Re: Drawing a line resulting a closed polygon

Marcus Badger <[email protected]> Mon, 23 Jun 2014 22:35:11 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gis.gmt.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
 > Another interesting thing is when I plot symbols like circles ( -Sc0.2),
 > all symbols will be plotted including the symbols outside the region. It
 > never happened on my old ubuntu and GMT.

That's because you've included an -N flag in your psxy call.

Marcus.




On 23/06/14 18:08, [email protected] wrote:
> Dear Joaquim,
>
> I have tried it. I have tried different
> The main thing is that when the points are inside the region, it will
> create a normal line but if the points are outside, it will create a
> polygon.
> Another interesting thing is when I plot symbols like circles ( -Sc0.2),
> all symbols will be plotted including the symbols outside the region. It
> never happened on my old ubuntu and GMT.
> Thank you very much.
>
> Muksin
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Joaquim Luis" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: [GMT-HELP] Drawing a line resulting a closed polygon
> Date: Mon, Jun 23, 2014 22:58
>
>
> Muskin
>
> Can you please try to remove the last line of the transform_xy file and
> check that the problem still exists ... or not
>
> (please, check that you are posting to the list and not to me only)
>
> Joaquim
>
>
>> Dear Joaquim,
>>
>> Please find the attached file.
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>> Muksin
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Joaquim Luis <[email protected]
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>>     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
>>>>>>>>     Department of Physics,
>>>>>>>>     Syiah Kuala University Banda Aceh Indonesia
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>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>     --
>>>>>     Muksin Umar
>>>>>     --------------------------------
>>>>>     Geophysikalische Tiefensondierung
>>>>>     Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam
>>>>>     Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
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>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     --
>>>     Muksin Umar
>>>     --------------------------------
>>>     Geophysikalische Tiefensondierung
>>>     Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam
>>>     Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
>>>     Telegrafenberg
>>>     Haus E, Raum 453
>>>     14473 Potsdam
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Muksin
>>
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Muksin Umar
>> Department of Physics,
>> Syiah Kuala University Banda Aceh Indonesia
>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>> Phone: +62-81263289103
>>
>> Section 2.2 Geophysical Deep Sounding
>> GFZ-Potsdam, German Research Centre for Geosciences
>> Phone: +49-331288 28690
>> email : [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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