Re: Size of viewport

  Hi Mary,

  I'm drawing multiple plots on one page. The individual plots have
  different sizes and shapes so I'm not using Ngl.panel. I use
  Ngl.panel all the time for multiple plots of the same size and
  shape.

  OK, how do I maximize the plots in a non-square area? Or how can I
  make the "square" use the full height of the page?

  Just one more clarification. So nglPaperMargin, nglPaperWidth,
  nglPaperHeight only work when nglMaximize = True ?

  Thanks,

  - Ivan

-- 
Ivan Lima
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MC&G MS #25
360 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1543 USA
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010, Mary Haley wrote: 
> Hi Ivan,
> 
> You said "multi-panel" plot, but then you said "the plot would fit
> nicely
> in letter sized paper".  Are you drawing multiple plots on one page or
> a single plot?
> 
> If you are drawing multiple plots that are the same size, have you
> tried using Ngl.panel instead of using the vpXXXX resources?
> This will take care of resizing the plots so that they fit nicely on
> the page.
> 
> If you are trying to position the plots yourself, then this is going to
> be done on an invisible unit square, and afterwards you will have
> to set some special PostScript resources to resize these plots so they
> are maximized in a non-square area (this is what "nglMaximize" does for
> you, but this only works for individual plots, or Ngl.panel).
> 
> I can help you with the latter part, but first I want to see if
> Ngl.panel
> will work for you.
> 
> --Mary
> 
> On Feb 25, 2010, at 9:48 AM, Ivan Lima wrote:
> 
> >  I'm trying to create a multi-panel plot using vpXF, vpYF, vpWidthF
> >  and vpHeightF. The plot is taller than it is wide and it would fit
> >  nicely in letter sized paper. nglPaperOrientation is set to
> >  'portrait', but no matter what I do I can only plot inside a
> >  relatively short rectangular area with big margins at the top and
> >  bottom of the page. I tried changing nglPaperMargin, nglPaperWidth,
> >  nglPaperHeight and wkPaperSize but they don't seem to have any
> >  effect. How do I reduce the top and bottom margins in the plot? Or
> >  for that matter, how do I control the size of the margins so I can
> >  use more area in the page without "clipping" part of my plot?
> >
> >  Thank you for your help,
> >
> >-- 
> >Ivan Lima
> >Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MC&G MS #25
> >360 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1543 USA
> >
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