VERI Name
VERI Purpose
Interactive vertical line on screen or plot.
Category
Calling Sequence
veri, [x] Inputs
Keyword Parameters
Keywords
/DATA Causes data coordinates to be used (default).
/DEVICE Causes window device coordinates to be used.
/NORMAL Causes normalized coordinates to be used.
COLOR=c Set color of line (ignored for /XOR).
LINESTYLE=s Line style.
XFORMAT=xfn These keywords are given names of functions
YFORMAT=yfn that accept the numeric value of x or y
and return a corresponding string which is displayed
in place of the actual value. For example, Julian
days could be displayed as a date with jd2date.
XSIZE=xs, YSIZE=ys Coordinate display widths.
/JS Means X axis is time in Julian seconds.
/NOSTATUS Inhibits status display widget.
SETSTAT=st May use the same status display widget on
each call to veri (stays in same position).
On first call: the status widget structure is returned.
Following calls: send st. Must use with /KEEP.
To delete status display widget after last box1 call:
widget_control,st.top,/dest (or drop /KEEP)
/KEEP Do not delete status widget on exit.
/XMODE Means use XOR plot mode instead of tvrd mode.
INSTRUCTIONS=t String array with exit instructions.
Default: Press any button to exit.
/DIALOG Means give an exit dialog box.
MENU=m A string array with exit dialog box options.
Def=Exit. An option labeled Continue is always added.
EXITCODE=x Returns exit code. Always 0 unless a dialog
box is requested, then is selected exit option number.
BUTTON=b Returned button code: 1=left, 2=middle, 4=right.
Outputs
x = X coordinate of line. in, out
Common Blocks
js_com
Notes
Note: data coordinates are default.
X may be set to starting position in entry.
Modification History
R. Sterner, 11 Sep, 1990
R. Sterner, 21 Oct, 1991 --- added /NOCOMMANDS, EXITCODE=x
R. Sterner, 6 Nov, 1991 --- added EXITCODE=0.
R. Sterner, 23 Dec, 1991 --- made x be both in and out.
R. Sterner, 23 Dec, 1991 --- Added wait,.2 for HP workstation.
R. Sterner, 21 May, 1992 --- fixed for log axes.
R. Sterner, 1994 Jan 20 --- One mouse button,/NORMAL,/DATA.
R. Sterner, 1994 jan 21 --- Added /NOSTATUS, SETSTAT, /KEEP.
R. Sterner, 1994 Feb 16 --- Fixed a few minor bugs.
R. Sterner, 1994 Mar 4 --- Added XFORMAT, YFORMAT, & BUTTON keywords.
R. Sterner, 1994 May 17 --- Added XSIZE,YSIZE,/DIALOG,INSTRUCTIONS,
MENU, and rearranged display. Also added /JS for time in JS.
R. Sterner, 1998 Jan 15 --- Dropped use of !d.n_colors.
R. Sterner, 1998 Mar 11 --- Attempt to deal with true color.
R. Sterner, 2003 Oct 27 --- Fixed startup non-erased line (rounded).
R. Sterner, 2008 Mar 17 --- Added last to common.
R. Sterner, 2010 Oct 19 --- Converted arrays from () to [].
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