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> Julien, > > I managed to label the date just the way I want. That is very nice, > however, > your instructions did not work. I had to View --> Chart --> Chart --> > Properties. > (The right click on the chart and properties lead to a different dialog.) > > Yuan, > > I followed your instructions and found the ability to change the probe > position, > size, and shape. Nice ! > > I believe the probe color should be settable from the same menu (as above), > instead of by changing the selector color. That would put all the probe > properties in > one place. Ok, I duplicated this function in the same menu location. You can see the change from our nightly release tomorrow. Yuan > > Now, changing the selector color (Edit --> Selector Color) changes the > contour colors as well as the probe color. This is confusing. I would handle > the probe color as mentioned above, and change this item to Edit --> > Contours, > and just change the contour color here. > > Thanks guys, Bill > > On 2/5/2011 1:32 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > >> Bill, > >> > >> Get the IDV from the nightly builds (tomorrow). > >> > >> You can now specify the date format in the time series. > >> > >> Right click on the chart --> properties. In there, you should be able to > >> set the date format. > >> > >> Test it out for us ;-) > >> > >> -Julien > >> > >>>> Yuan > >>>> > >>>> I guess I did not explain my issues adequately. Please see the comments > >>>> I've inserted below. Thanks. > >>>> > >>>> Bill > >>>> > >>>> On 2/3/2011 12:51 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > >>>>>>>> Full Name: bill fingerhut > >>>>>>>> Email Address: address@hidden > >>>>>>>> Organization: lyndon state college retired > >>>>>>>> Package Version: 2.9u2 build date:2010-12-03 08:14 UTC > >>>>>>>> Operating System: Windows XP > >>>>>>>> Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_2.9u2\jre version: > >>>>>>>> 1.6.0_20 j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > >>>>>>>> Description of problem: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I am currently looking at 2 height-time displays and a data > >>>>>>>> probe/time > >>>>>>>> series. I believe everything is displayed according to the > >>>>>>>> documentation; > >>>>>>>> however, I would like to suggest a couple of possible improvements. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> First, the 2 height-time displays share the same geographic point > >>>>>>>> (lat,lon). I don't see how to make the probe time series share this > >>>>>>>> location. Is it now possible ? > >>>>>> Hi Bill, > >>>>>> The sharing of the geo location of two probe point is possible in the > >>>>>> IDV, you need to turn the share in the display control panel. Edit> > >>>>>> Sharing> Sharing On. > >>>> This was already done, and it does not work as we expect. The 2 > >>>> height-time > >>>> displays share a point, but the probe time series does not. All 3 are > >>>> supposed > >>>> to be sharing the location point. > >>> Bill, > >>> It is my fault, I didn't read your report carefully. > >>> The time/height is a 3D probe and the time series is a 2D probe, to share > >>> the geo location of these two different spatial probe point may be > >>> complicated. I need more time to think about it. > >>>>>>>> Second, the probe in the probe time series is easily customized via a > >>>>>>>> menu. I.e., the color and size can easily be changed. I don't see the > >>>>>>>> same capability with the height-time display. The color can be > >>>>>>>> changed > >>>>>>>> by changing the selector color, but I don't see how to make the size > >>>>>>>> of > >>>>>>>> the probe different. Can this be done ? > >>>>>> No, the size of the probe can not be changed. > >>>>> Bill, > >>>>> > >>>>> Sorry for this wrong information, the probe size can be changed. In the > >>>>> display control of the probe, Edit> Properties> Probe, you can > >>>>> change the size and shape, or you can do View> Probe>Size> Increase. > >>>> I am aware of this. As I mentioned above, I see how to change the size > >>>> of the > >>>> probe in the probe time series display. I do not see how to change the > >>>> size > >>>> of the probe in the height-time display. There is no probe tab in this > >>>> control > >>>> as there is in the other type of display control. > >>>> > >>> I think we can add this feature to increase the size of time/height probe. > >>> > >>> Yuan > > Hi Bill, > > > > This feature are also available now, together with the date format > > improvement. It is in the display control window, > > under View> Probe> Size ..., you can also change the shape, reset the > > probe position. But your first suggestion of > > probe sharing between time series and the time/height will cause some > > unexpected side effect and need more consideration. > > > > > > Yuan > > > >>>>> Yuan > >>>>>>>> Third, the time labels in the probe/time series are quite long - > >>>>>>>> they take > >>>>>>>> a lot of space, which reduces the number of time labels possible. The > >>>>>>>> time format looks like the default in user preferences? Could we use > >>>>>>>> the same time format used in the height-time display (day/hour)? I > >>>>>>>> think > >>>>>>>> this would help the appearance quite a bit. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> This feature needs to be added, I will put it in the todo list. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Yuan > >>>>>>>> Just trying to help ! > >>>>>>> Hi Bill, > >>>>>>> Many Thanks for these improvement suggestions, I will check the > >>>>>>> source code after AMS to see how much work will involved to make > >>>>>>> these improvements. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Yuan > >>>>> Ticket Details > >>>>> =================== > >>>>> Ticket ID: BER-596188 > >>>>> Department: Support IDV > >>>>> Priority: Normal > >>>>> Status: Open > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> The Fingerhuts > >>>> Saint Johnsbury, Vt, 05819 > >>>> > >>>> email: address@hidden > >>>> > >>>> > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: BER-596188 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > > > > > > -- > The Fingerhuts > Saint Johnsbury, Vt, 05819 > > email: address@hidden > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: BER-596188 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed