API documentation for visualization library

Michael Galloy

Directory: util/

utility routines for other routines

.pro files

vis_constants.pro

Defines constants for values of LINESTYLE, PSYM, and [XYZ]STYLE keywords.

vis_convert.pro

Use ImageMagick to convert a file between formats.

vis_force.pro

Spread data apart using a force directed algorithm.

vis_getscreendisplaysize.pro

Returns the "usable for display" size of the screen, i.e., excluding the Windows taskbar or Mac OS X menu.

vis_hist_nd.pro

Find the histogram of a set of n-dimensional points.

vis_idlversion.pro

Returns the IDL version number as a string or a boolean indicating whether a required version is met.

vis_linear_function.pro

Create a function which maps in_range to out_range with a linear function.

vis_make_dll.pro

Wrapper for MAKE_DLL that handles input and output directories more intelligently.

vis_pinknoise.pro

Generates 1/f^a noise.

vis_psfrag.pro

Processes specially formatted text output in .ps and .eps files with LaTeX.

vis_psinfo.pro

Get/set header information in a PostScript file.

vis_range.pro

Compute the min/max range of a variable.

vis_spline.pro

Creates a 2-dimensional spline curve through the given x- and y-coordinates.

vis_src_root.pro

Returns the directory name (with a trailing slash) of the location of the source code for the routine that called this function.

vis_temp_filename.pro

Create a temporary filename from a C-style format.

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