In the VAX/VMS version of NCAR graphics, which went defunct in the 1980s,
the gmeta code translator had many useful commands, particularly WINDOW
and SAVE. These two commands allowed one to print 1 to many gmeta
frames from a single file or multiple files to a single output page,
each frame scaled and located anywhere on the page desired. The units
were conveniently in inches.
For example, to put frames in the lower left and upper right of a single
output page:
plot
> device qms800
> read iop020.dat.1 # an old pre-gks gmeta file
> window 0 5 0 5
> plot
> save
> read iop020.dat.2 # another
> wind 5 10 5 10
> plot
> exit
I would like to do similar operations with the NCAR 4.x on
a Solaris machine with output to a postscript printer or postscript file.
I have played with med and ctrans - med duplicates the SAVE command okay
but ctrans with -window and -viewport
does not seem to implement the WINDOW command with any kind of
easy interpretation, in units used or flexibility. (also -window
and -viewport do not allow negative values
which was very useful at times with the old translator).
Can someone tell me an easy way to accomplish the WINDOW and SAVE
operations with the new NCAR? Am I missing an easy solution?
Is the only easy way just to convert all frames with ps then import
into Illustrator or to hardwire the frame dimensions in the original
NCAR program itself?
Thanks for your help, Steve
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