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hi,
I thank for the reply on getting stereo (passive ) on
the immersadesk.  
Iam a student at EVL in UIC . I am working on the
vis5d+ 
As per the suggestion,
I tried out the Cave 5d , downloaded the exe and
source file( the irix versions) and when it runs

 it reads cave configuration files.
and prints 

.cache size: 190 grids and 
Box size 
 X: value, value 
 y: value, value 
 Z: value, value 

and then comes out without any errors being reported.
Iam not sure what is the reason?  I tried the
lamps.cave5d. I also changed the path names of the
files.

Please help me out.

Also i understand that in order to make vis5d+ (stereo
compatible , into passive steroe ) i need to make
changes in the window vieports (make 2 view ports one
each for left and right ) and  also switch camera
positions back and forth for the left and right eye. I
was not exactly sure where I need    to make the
changes. Any help in this direction will be very much
helpful.


regards

vaidya. 


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hi,
I thank you for the reply on getting stereo (passive )
on the immersadesk. 
I tried out the Cave 5d , downloaded the exe and
source file( the irix versions) and when it runs it
reads cave configuration files.
and prints .cache size: 190 grids and 
Box size 
 X:

--- Bill Hibbard <hi...@fa...> wrote:
> Hi Vaidya,
> 
> > Iam a student at EVL in UIC . I am working on the
> > vis5d+ and converting it to passive stereo .
> > 
> > Iam not to sure where the changes need to be made.
> Any
> > help in this matter will be very m,uch
> appreciated.
> 
> The Vis5d+ web page says that the stereo/NCAR
> version was
> merged as of Vis5d+ version 1.2.0.
> 
> Note also that Cave5D, currently maintained and
> developed
> by ANL, is a version of Vis5D adapted to the EVL
> CAVE and
> ImmersaDesk by Brian Paul and myself in 1994. It of
> course
> supports stereo.
> 
> I think the first step is to determine if either
> Vis5d+
> or Cave5D can already meet your needs.
> 
> Cheers,
> Bill
>
----------------------------------------------------------
> Bill Hibbard, SSEC, 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 
> 53706
> hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax:
> 608-263-6738
> http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html


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  Hi,

I'm an old Vis5d user (nearly 7 years of use) and I'm now trying to 
migrate to the vis5d+ versions. I've downloaded the 1.2.1 and 1.3.0-beta 
packages and they "configures", and installs very well on my Linux 
RedHat8 with Nvidia OpenGL drivers (Linux 2.4.18-18.8.0smp #1 SMP Wed 
Nov 13 23:11:20 EST 2002 GNU/Linux).

The thing is that I'm used to work with several (2 or 3) v5d files 
(contexts) and I use to "Group" them and put several contexts in the 
same DISPLAY. Now, I get a Segmentation fault when I try to "Group" 
displays (in particular when I click on the second display I want to 
group). It may be of interest that I don't get the error when I open the 
same file on the two displays (or contexts), only when I open different 
v5d files. I also get a segmentation fault when I try to put 2 contexts 
on 1 DISPLAY (through the DISPLAY buttonn at the main Vis5d+ GUI). In 
this case, even with the same v5d file opened in both DISPLAYs, I get 
the Segmentation fault.

Another issue is the userfuncs/externf settings in vis5d+ on Linux 
machines. I know the libmain.a  was used in the old Vis5d release but 
now it looks like the external functions need it but it is not built any 
more. How can we compile external functions under Linux?

Sorry if these problems have already been reported to the Vis5d+ users list.
I'm trying to access to the Vis5d+ users list to see if someone has also 
found that but I get a "permission denied" error from the Source Forge 
page. I'm registered to both (devel and user) lists and to Source Forge 
also. I can  access to the Vis5d+ devel list but I can't read the past 
messages of the Vis5d+ user  list.


Thanks a lot!

Victor.

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Thanks very much for the fix.  It looks like this can be traced back to the 
merge of the NCAR Stereo code.  Is anyone out there using the stereo version 
who can test with the code uncommented? 

