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diff --git a/pkg/utilities/nttools/doc/wlpars.hlp b/pkg/utilities/nttools/doc/wlpars.hlp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..08f987a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/pkg/utilities/nttools/doc/wlpars.hlp @@ -0,0 +1,440 @@ +.help wlpars Jul93 tables +.ih +NAME +wlpars -- Edit the parameter set that determines how WCS labeling +appears. +.ih +USAGE +wlpars +.ih +DESCRIPTION +These parameters determine the characteristics of plots that are +produced by the various tasks that use the World Coordinate System +(WCS) information from image data. Various +parameters can be set in 'wlpars', including those controlling +the appearance of features such as +major and minor tick marks, the use of grid lines, etc. + +Note that this is a pset, not an executable task; it defines a set of +parameters used by other tasks. Invoking the pset by name runs +`eparam' on the parameter set, allowing you to modify the +parameters. Alternatively, the parameters may be modified on the +command line by specifying the pset name and parameter name. For +example, the user can type "wlpars.major_grid=no" to not draw lines +for the major grid, but to include tick marks. +Parameters can also be edited by +using `eparam' on the calling task (e.g., by typing "eparam wcslab"), +in which case, `wlpars' will appear as one of the task parameters; the +`wlpars' parameters may then be edited by positioning the cursor on +the line containing the pset name and typing ":e". After editing the +pset parameters, press Control-Z to return to the main task parameter +menu. + +Below is a list of areas that explain in more detail what the +parameters in this pset accomplish. This explanation also occurs in +the help for 'wcslab'. + +.ls Axis Specification +For all linear transformations axis 1 and axis 2 specify which axis in +the image WCS is being referred to. +For example in a 2-dimensional image, the FITS image header keywords +CTYPE1, CRPIX1, CRVAL1, CDELT1, +CD1_1, and CD1_2 define the world coordinate transformation for axis 1. +Similarly the FITS image header keywords +CTYPE2, CRPIX2, CRVAL2, CDELT2, +CD2_1, CD2_2, define the world coordinate transformation for axis 2. + +THIS RULE DOES NOT APPLY TO THE CELESTIAL plane projection WCSs. +For this type of WCS, axis 1 and axis 2 +always refer to right ascension and declination respectively, +and 'wcslab' assumes that all axis 1 parameters refer to right +ascension and all axis 2 parameters refer to declination, regardless of +which axis in the image WCS actually specifies right ascension and declination. + +.le +.ls Grid Drawing +There are two types of grid lines and tick marks, "major" and +"minor". The major grid lines and tick marks are the lines or ticks +that will be labeled. The minor grid lines or tick marks are plotted +between the major marks. Whether lines or tick marks are drawn is +determined by the boolean parameters 'major_grid' and 'minor_grid'. +If these are set to "yes", lines are drawn; if "no", +tick marks are drawn. How the lines +appear is controlled by the parameters 'major_line' and 'minor_line'. + +The spacing of minor marks is controlled by the parameters 'axis1_minor' +and 'axis2_minor'. These parameters specify the number of minor marks +that will appear between the major marks along the axis 1 +and axis 2 axes. + +Spacing of major marks is more complicated. 'wcslab' tries to +present major marks only along "significant values" in the +coordinate system. For example, if the graph spans several hours of +right ascension, the interval between major marks will generally be an +hour and the major marks will appear at whole hours within the graph. +If the values chosen by 'wcslab' are unacceptable, the interval and range can +be modified by the parameters 'axis1_int', 'axis1_beg', +'axis1_end' for the 'axis 1', and 'axis2_int', 'axis2_beg', +and 'axis2_end' for 'axis 2'. All three parameters must be specified for +each axis in order for the new values to take affect + +.le +.ls Graph Appearance +'wcslab' supports three types of graph: normal, polar, and near_polar. + +A normal graph is the usual Cartesian graph where lines of constant +axis 1 or 2 values cross at least two different sides of the graph. +'wcslab' will, by default, plot a normal type graph for any image that +meets the following criteria: 1) +has no defined WCS, 2) has a linear WCS, and 3) where the sky +projection WCS approximates a Cartesian system. + +A polar graph is one in which the north or south pole of the +coordinate system actually appears on the graph. +Lines of constant declination are no longer approximately +straight lines, but are circles that may not intersect any +of the edges of the graph. In this type of graph, axis 1 values +are labeled all the way around the graph. +Axis 