maryland
> >>>> College Park, MD 20742
> >>>>
> >>>> Phone: 301-405-5330
> >>>> Fax: 301-314-9482
> >>>> E-mail:senya at atmos.umd.edu
> >>>>
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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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> >> --
> >> --------------------------------
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> >> Semyon Grodsky
> >> Computer and Space Science
Building (Bldg. #224), Room 2409
> >> Department of Atmospheric and
Oceanic Science
> >> University of Maryland
> >> College Park, MD 20742
> >>
> >> Phone: 301-405-5330
> >> Fax: 301-314-9482
> >> E-mail:senya at atmos.umd.edu
> >>
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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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> Semyon Grodsky
> Computer and Space Science Building
(Bldg. #224), Room 2409
> Department of Atmospheric and
Oceanic Science
> University of Maryland
> College Park, MD 20742
>
> Phone: 301-405-5330
> Fax: 301-314-9482
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