Jim 


Cati i Victor writes: 

> Hi, referring to the REVERSE problem in vis5d+, I just followed this 
> instructions: 
> 
> All the best, 
> 
> Victor. 
> 
>  
> 
> From: Vince Weaver <vince@de...> VIS5D_REVERSE does not make background 
> white               2002-01-16 13:34 Hello,
> it seems that the code in api.c [around line ~6197] that makes the
> background white when "REVERSE" is pressed is commented out.  Is there a
> reason for this?
>                       When printing hard-copies of plots it looks
> better when the background is white.  The releveant code is
>      /*
>               #ifndef NCAR_STEREO
>               #ifndef CAVE
>               if (dtx->Reversed){
>               clear_color( PACK_COLOR(255,255,255,255)
> );
>                           }
>                           else{
>                              clear_color( dtx->BgColor );
>                           }
>                          clear_3d_window();
>                       #endif
>                       #endif
>                               */
>                                               Thanks,
>                                   Vince
>                                             --                       
> ____________
>                       \  /\  /\  /  Vince Weaver        Linux
> 2.4.17-rc1 on a K6-2+, Up 31 days
>                        \/__\/__\/   vince@de...   
> http://www.deater.net/weave
>                       
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Just uncomment thoses lines as it is suggested and it will worked. 
> 
> -- Yannick Ponty Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur - Nice Laboratoire Cassini 
> - CNRS UMR 6529 B. P. 4229 06304 Nice Cedex 4 France tel: 33 (0) 4 92 00 
> 30 57 fax: 33 (0) 4 92 00 31 21 e-mail: po...@ob... web page: 
> http://www.obs-nice.fr/ponty --------------------------------- 
> 
> 
 

Hi, referring to the REVERSE problem in vis5d+, I just followed this instructions:

All the best,

Victor.



From: Vince Weaver <vince@de...> 
 VIS5D_REVERSE does not make background white   
             2002-01-16 13:34 
 Hello,
it seems that the code in api.c [around line ~6197] that makes the
background white when "REVERSE" is pressed is commented out.  Is there a
reason for this?
                       
When printing hard-copies of plots it looks
better when the background is white.  The releveant code is
      
 /*
               #ifndef NCAR_STEREO
               #ifndef CAVE
               if (dtx->Reversed){
               clear_color( PACK_COLOR(255,255,255,255)
);
                           }
                           else{
                              clear_color( dtx->BgColor );
                           }
                          clear_3d_window();
                       #endif
                       #endif
                               */
                       
              
            Thanks,
                      
              Vince
                       
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2.4.17-rc1 on a K6-2+, Up 31 days
                        \/__\/__\/   vince@de...   
http://www.deater.net/weave
                       
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Just uncomment thoses lines as it is suggested and it will worked.

-- Yannick Ponty Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur - Nice Laboratoire 
Cassini - CNRS UMR 6529 B. P. 4229 06304 Nice Cedex 4 France tel: 33 (0) 
4 92 00 30 57 fax: 33 (0) 4 92 00 31 21 e-mail: po...@ob... web 
page: http://www.obs-nice.fr/ponty ---------------------------------

Hi,
I also faced the problem in using "REVERSE" radio button in vis5d+ and
again changed over to the latest version of vis5d. On the vis 5d home page
the display of this latest version is very good, however, when I am using
it, I am getting the same type of display as was in the case of previous
version. Am I supposed to set any parameters for getting better display?
Thanks in advance,

R.B.Oza
Aerosol, Monitoring and Simulation Section
Environmental Assessment Division
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Trombay, Mumbai-400 085
INDIA
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Thanks Beverly... it worked!!

I set CPPFLAG & LDFLAG as you mentioned and it compiled without any errors... finally.  (thats 2 days well spent.. :)

dino

----- Original Message -----
From: Wallace, Beverly T
Sent: 12/5/2002 12:37:38 PM
To: da...@ic...
Cc: vis...@ss...
Subject: RE: Installing full tcl support

