Re: map ticks

Hi Mary:

Thank you very much for the information!

I followed the recommended link. I copied all mptick_9.ncl on my machine without changing anything. However, I had the following error information when I tried to run it. My NCL version is too low? Thanks!

Cheers!
Ed

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fatal:syntax error: line 39 in file test.ncl before or near add_map_tickmarks
function add_map_tickmarks
-------------------------^

fatal:Function identifier is defined
fatal:syntax error: line 41 in file test.ncl before or near local
local
----^

fatal:error in statement
fatal: Assign: res is undefined
fatal:Execute: Error occurred at or near line 47 in file test.ncl

fatal:syntax error: line 319 in file test.ncl before or near add_map_tickmarks
  map = add_map_tickmarks
------------------------^

fatal:syntax error: line 354 in file test.ncl before or near add_map_tickmarks
  map = add_map_tickmarks
------------------------^

fatal:Syntax Error in block, block not executed
fatal:error at line 359 in file test.ncl

--- On Tue, 8/3/10, Mary Haley <haley@ucar.edu> wrote:

> From: Mary Haley <haley@ucar.edu>
> Subject: Re: map ticks
> To: "Yang Yang" <yang123yang@yahoo.com>
> Cc: ncl-talk@ucar.edu
> Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 11:53 PM
> Hi Ed,
>
> Unfortunately, you don't have much control over map
> tickmarks. This is something that's been on our list to
> improve.
>
> Please see example 9 at:
>
> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/mptick.shtml
>
> This shows you one way to create map tickmarks yourself for
> a mercator projection.
>
> --Mary
>
> On Aug 2, 2010, at 11:55 PM, Yang Yang wrote:
>
> > Hello:
> >
> > I tried to control the ticks of my map by using:
> >  res@tmXBMode   = "Explicit"
> >  res@tmXBValues = (/  174,176,178/)
> >  res@tmXBLabels = (/"174E","176E","178E"/)
> >
> >  res@tmYLMode   = "Explicit"
> >  res@tmYLValues = (/ -40,-38,-36/)
> >  res@tmYLLabels = (/"40S", "38S", "36S"/)
> >
> > However, it does not work with following info:
> > warning:MapPlotSetValues: tm[XB|XT|YL|YR]Mode
> resources are not currently enabled for MapPlot tick marks
> > warning:tmYLValues is not a valid resource in map at
> this time
> > warning:tmYLLabels is not a valid resource in map at
> this time
> > warning:tmXBValues is not a valid resource in map at
> this time
> > warning:tmXBLabels is not a valid resource in map at
> this time
> >
> > I cannot figure out what is wrong with my script.
> Would you please give me some hints? Thanks!
> >
> > The complete plot resources are:
> >
> >  res = True
> >
> >  res@gsnMaximize = True
> >  res@gsnDraw     = False
> >  res@gsnFrame    = False
> >
> >  res@mpProjection      =
> "Mercator"     ; Change Map projection
> >  res@mpDataBaseVersion = "MediumRes"   
> ; Medium resolution
> >
> >  res@mpLimitMode = "LatLon" 
>    ; Limit the map area by
> latitude/longitude.
> >  res@mpMinLonF   = 173
> >  res@mpMaxLonF   = 179
> >  res@mpMinLatF   = -41.50
> >  res@mpMaxLatF   = -35.
> >  res@pmTickMarkDisplayMode = "Always"
> >  res@mpPerimOn         
>    = False
> >  res@tmXBMode   = "Explicit"
> >  res@tmXBValues = (/  174,176,178/)
> >  res@tmXBLabels = (/"174E","176E","178E"/)
> >
> >  res@tmYLMode   = "Explicit"
> >  res@tmYLValues = (/ -40,-38,-36/)
> >  res@tmYLLabels = (/"40S", "38S", "36S"/)
> >
> >
> >  res@mpOutlineOn       
>          = True
> >  res@mpOutlineBoundarySets   
>    = "Geophysical"
> >  res@mpGeophysicalLineThicknessF = 1.25
> >  res@mpNationalLineThicknessF    =
> 1.25
> >  res@mpLandFillColor       
>      = "white"
> >  res@mpGridAndLimbOn       
>      = False
> >  res@mpOutlineDrawOrder     
>     = "PostDraw"
> >
> > Thank you very much!
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Ed
> >
> >
> >
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