API documentation for visualization library

Michael Galloy

Directory: directgraphics/

helper routines for direct graphics

.pro files

vis_colorbar.pro

Produce a colorbar in direct graphics.

vis_contour.pro

Wrapper for CONTOUR that handles the NLEVELS keyword better: if LEVELS is not specified then NLEVELS contour levels are created equally spaced between the minimum and maximum values of z.

vis_decomposed.pro

Set the decomposed mode, if available in the current graphics device i.e.

vis_legend.pro

Create a legend in direct graphics plots.

vis_parallel_coords.pro

Parallel coordinates implementation.

vis_psbegin.pro

Set IDL direct graphics system to PostScript plotting.

vis_psend.pro

Used in conjunction with VIS_PSBEGIN to end PostScript output.

vis_read.pro

Reads from the current graphics device (WIN, X, or Z devices) and returns the image in the TRUE format specified.

vis_set_plot_display.pro

Sets the direct graphics device to the "display", i.e., 'X' on Unix-based systems or 'WIN' on Windows systems.

vis_textbackground.pro

Create a transparent box on a graphic.

vis_usersym.pro

Creates a user-defined symbol for use in plotting in direct graphics via routines that accept the PSYM graphics keyword.

vis_window.pro

Creates a "window" of the given size on the current device.

visdgvars__define.pro

Object to save/restore direct graphics system variables.

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