> Dino,
> 
> I recently installed vis5d+ 1.2.1 with tcl support on our SGI (IRIX 6.5).  I
> ran the following:
> 	setenv CPPFLAGS "-I/usr/freeware/include"
> 	setenv LDFLAGS "-L/usr/freeware/lib32"
> 	./config  --with-memory=0 --disable-fortran
> If "checking for Tcl_Eval in -ltcl..." still says no, look for an error
> message in config.log.
> 
> Next I noticed that the config.h file was empty except for two comment
> lines.  So I copied the "#define" section from config.log into config.h.
> Copy config.h to a backup file, because running "make" may empty it again.
> 
> - Bev Wallace
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Jim Edwards [SMTP:jed...@al...]
> > Sent:	Thursday, December 05, 2002 6:12 AM
> > To:	dw
> > Cc:	vis...@ss...
> > Subject:	Re: Installing full tcl support
> > 
> > Dino, 
> > 
> > configure determines if a valid tcl is available by trying to link a 
> > fucntion called Tcl_Eval in libtcl if the library isn't in LIBPATH or the 
> > funciton isn't in the library it won't work.  You might try building the 
> > standard distribution of tcl if sgi is distributing something that doesn't
> > 
> > work. 
> > 
> > Jim 
> > 
> > dw writes: 
> > 
> > > Hello Jim, 
> > > 
> > > Thanks for your reply.. 
> > > 
> > > I tried reinstalling vis5d+, but it didn't recognize tcl installation.
> > My "config.h" file has "HAVE_LIBTCL" commented out. 
> > > 
> > > I am running vis5d+ in Irix 6.5 (sgi octane2) workstation. I installed
> > sgi-tcl 8.0 availiable from SGI freeware site. 
> > > 
> > > I tried going to through "Makefile" and "configure.in" files trying to
> > find exactly what filenames the installtion script is looking for but I
> > couldn't figure it out. 
> > > 
> > > The documentation says that sgi-tcl is a bit different from normal Tcl,
> > i don't know if that is something I have to worry about? 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Dino 
> > > 
> > >>The configure script in 1.2.1 should find and include the tcl lib and
> > >>include files automatically when you run it.  It will define HAVE_LIBTCL
> > in
> > >>the toplevel config.h if it was found.  In other words full tcl support
> > is
> > >>included when you run configure as long as the configure script could
> > find
> > >>tcl/tk.   If you installed tcl/tk only after installing vis5d+.  Just
> > >>reinstall vis5d+. 
> > >>
> > >>Jim
> > >>> I am in the process of installing full tcl support for vis5d+. I was
> > trying >to follow instructions in 
> > >>>
> > >>> http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/script52.html 
> > >>>
> > >>> My Makefile (for vis5d+ 1.2.1) seems to be different. I Couldn't find
> > following lines of text, where I have to specify location of tcl.h and
> > libtcl.a files. 
> > >>>
> > >>> #TCL_INCLUDE
> > >>> #TCL_LIB 
> > >>>
> > >  
> > > 
> > > 
> >  

Dino,

I recently installed vis5d+ 1.2.1 with tcl support on our SGI (IRIX 6.5).  I
ran the following:
	setenv CPPFLAGS "-I/usr/freeware/include"
	setenv LDFLAGS "-L/usr/freeware/lib32"
	./config  --with-memory=0 --disable-fortran
If "checking for Tcl_Eval in -ltcl..." still says no, look for an error
message in config.log.

Next I noticed that the config.h file was empty except for two comment
lines.  So I copied the "#define" section from config.log into config.h.
Copy config.h to a backup file, because running "make" may empty it again.

