Re: Drawing a line resulting a closed polygon

Can you please send us the file "transform_xy"

Joaquim

> Dear Joaquim,
>
> I just installed a newest ubuntu and gmt.
> Instead of creating a fault-line (one line) it creates a polygon 
> connecting the two edge points.
> Sometimes, the points of the coastlines are connected so that I got a 
> weird line.
> The script works well on my old laptop using old ubuntu and GMT
>
>
> Muksin
>
>
> On 22/06/2014 02:33, Joaquim Luis wrote:
>> I still don't understand what is it that you find wrong with the line 
>> plotted with psxy but the coastlines issue look so much as this other 
>> user report
>>
>> http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/boards/1/topics/730
>>
>> and that I could not reproduce.
>>
>>> Dear Paul,
>>>
>>> Here is my script:
>>>
>>> #!/bin/tcsh
>>>
>>> set psfile="Aceh2.ps"
>>>
>>> set la1=2
>>> set la2=5.5
>>> set lo1=96
>>> set lo2=100
>>>
>>> rm $psfile
>>> pscoast -R$lo1/$lo2/$la1/$la2 -Df -JM6i -S200 -G80 -K -B0.4NsWe 
>>> -W1/0 > $psfile
>>> psxy -R -JM -m -N -P -O -K  -W10/140 transform_xy >> $psfile
>>> echo showpage >> $psfile
>>> gv $psfile
>>>
>>>
>>> I got the postscript file as attached.
>>> Even the coastline also results in the closed polygon.
>>> However, when I choose larger boundary region it will give a correct 
>>> fault line
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Muksin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 21/06/2014 07:14, Paul Wessel wrote:
>>>> The only way you would get a polygon with psxy is if you use 
>>>> -G<fill> or -L.  So an example will be needed to see what you are 
>>>> doing.
>>>> -p
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 20, 2014, at 6:35 PM, Joaquim Luis <[email protected] 
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I just installed a new version of GMT on ubuntu.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry, I can't resist but  "New and Ubuntu" triggers and infinite 
>>>>> loop in my head
>>>>>
>>>>>> In case I have several line points outside the region, when I 
>>>>>> draw a line it gives me a closed polygon.
>>>>>> Does anyone have the same experience?
>>>>>
>>>>> Please, post a (simple) example, otherwise I'm afraid we can't 
>>>>> help with it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Joaquim
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> Muksin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>> Muksin Umar
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>
>
> -- 
> Muksin Umar
> --------------------------------
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