FAQ
modifying the shade key
modifying the shade key
Question:
How can I resize or reposition the shade key?
-- or --
How can I change the size of the color bar labels?
Example:
Explanation:
Ferret command qualifiers can control several aspects of the colorbar. Color graphics commands (SHADE, FILL, POLYGON and RIBBON.) The /KEY= qualifier can take these arguments.
/KEY=HORIZONTAL Draws a horizontal colorbar along the top of the plot box.
/KEY=CONTINUOUS Draws the colorbar without lines between the colors
/KEY=CENTERLAB Draws a plot and a colorbar where the colors labeled instead of the lines between colors
Multiple options may be given, by listing them in a comma-separated list: SHADE/KEY=horiz,continuous var
For more control, use the PlotPlus command called "SHAKEY" which controls the size, position,etc. of the key drawn with SHADE and FILL commands.
SHAKEY do_key, orient, klab_siz, klab_inc, klab_dig, klab_len, kx_lo, kx_hi, ky_lo, ky_hi
| do_key | 0 if the key will not be displayed, 1 if it will (0) |
| orient | 0 for horizontal, 1 for vertical (0) |
| klab_size | if non-zero: height of key label characters in inches (0) |
| klab_inc | if non-zero: every klab_inc key level is labeled (0) |
| klab_dig | number of sig digits in the key (3) |
| klab_len | max characters in a key label (9) |
| kx_lo | X coord of left side of key in inches |
| kx_hi | X coord of right side of key in inches |
| ky_lo | Y coord of bottom of key in inches |
| ky_hi | Y coord of topof key in inches |
Solution:
The figure above was created with:
use coads_climatology shade/x=50w:90e/y=60s:50n/L=1/set_up sst ppl shakey 1, 1, -0.08, , , , 5.5, 5.7, 3.3, 5.9 ppl shade