- Bev Wallace


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Jim Edwards [SMTP:jed...@al...]
> Sent:	Thursday, December 05, 2002 6:12 AM
> To:	dw
> Cc:	vis...@ss...
> Subject:	Re: Installing full tcl support
> 
> Dino, 
> 
> configure determines if a valid tcl is available by trying to link a 
> fucntion called Tcl_Eval in libtcl if the library isn't in LIBPATH or the 
> funciton isn't in the library it won't work.  You might try building the 
> standard distribution of tcl if sgi is distributing something that doesn't
> 
> work. 
> 
> Jim 
> 
> dw writes: 
> 
> > Hello Jim, 
> > 
> > Thanks for your reply.. 
> > 
> > I tried reinstalling vis5d+, but it didn't recognize tcl installation.
> My "config.h" file has "HAVE_LIBTCL" commented out. 
> > 
> > I am running vis5d+ in Irix 6.5 (sgi octane2) workstation. I installed
> sgi-tcl 8.0 availiable from SGI freeware site. 
> > 
> > I tried going to through "Makefile" and "configure.in" files trying to
> find exactly what filenames the installtion script is looking for but I
> couldn't figure it out. 
> > 
> > The documentation says that sgi-tcl is a bit different from normal Tcl,
> i don't know if that is something I have to worry about? 
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks 
> > 
> > 
> > Dino 
> > 
> >>The configure script in 1.2.1 should find and include the tcl lib and
> >>include files automatically when you run it.  It will define HAVE_LIBTCL
> in
> >>the toplevel config.h if it was found.  In other words full tcl support
> is
> >>included when you run configure as long as the configure script could
> find
> >>tcl/tk.   If you installed tcl/tk only after installing vis5d+.  Just
> >>reinstall vis5d+. 
> >>
> >>Jim
> >>> I am in the process of installing full tcl support for vis5d+. I was
> trying >to follow instructions in 
> >>>
> >>> http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/script52.html 
> >>>
> >>> My Makefile (for vis5d+ 1.2.1) seems to be different. I Couldn't find
> following lines of text, where I have to specify location of tcl.h and
> libtcl.a files. 
> >>>
> >>> #TCL_INCLUDE
> >>> #TCL_LIB 
> >>>
> >  
> > 
> > 
>  

Dino, 

configure determines if a valid tcl is available by trying to link a 
fucntion called Tcl_Eval in libtcl if the library isn't in LIBPATH or the 
funciton isn't in the library it won't work.  You might try building the 
standard distribution of tcl if sgi is distributing something that doesn't 
work. 

Jim 

dw writes: 

> Hello Jim, 
> 
> Thanks for your reply.. 
> 
> I tried reinstalling vis5d+, but it didn't recognize tcl installation. My "config.h" file has "HAVE_LIBTCL" commented out. 
> 
> I am running vis5d+ in Irix 6.5 (sgi octane2) workstation. I installed sgi-tcl 8.0 availiable from SGI freeware site. 
> 
> I tried going to through "Makefile" and "configure.in" files trying to find exactly what filenames the installtion script is looking for but I couldn't figure it out. 
> 
> The documentation says that sgi-tcl is a bit different from normal Tcl, i don't know if that is something I have to worry about? 
> 
> 
> Thanks 
> 
> 
> Dino 
> 
>>The configure script in 1.2.1 should find and include the tcl lib and
>>include files automatically when you run it.  It will define HAVE_LIBTCL in
>>the toplevel config.h if it was found.  In other words full tcl support is
>>included when you run configure as long as the configure script could find
>>tcl/tk.   If you installed tcl/tk only after installing vis5d+.  Just
>>reinstall vis5d+. 
>>
>>Jim
>>> I am in the process of installing full tcl support for vis5d+. I was trying >to follow instructions in 
>>>
>>> http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/script52.html 
>>>
>>> My Makefile (for vis5d+ 1.2.1) seems to be different. I Couldn't find following lines of text, where I have to specify location of tcl.h and libtcl.a files. 
>>>
>>> #TCL_INCLUDE
>>> #TCL_LIB 
>>>
>  
> 
> 
 

Hi Vaidya,

> Iam a student at EVL in UIC . I am working on the
> vis5d+ and converting it to passive stereo .
> 
> Iam not to sure where the changes need to be made. Any
> help in this matter will be very m,uch appreciated.

The Vis5d+ web page says that the stereo/NCAR version was
merged as of Vis5d+ version 1.2.0.

Note also that Cave5D, currently maintained and developed
by ANL, is a version of Vis5D adapted to the EVL CAVE and
ImmersaDesk by Brian Paul and myself in 1994. It of course
supports stereo.

I think the first step is to determine if either Vis5d+
or Cave5D can already meet your needs.

Cheers,
Bill
----------------------------------------------------------
Bill Hibbard, SSEC, 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI  53706
hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html

Run 'v5dinfo your_file.v5d' and look at the vertical
coordinates of your data set to make sure they make
sense. They should be in km.

