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Bob -- In the Display Control for the contour lines, click "Edit->Properties" this should bring up a dialog where you can edit the labels. Information about the contents is in the users guide.... <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/controls#properties> You might find a quick read thru the Users Guide helpful to understand all that's available.... Enjoy!! tom On 2/15/07, Bob Grieves <britbob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Tom, I`ve been working mainly with 2D, so I wasn`t too sure what the box was for. Appreciate the explanation. I`ve only been using IDV a few hours, so I`m just getting a feel for it. Would you happen to know if the list properties can be edited, you know the text comments at the bottom of the display? For example, if I`m ingesting NAM grib, I would like to note in the display `18hr NAM Valid 12z Thurs July 25th` plus the variable/parameters `850mb temperature/mslp` or something like that. You know the usual stuff. The current default list display doesn`t really give too much information. Regards, Bob. On 2/15/07, Tom Whittaker <tomw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Bob... > > The original intent of the wire frame box is to give you a cue for the > 3D orientation of the view. It's easy to get lost in some 3D views! > > The domain of the box will be defined by the project you use -- > whether it's the projection defined by the data (Projections -> > Auto-set Project) or a projection you select or define yourself. > > You may clip the displays at the edges of the wire frame box if you > want (View -> Show -> Clip View at Box). > > Hope that helps. > > Best wishes, > > tom > > On 2/15/07, Bob Grieves < britbob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I`m not sure if I`m understanding what the wireframe box/boundary feature is > > for? Maybe I have the wrong idea, but I thought it was used to keep the main > > display, ie where the contours are plotted within such as in the examples on > > the IDV page > > > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/examples/PlanViews.html > > > > The mslp example has the contours neatly inside the wireframe box, > > essentially creating a nice border with the outer area empty making a good > > place for comments, times etc. However all my plots overspill this wireframe > > box and take up the whole display area, especially if I`m plotting a global > > grib model. > > > > To achieve this border, do I use the wireframe box? > > > > Thanks. > > > -- > Tom Whittaker > University of Wisconsin-Madison > Space Science & Engineering Center (SSEC) > Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) > 1225 W. Dayton Street > Madison, WI 53706 USA > ph: +1 608 262 2759 > -- Bob Grieves
-- Tom Whittaker University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science & Engineering Center (SSEC) Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) 1225 W. Dayton Street Madison, WI 53706 USA ph: +1 608 262 2759
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