On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 2:48 AM, Salvador Salazar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sal.salazar1@gmail.com">sal.salazar1@gmail.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;">
Hi guys,<br>
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I know GrADS has the ability to support 'widgets', and I wanted to<br>
know if anyone has made or knows where to get access to a GUI for<br>
GrADS.</blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Basically, there are 2 ways to have a GUI with GrADS. There is a built in set of widgets that creates a GUI in your graphics window. Take a look at the User's Guide:</div>
<div><br></div><div> <a href="http://grads.iges.org/grads/gadoc/script.html#widgets">http://grads.iges.org/grads/gadoc/script.html#widgets</a></div><div><br></div><div>Another approach is something that I wrote a long time ago using the Athena widgets that is documented here:</div>
<div><br></div><div> <a href="http://opengrads.org/doc/gagui/index.php">http://opengrads.org/doc/gagui/index.php</a></div><div><br></div><div>The COLA builds usually do not have this feature turned on, although you could have it turned if you build from sources. All opengrads builds include the Athena widgets and it is relatively easy to create a GUI. If you have an opengrads release, simply type:</div>
<div><br></div><div>% nomads</div><div><br></div><div>or</div><div><br></div><div>% merra </div><div><br></div><div>and you will have sample GUIs for use with GrADS. On windows, these icons are installed on your desktop by default. You can find some information about the MERRA reanalysis GUI here:</div>
<div><br></div><div> <a href="http://cookbooks.opengrads.org/index.php?title=Recipe-016:_Accessing_MERRA_data_with_a_Graphical_User_Interface">http://cookbooks.opengrads.org/index.php?title=Recipe-016:_Accessing_MERRA_data_with_a_Graphical_User_Interface</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>The nomads GUI provide access to GFS, NAM and Wave forecasts through opendap. Give it a try.</div><div><br></div><div>BTW, is anybody out there using these GUIs? I never got feedback of any kind, so I don't if this is something we should continue maintaining.</div>
<div><br></div><div> Good Luck,</div><div><br></div><div> Arlindo</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>-- <br>Arlindo da Silva<br>
<a href="mailto:dasilva@alum.mit.edu">dasilva@alum.mit.edu</a><br>