keith,
in order to change the aspect ratio of a MAP, there is one other resource
you need:
res@mpShapeMode="FreeAspect"
maps are smart enought to know what their aspect ration is, so when you
try to change it, the say no way and override you.
you can see an example of resizing a map at:
http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/csm/support/CSM_Graphics/resize.shtml
example 3
sylvia
On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Keith Oleson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have three contour plots that are 60 degrees in latitude and 360 degrees
> in longitude. No matter what I do when I panel these plots, the aspect ratio
> stays the same (longitude axis is six times the length of the latitude axis).
> How do I disable this so that I can control the height and width of each
> plot independently? I've tried viewport specifications but the aspect ratio
> stays the same. Setting gsnScale to False doesn't help either.
>
> Thanks,
> Keith
>
>
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