Good luck,
Bill

Michael wrote:
> 
> Below is a question I asked the ARPS model support about Vis5D displaying a
> supercell model. Then he says I may need a -box option. Well that didn't
> help. My displays are flat making the display of anything vertical
> impossible. This simulation is of a Del City, Ok supercell from 1977.
> 
> ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
> 
> Subject: Re: Vis5d in 1D
> Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 00:36:30 -0600
> From: "Ming Xue" <mx...@ou...>
> To: "Michael" <kd...@ME...>, <ARP...@LI...>
> 
> You probably need the -box option when you run vis5d.
> 
> Ming Xue
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael" <kd...@ME...>
> To: <ARP...@LI...>
> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 10:18 PM
> Subject: Vis5d in 1D
> 
> > Hello,
> > Is there a problem with vis5d data dump from ARPS 5.0.0beta8? When I run
> > the supercell simulation the output is flat, so no isosurface plots. I have
> > used ARPS 4.5.2 to run real time forecasts and I could plot well then, but
> > with the supercell simulation it will only plot 1 level at a time.
> > --
> > KD5GIV Ham Radio Operator
> > Michael Maxwell
> > Fort Worth, Texas, USA
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------
> 
> --
> KD5GIV Ham Radio Operator
> Michael Maxwell
> Fort Worth, Texas, USA

-- 
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hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html

hi,
Iam a student at EVL in UIC . I am working on the
vis5d+ and converting it to passive stereo . 

Iam not to sure where the changes need to be made. Any
help in this matter will be very m,uch appreciated.

regards

vaidya.


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Hello Jim,

Thanks for your reply..

I tried reinstalling vis5d+, but it didn't recognize tcl installation. =
My "config.h" file has "HAVE_LIBTCL" commented out.

I am running vis5d+ in Irix 6.5 (sgi octane2) workstation. I installed =
sgi-tcl 8.0 availiable from SGI freeware site.

I tried going to through "Makefile" and "configure.in" files trying to =
find exactly what filenames the installtion script is looking for but I =
couldn't figure it out.

The documentation says that sgi-tcl is a bit different from normal Tcl, =
i don't know if that is something I have to worry about?


Thanks


Dino

>The configure script in 1.2.1 should find and include the tcl lib and
>include files automatically when you run it.  It will define =
HAVE_LIBTCL in
>the toplevel config.h if it was found.  In other words full tcl support =
is
>included when you run configure as long as the configure script could =
find
>tcl/tk.   If you installed tcl/tk only after installing vis5d+.  Just
>reinstall vis5d+.
>
>Jim
>> I am in the process of installing full tcl support for vis5d+. I was =
trying >to follow instructions in
>>
>> http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/script52.html
>>
>> My Makefile (for vis5d+ 1.2.1) seems to be different. I Couldn't find =
following lines of text, where I have to specify location of tcl.h and =
libtcl.a files.
>>
>> #TCL_INCLUDE
>> #TCL_LIB
>>

Below is a question I asked the ARPS model support about Vis5D displaying a 
supercell model. Then he says I may need a -box option. Well that didn't 
help. My displays are flat making the display of anything vertical 
impossible. This simulation is of a Del City, Ok supercell from 1977. 

----------  Forwarded Message  ----------

Subject: Re: Vis5d in 1D
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 00:36:30 -0600
From: "Ming Xue" <mx...@ou...>
To: "Michael" <kd...@ME...>, <ARP...@LI...>

You probably need the -box option when you run vis5d.

Ming Xue

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael" <kd...@ME...>
To: <ARP...@LI...>
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 10:18 PM
Subject: Vis5d in 1D

> Hello,
> Is there a problem with vis5d data dump from ARPS 5.0.0beta8? When I run
> the supercell simulation the output is flat, so no isosurface plots. I have
> used ARPS 4.5.2 to run real time forecasts and I could plot well then, but
> with the supercell simulation it will only plot 1 level at a time.
> --
> KD5GIV Ham Radio Operator
> Michael Maxwell
> Fort Worth, Texas, USA

-------------------------------------------------------

-- 
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Michael Maxwell
Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Paul Markowski wrote:

