<font size=2 face="sans-serif">I have not tried this with version 2 specifically,
but the following example produces a valid overlay on background image
using version 1.9.0-rc1:</font><br><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">ga-> printim c:/temp/image.png x960
y720 -b c:/bkgimage.png -t 0</font><br><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I'm using v1.9.0-rc1 (obtained through
opengrads/sourceforge) on a Windows XP platform</font><br><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Good luck--</font><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Stephen Mc</font><br><br><br><table width=100%><tr valign=top><td width=40%><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><b>Karagiannidis Sakis <thankar@GEO.AUTH.GR></b></font><br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Sent by: GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT</font><p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">03/23/2009 11:28 AM</font><table border><tr valign=top><td bgcolor=white><div align=center><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Please respond to<br>GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT</font></div></table><br><td width=59%><table width=100%><tr valign=top><td><div align=right><font size=1 face="sans-serif">To</font></div><td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT</font><tr valign=top><td><div align=right><font size=1 face="sans-serif">cc</font></div><td><tr valign=top><td><div align=right><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Subject</font></div><td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Re: printim problem</font></table><br><table><tr valign=top><td><td></table><br></table><br><br><font size=3>Thanx. It seems however that the GrADS version 2 for windows
has some problems. In fact i can not make it work neither in native windows,
nor with an x-server. To be more specific It seems that it can not connect
to the x-sevrer. Maybe I should wait for a next release of version 2.</font><br><br><br><font size=3>Thanx for everything.</font><br><br><br><tt><font size=3>Athanasios F. Karagiannidis</font></tt><br><tt><font size=3>Physicist, MSc Meteorology and Climatology</font></tt><br><tt><font size=3>Department of Meteorology and Climatology</font></tt><br><tt><font size=3>School of Geology - A.U.Th.</font></tt><br><tt><font size=3>E-mail: </font></tt><a href=mailto:thankar@geo.auth.gr><tt><font size=3 color=blue><u>thankar@geo.auth.gr</u></font></tt></a><br><br><br><br><font size=3>Stephen R McMillan wrote: </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif">To
my knowledge, the background and transparency options do not work with
version 1.8. Try upgrading to one of the available more recent versions.
Stephen McMillan</font><br><br><br><table width=100%><tr valign=top><td width=40%><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><b>Karagiannidis Sakis </b></font><a href=mailto:thankar@GEO.AUTH.GR><font size=1 color=blue face="sans-serif"><b><u><thankar@GEO.AUTH.GR></u></b></font></a><br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Sent by: </font><a href=mailto:GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT><font size=1 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT</u></font></a><font size=3></font><br><br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">03/21/2009 12:25 PM</font><font size=3></font><table border width=100%><tr valign=top><td width=100% bgcolor=white><div align=center><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Please respond to</font><br><a href=mailto:GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT><font size=1 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT</u></font></a></div></table><br><br><td width=59%><table width=100%><tr valign=top><td width=41%><div align=right><font size=1 face="sans-serif">To</font></div><td width=58%><a href=mailto:GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT><font size=1 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>GRADSUSR@LIST.CINECA.IT</u></font></a><tr valign=top><td><div align=right><font size=1 face="sans-serif">cc</font></div><td><br><tr valign=top><td><div align=right><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Subject</font></div><td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">printim problem</font></table><br><table width=100%><tr valign=top><td width=50%><br><td width=50%><br></table><br><br></table><br><br><font size=3>Dear GrADS users.</font><br><font size=3>I' m trying to use "printim" to create an image
with background. For example, to illustrate the vorticity field over a
background of topography created with makebg.gs. The problem is that "printim"
does not work properly with the desired arguments. Whenever i use an expresion
analogous to "printim image.gif -b mybkg.png -t 0" (as stated
in </font><a href=http://www.iges.org/grads/gadoc/gadocindex.html><font size=3 color=blue><u>http://www.iges.org/grads/gadoc/gadocindex.html</u></font></a><font size=3>)
i get the message</font><br><font size=3>"PRINTIM error: Invalid option; ignored".
</font><br><font size=3>However, whenever i use the experesion "printim image.gif
gif x800 y600" i works perfectly.</font><br><font size=3>Can anyone help me with this problem?</font><br><font size=3>I'm using GrADS 1.8 (native windows or with x-server)
with windows xp operating system.</font><br><br><font size=3>Thanx in advance.</font><br><font size=3> </font><br><br><tt><font size=3>--</font></tt><br><tt><font size=3>Athanasios F. Karagiannidis</font></tt><br><tt><font size=3>Physicist, MSc Meteorology and Climatology</font></tt><br><tt><font size=3>Department of Meteorology and Climatology</font></tt><br><tt><font size=3>School of Geology - A.U.Th.</font></tt><br><tt><font size=3>E-mail: </font></tt><a href=mailto:thankar@geo.auth.gr><tt><font size=3 color=blue><u>thankar@geo.auth.gr</u></font></tt></a><br><br><br><br><br><font size=3>***************************************************</font><br><font size=3>The information contained in this e-mail message is intended
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