Peizhong's question.

From: Dave Kennison (kennison AT unknown)
Date: Tue Nov 14 1995 - 09:31:28 MST


> I am trying to get some picture of map by using ncar graphics. But I
> can not figure out how to cut off these blanks not used by the map, and
> how to define the exact ratio of width and hight of the map. can anyone
> help me out?

The definition of each projection implies a particular aspect ratio for a
given map; by default, EZMAP insists on using that aspect ratio. Still,
there's a way to do what you want, as shown in the program attached below.

The program produces two frames. The first shows a cylindrical equidistant
view of the globe (using default settings of all EZMAP parameters), and the
second shows the same view of the globe, but distorted in such a way as to
fill most of the plotter frame.

Enjoy ...

Dave Kennison

Program follows:

      PROGRAM TESTIT
C
C Open GKS.
C
        CALL OPNGKS
C
C Draw a map, using all the EZMAP default settings.
C
        CALL MAPDRW
C
C Advance the frame.
C
        CALL FRAME
C
C Draw the same map, but replace the call to MAPDRW with lower-level
C calls and, in between the call to MAPINT and the others, change the
C definition of the viewport so the map fits in a square that almost
C fills the plotter frame.
C
        CALL MAPINT
        CALL GETSET (XVPL,XVPR,YVPB,YVPT,XWDL,XWDR,YWDB,YWDT,LNLG)
        CALL SET ( .05, .95, .05, .95,XWDL,XWDR,YWDB,YWDT,LNLG)
        CALL MAPGRD
        CALL MAPLBL
        CALL MAPLOT
        CALL FRAME
C
C Close GKS.
C
        CALL CLSGKS
C
C Stop.
C
        STOP
C
      END



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