Re: Fwd: Increasing font size of title and x and y-axis.

From: Adam Phillips <asphilli_at_nyahnyahspammersnyahnyah>
Date: Tue Jan 08 2013 - 15:11:38 MST

Correction: "Finally, if you are using v6.1.0, and you are indeed
drawing a labelbar, then lbLabelAutoStride defaults to TRUE"

On 01/08/2013 03:10 PM, Adam Phillips wrote:
> Setting lbLabelStride = 2 changes the label bar labeling to every 2nd
> label. Note this resource only applies when you are drawing a label
> bar, which in the last image you sent you were not. If you modified
> things to draw a panel label bar, then lbLabelStride needs to be set
> in the panel resource list (resP). If instead you are drawing a label
> bar for each plot, then lbLabelStride needs to be set in the
> individual plot resource list (in your case: res)
>
> Finally, if you are using v6.1.0, and you are indeed drawing a
> labelbar, then lbLabelAutoStride defaults to False:
> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Graphics/Resources/lb.shtml#lbLabelAutoStride
> and if you wish to use lbLabelStride you also need to set
> lbLabelAutoStride = False
>
> On 01/08/2013 12:04 PM, Waqar Younas wrote:
>> Thanks for the response.
>> I want to keep both the contour levels and longitudes values for each
>> panel. So the only way to do it is to increase the space between
>> panels. For that you redirect me to the example, which i used. I do
>> not know why
>> res@lbLabelStride = 2
>> is not working.
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Adam Phillips <asphilli@ucar.edu
>> <mailto:asphilli@ucar.edu>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Waqar,
>> I see that you are not specifying the contour levels in your
>> coding. If that is indeed the case, then you are allowing NCL to
>> come up with the contour levels, and NCL might not choose the
>> same contour levels for each of your 6 panels. You should
>> explicitly be setting the contour levels. Try searching for
>> "contour levels" in the search bar. The first result should be
>> the "Contour Levels" applications page. Click on that, and take a
>> look at example #3 on how to set your own contour levels.
>>
>> (http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/contourLev.shtml)
>>
>> With regards to the InfoLabel bar overlapping the longitude
>> values, you can either turn the InfoLabel bar off
>> (res@cnInfoLabelOn = False), or you can adjust the positioning by
>> setting res@cnInfoLabelOrthogonalPosF to say -.03:
>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Graphics/Resources/cn.shtml#cnInfoLabelOrthogonalPosF
>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Graphics/Resources/cn.shtml#cnInfoLabelOn
>> Adam
>>
>>
>>
>> On 01/08/2013 11:37 AM, Waqar Younas wrote:
>>> Thanks Adams.
>>> Now in the figure i shaded the variabilities greater than 6, i
>>> want to remove those contours which are not shaded and are less
>>> than 6.
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Adam Phillips <asphilli@ucar.edu
>>> <mailto:asphilli@ucar.edu>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Waqar,
>>> The panels all look good to me with the exception of panel
>>> #6, where the gsnLeftString is overlapping the
>>> gsnCenterString. If you do not want that, set gsnLeftString
>>> = "", or decrease the font heights of the Left and Center
>>> Strings.. See example 1 on the page I previously pointed you to:
>>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/font.shtml
>>> Adam
>>>
>>>
>>> On 01/07/2013 10:32 PM, Waqar Younas wrote:
>>>> The labels of figures and titles are overlapping.
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Adam Phillips
>>>> <asphilli@ucar.edu <mailto:asphilli@ucar.edu>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Waqar,
>>>> Whenever you want to know how to do something, it is
>>>> suggested that you first use the NCL search box located
>>>> in the upper right part of the NCL website's pages. If
>>>> that does not work I would try looking at the NCL
>>>> example page here:
>>>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/
>>>> <http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/font.shtml>
>>>> to see if any categories exist that might help you
>>>> solve your problem. In this case, there is an
>>>> application category called Font Heights:
>>>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/font.shtml
>>>> See examples 3 and 5.
>>>>
>>>> If that does not solve your issue please respond to
>>>> ncl-talk.
>>>> Adam
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 5, 2013, at 23:14, Waqar Younas
>>>> <vickyqau@gmail.com <mailto:vickyqau@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>> From: *Waqar Younas* <vickyqau@gmail.com
>>>>> <mailto:vickyqau@gmail.com>>
>>>>> Date: Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 5:31 PM
>>>>> Subject: Increasing font size of title and x and y-axis.
>>>>> To: ncl-talk@ucar.edu <mailto:ncl-talk@ucar.edu>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>> I want to increase the font size of title and x and
>>>>> y-axis so that they are more clearly visible.
>>>>> Please find attached the figure.
>>>>> Here is the code.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here the lat are from 30S to 30N with global longitudes.
>>>>>
>>>>> plot = new (50,graphic)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> res = True
>>>>> res@gsnDraw = False ; don't draw yet
>>>>> res@gsnFrame = False ; don't advance frame yet
>>>>> res@gsnSpreadColors = True ; spread out color table
>>>>> res@gsnAddCyclic = False ; plotted dataa are not cyclic
>>>>> res@mpFillOn = True ; turn off map fill
>>>>> res@cnFillOn = False ; turn on color fill
>>>>> res@cnLinesOn = True ; True is default
>>>>> res@cnLineLabelsOn = True ; True is default
>>>>> res@lbLabelBarOn = True ; turn off individual lb's
>>>>>
>>>>> res@mpMaxLatF = maxlat0
>>>>> res@mpMinLatF = minlat0
>>>>> res@mpMaxLonF = maxlon0
>>>>> res@mpMinLonF = minlon0
>>>>> res@mpCenterLatF = (maxlat0-minlat0)/2+minlat0
>>>>> res@mpCenterLonF = (maxlon0-minlon0)/2+minlon0
>>>>>
>>>>> resP = True ; modify the panel plot
>>>>>
>>>>> ; panel plot only resources
>>>>>
>>>>> wks = gsn_open_wks("eps","u850_winter_ENSEMBLES")
>>>>> gsn_define_colormap(wks, "BlWhRe")
>>>>>
>>>>> opt = True
>>>>> opt@gsnShadeFillType = "color"
>>>>> opt@gsnShadeHigh = "grey70"
>>>>> opt@gsnShadeLow = "grey25"
>>>>> res@gsnCenterString ="u850_ECMWF_winter"
>>>>> plot(0)=gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,u850_ndjf_ecmwf,res)
>>>>> plot(0) = gsn_contour_shade(plot(0), -999.,6.,opt)
>>>>>
>>>>> res@gsnCenterString ="u850_MF_winter"
>>>>> plot(1)=gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,u850_ndjf_mf,res)
>>>>> plot(1) = gsn_contour_shade(plot(1), -999.,6.,opt)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> res@gsnCenterString ="u850_UKMO_winter"
>>>>> plot(2)=gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,u850_ndjf_ukmo,res)
>>>>> plot(2) = gsn_contour_shade(plot(2), -999.,6.,opt)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> res@gsnCenterString ="u850_CMCC_INGV_winter"
>>>>> plot(3)=gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,u850_ndjf_cmcc_ingv,res)
>>>>> plot(3) = gsn_contour_shade(plot(3), -999.,6.,opt)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> res@gsnCenterString ="u850_IFM_GEOMAR_winter"
>>>>> plot(4)=gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,u850_ndjf_ifm_geomar,res)
>>>>> plot(4) = gsn_contour_shade(plot(4), -999.,6.,opt)
>>>>>
>>>>> res@gsnCenterString ="u850_NCEP_winter"
>>>>> plot(5)=gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,NCEP_winter,res)
>>>>> plot(5) = gsn_contour_shade(plot(5), -999.,6.,opt)
>>>>>
>>>>> gsn_panel(wks,plot,(/3,2/),resP)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Waqar Younas
>>>>> PhD Candidate
>>>>> Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (NRES)
>>>>> University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)
>>>>> Canada
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Waqar Younas
>>>>> PhD Candidate
>>>>> Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (NRES)
>>>>> University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)
>>>>> Canada
>>>>> <u850_summer_ENSEMBLES.eps>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best Regards
>>>>
>>>> Waqar Younas
>>>> PhD Candidate
>>>> Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (NRES)
>>>> University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)
>>>> Canada
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Adam Phillips
>>>> <asphilli@ucar.edu <mailto:asphilli@ucar.edu>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Waqar,
>>>> Whenever you want to know how to do something, it is
>>>> suggested that you first use the NCL search box located
>>>> in the upper right part of the NCL website's pages. If
>>>> that does not work I would try looking at the NCL
>>>> example page here:
>>>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/
>>>> <http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/font.shtml>
>>>> to see if any categories exist that might help you
>>>> solve your problem. In this case, there is an
>>>> application category called Font Heights:
>>>> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Applications/font.shtml
>>>> See examples 3 and 5.
>>>>
>>>> If that does not solve your issue please respond to
>>>> ncl-talk.
>>>> Adam
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 5, 2013, at 23:14, Waqar Younas
>>>> <vickyqau@gmail.com <mailto:vickyqau@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>> From: *Waqar Younas* <vickyqau@gmail.com
>>>>> <mailto:vickyqau@gmail.com>>
>>>>> Date: Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 5:31 PM
>>>>> Subject: Increasing font size of title and x and y-axis.
>>>>> To: ncl-talk@ucar.edu <mailto:ncl-talk@ucar.edu>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>> I want to increase the font size of title and x and
>>>>> y-axis so that they are more clearly visible.
>>>>> Please find attached the figure.
>>>>> Here is the code.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here the lat are from 30S to 30N with global longitudes.