> On Monday 02 December 2002 08:25 pm, Yupeng Li wrote:
> > Use reverse button.
> >
> > On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, Paul Markowski wrote:
> > > I was wondering how one goes about changing the black background to a
> > > white background.  One can always modify the colors in a gif image, but
> > > it would be better if a white background could be chosen in vis5d itself,
> > > since modfiying colors after the fact with a tool such as xv can be
> > > time-consuming and also sometimes generates undesirable results (e.g.,
> > > the edges of colored contours cannot be blended smoothly with the
> > > background).
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance!
> > >
> > > Paul Markowski
>
> I've tried "REVERSE," but it has no effect.  Are there any known problems with
> vis5d+ v1.2.1 (the version we're using here) that might account for this?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul

I have found the same thing.  I eventually gave up and went back to vis5d 5.2.

Let me know if you find anything.

peace,
Marcus ><+>

--
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ma...@ao...

I do believe that this problem has been reported before with that version, 
any volunteers to fix it... 

Paul Markowski writes: 

> On Monday 02 December 2002 08:25 pm, Yupeng Li wrote:
>> Use reverse button. 
>>
>> On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, Paul Markowski wrote:
>> > I was wondering how one goes about changing the black background to a
>> > white background.  One can always modify the colors in a gif image, but
>> > it would be better if a white background could be chosen in vis5d itself,
>> > since modfiying colors after the fact with a tool such as xv can be
>> > time-consuming and also sometimes generates undesirable results (e.g.,
>> > the edges of colored contours cannot be blended smoothly with the
>> > background).
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance!
>> >
>> > Paul Markowski
> 
> I've tried "REVERSE," but it has no effect.  Are there any known problems with 
> vis5d+ v1.2.1 (the version we're using here) that might account for this? 
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul
 

> I've tried "REVERSE," but it has no effect.  Are there any known problems with 
> vis5d+ v1.2.1 (the version we're using here) that might account for this?

I'have also compiled vis5d+ v1.2.1 and also for me the REVERSE has no
effect (changes only, a bit, the color of the lines delimiting the box)

Andrea

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On Monday 02 December 2002 08:25 pm, Yupeng Li wrote:
> Use reverse button.
>
> On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, Paul Markowski wrote:
> > I was wondering how one goes about changing the black background to a
> > white background.  One can always modify the colors in a gif image, but
> > it would be better if a white background could be chosen in vis5d itself,
> > since modfiying colors after the fact with a tool such as xv can be
> > time-consuming and also sometimes generates undesirable results (e.g.,
> > the edges of colored contours cannot be blended smoothly with the
> > background).
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Paul Markowski

I've tried "REVERSE," but it has no effect.  Are there any known problems with 
vis5d+ v1.2.1 (the version we're using here) that might account for this?

Thanks,
Paul

Use reverse button.

On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, Paul Markowski wrote:

>
> I was wondering how one goes about changing the black background to a white
> background.  One can always modify the colors in a gif image, but it would be
> better if a white background could be chosen in vis5d itself, since modfiying
> colors after the fact with a tool such as xv can be time-consuming and also
> sometimes generates undesirable results (e.g., the edges of colored contours
> cannot be blended smoothly with the background).
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Paul Markowski
>
>
>

Hi Paul,

> I was wondering how one goes about changing the black background to a white
> background.  One can always modify the colors in a gif image, but it would be
> better if a white background could be chosen in vis5d itself, since modfiying
> colors after the fact with a tool such as xv can be time-consuming and also
> sometimes generates undesirable results (e.g., the edges of colored contours
> cannot be blended smoothly with the background).

Click the REVERSE button on the GUI for black lines
on a white background. Its there for printing. Check
the README file for lots of other cool options.

Bill

I was wondering how one goes about changing the black background to a white 
background.  One can always modify the colors in a gif image, but it would be 
better if a white background could be chosen in vis5d itself, since modfiying 
colors after the fact with a tool such as xv can be time-consuming and also 
sometimes generates undesirable results (e.g., the edges of colored contours 
cannot be blended smoothly with the background).

Thanks in advance!

Paul Markowski


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