On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 7:16 AM, Andrew Revering <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andy@f5data.com">andy@f5data.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Attached is my code and the output images… </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">1) The fonts for contours are pretty rough. Is it possible to
use custom anti-aliased fonts for a much more crisp/smooth look? Or perhaps
replace the labels on contours with images pre-defined displaying the proper
value IE... if its a 30 degree line, put 30.png image in place where the text
would have been.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></font></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>The gxyat extension included in the OpenGrADS bundle is a replacement for printim that produces anti-aliased fonts. Here is an example image:</div>
<div><br></div><div> <a href="http://portal.nccs.nasa.gov/cgi-d520_fp/geos5_wx.cgi">http://portal.nccs.nasa.gov/cgi-d520_fp/geos5_wx.cgi</a></div><div><br></div><div>(With printim the small blue title at the top of the image would not have been very legible.)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Usage is pretty simple:</div><div><br></div><div>ga-> gxyat myimage.png</div><div> </div><div>Gxyat works also as a metafile translator, so you can use it with COLA releases, say</div><div><br></div>
<div>ga-> enable print myfle.gmf</div><div>ga-> d something</div><div>ga-> print </div><div>ga-> disable print</div><div>ga-> ! gxyat -i myfile.gmf</div><div><br></div><div>(You can put these lines on a <a href="http://gxyat.gs">gxyat.gs</a> script.) This will create "myfile.png". You can find more about gxyat options here:</div>
<div><br></div><div> <a href="http://opengrads.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gxyat">http://opengrads.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gxyat</a></div><div><br></div><div> More information on the OpenGrADS bundle here:</div><div><br>
</div><div> <a href="http://opengrads.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_the_OpenGrADS_Bundle">http://opengrads.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_the_OpenGrADS_Bundle</a></div></div><div><br></div><div> Arlindo</div>
<div><br></div>-- <br>Arlindo da Silva<br><a href="mailto:dasilva@alum.mit.edu">dasilva@alum.mit.edu</a><br>