>>>>>
>>>>> plot = new (50,graphic)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> res = True
>>>>> res@gsnDraw = False ; don't draw yet
>>>>> res@gsnFrame = False ; don't advance frame yet
>>>>> res@gsnSpreadColors = True ; spread out color table
>>>>> res@gsnAddCyclic = False ; plotted dataa are not cyclic
>>>>> res@mpFillOn = True ; turn off map fill
>>>>> res@cnFillOn = False ; turn on color fill
>>>>> res@cnLinesOn = True ; True is default
>>>>> res@cnLineLabelsOn = True ; True is default
>>>>> res@lbLabelBarOn = True ; turn off individual lb's
>>>>>
>>>>> res@mpMaxLatF = maxlat0
>>>>> res@mpMinLatF = minlat0
>>>>> res@mpMaxLonF = maxlon0
>>>>> res@mpMinLonF = minlon0
>>>>> res@mpCenterLatF = (maxlat0-minlat0)/2+minlat0
>>>>> res@mpCenterLonF = (maxlon0-minlon0)/2+minlon0
>>>>>
>>>>> resP = True ; modify the panel plot
>>>>>
>>>>> ; panel plot only resources
>>>>>
>>>>> wks = gsn_open_wks("eps","u850_winter_ENSEMBLES")
>>>>> gsn_define_colormap(wks, "BlWhRe")
>>>>>
>>>>> opt = True
>>>>> opt@gsnShadeFillType = "color"
>>>>> opt@gsnShadeHigh = "grey70"
>>>>> opt@gsnShadeLow = "grey25"
>>>>> res@gsnCenterString ="u850_ECMWF_winter"
>>>>> plot(0)=gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,u850_ndjf_ecmwf,res)
>>>>> plot(0) = gsn_contour_shade(plot(0), -999.,6.,opt)
>>>>>
>>>>> res@gsnCenterString ="u850_MF_winter"
>>>>> plot(1)=gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,u850_ndjf_mf,res)
>>>>> plot(1) = gsn_contour_shade(plot(1), -999.,6.,opt)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> res@gsnCenterString ="u850_UKMO_winter"
>>>>> plot(2)=gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,u850_ndjf_ukmo,res)
>>>>> plot(2) = gsn_contour_shade(plot(2), -999.,6.,opt)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> res@gsnCenterString ="u850_CMCC_INGV_winter"
>>>>> plot(3)=gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,u850_ndjf_cmcc_ingv,res)
>>>>> plot(3) = gsn_contour_shade(plot(3), -999.,6.,opt)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> res@gsnCenterString ="u850_IFM_GEOMAR_winter"
>>>>> plot(4)=gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,u850_ndjf_ifm_geomar,res)
>>>>> plot(4) = gsn_contour_shade(plot(4), -999.,6.,opt)
>>>>>
>>>>> res@gsnCenterString ="u850_NCEP_winter"
>>>>> plot(5)=gsn_csm_contour_map_ce(wks,NCEP_winter,res)
>>>>> plot(5) = gsn_contour_shade(plot(5), -999.,6.,opt)
>>>>>
>>>>> gsn_panel(wks,plot,(/3,2/),resP)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Waqar Younas
>>>>> PhD Candidate
>>>>> Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (NRES)
>>>>> University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)
>>>>> Canada
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Waqar Younas
>>>>> PhD Candidate
>>>>> Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (NRES)
>>>>> University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)
>>>>> Canada
>>>>> <u850_summer_ENSEMBLES.eps>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> ncl-talk mailing list
>>>>> List instructions, subscriber options, unsubscribe:
>>>>> http://mailman.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/ncl-talk
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best Regards
>>>>
>>>> Waqar Younas
>>>> PhD Candidate
>>>> Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (NRES)
>>>> University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)
>>>> Canada
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> ncl-talk mailing list
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>>> --
>>> ______________________________________________________________
>>> Adam Phillipsasphilli@ucar.edu <mailto:asphilli@ucar.edu>
>>> NCAR/Climate and Global Dynamics Division(303) 497-1726 <tel:%28303%29%20497-1726>
>>> P.O. Box 3000
>>> Boulder, CO 80307-3000http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/asphilli
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best Regards
>>>
>>> Waqar Younas
>>> PhD Candidate
>>> Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (NRES)
>>> University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)
>>> Canada
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> ncl-talk mailing list
>>> List instructions, subscriber options, unsubscribe:
>>> http://mailman.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/ncl-talk
>>
>> --
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> Adam Phillipsasphilli@ucar.edu <mailto:asphilli@ucar.edu>
>> NCAR/Climate and Global Dynamics Division(303) 497-1726 <tel:%28303%29%20497-1726>
>> P.O. Box 3000
>> Boulder, CO 80307-3000http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/asphilli
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Best Regards
>>
>> Waqar Younas
>> PhD Candidate
>> Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (NRES)
>> University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)
>> Canada
>
> --
> ______________________________________________________________
> Adam Phillipsasphilli@ucar.edu
> NCAR/Climate and Global Dynamics Division (303) 497-1726
> P.O. Box 3000
> Boulder, CO 80307-3000http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/asphilli
>
>
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