2 values are labeled within the graph +next to each circle. An attempt is made to label as many circles as +possible. If you don't like the labeling defaults, +the parameters, 'axis2_dir' and 'justify' can be modified +to control how the labeling is done. +The parameter 'axis2_dir' specifies along which axis 1 value the +axis 2 labels should be written; 'justify' specifies the side of +the value on which the label will appear. + +The "near_polar" graph is a cross between the normal graph and the polar +graph. In this case the pole is not on the graph, but is close enough +to significantly affect the appearance of the plot. The "near_polar" graph +is handled like a polar graph. + +The parameter 'graph_type' can be used to force 'wcslab' +to plot a graph of the type specified, although you may need to +change other 'wlpars' parameters to get good results. +For example, trying to plot a polar graph as +cartesian may producing a strange looking graph. +.le +.ls Graph Labeling +Due to the variety of graph types that can be plotted (see above), and +the arbitrary rotation that any WCS can have, the task of labeling +the major grid lines in a coherent and pleasing manner is not trivial. + +The basic model used is the cartesian or normal graph. Labels +normally appear on the left and bottom edges of the graph with one side +devoted solely to one of the WCS coordinate axis. For example, right +ascension might be labeled only along the bottom edge of the graph +and declination only along the left edge, or vice versa. + +If the defaults chosen by the task are unacceptable, the +parameters 'axis1_side' and 'axis2_side', can be used to specify which +side (or sides) the labels for axis 1 and axis 2 will appear. +Either a single side or a list of sides can be specified for either +axis. If a list is specified, labels will appear on each side listed, +even if the same side appears in both of the parameters. In this way, +labels can be made to appear on the same side of the graph. +.le +.ls Label Appearance +Due to coordinate rotations, lines of constant axis 1 or axis 2 value +may not intersect the edges +of the graph perpendicularly. To help clarify which line belongs to +which label, the labels will be drawn at an angle equal to that of the +line which is being labeled. If this is not desired, +the parameter rotate may be set to no, and labels will always appear +"normal", i.e., the text will not be rotated in any way. + +By default, all labels will be shortened to the smallest unit +needed to indicate the value of the labeled line. For example, if the +graph spans about 30 seconds of declination, the interval between the +labels will be approximately 5 or 10 seconds. The first label will contain the +full specification, i.e., -22:32:20. But the rest of the labels will +only be the seconds, i.e., 30, 40, 50. However, at the change in +minutes, the full format would be used again, -22:33:00, but then +again afterwards only seconds will be displayed, i.e., 10, 20, etc. +If this shortening of labels is undesirable, it +can be turned off by setting the parameter 'full_label = yes'. This +forces every label to use the full specification. + +Finally, the parameter 'label_size' can be used to adjust the size of the +characters used in the axis labels. +.le +.ls Titles +A graph title may specified using the parameter 'title'. +If 'title = "imtitle"', a default title constructed from the image name and title +is used. The location and size of the graph title are controlled by +the parameters 'title_side' and 'title_size'. +Similarly the content, placement and size of the axis titles are +controlled by the parameters 'axis1_title', 'axis2_title', +'axis1_title_side', 'axis2_title_side', and +'axis_title_size'. +.le +.ls Interactive Cursor +'wcslab' provides a simple cursor readback capability for retrieving +coordinates of objects and saving them in a file. However, you should +also look at the tasks 'tvmark' and 'rimcursor' for more advance +functionality. + +The cursor allows the user to examine +coordinates of specific objects and to make a file containing a +list of coordinates. For graphic displays, the user has the full cursor +functionality described by 'gcur'. However, there are a few extra +commands provided for transforming cursor position to celestial +coordinates. While in cursor mode, striking most lower-case +characters will result in the celestial coordinates of the cursor +position to be displayed on the terminal. + +Coordinates can also be written to a file by +striking the lower-case 'm'. When 'm' is hit, an 'X' is placed on the +display, and the coordinates are written to a coordinate list file. +This file can be specified in two ways. If you just start hitting +'m', a file called '<imagename>.coord.list' will be created. You can +specify a +different +file with the colon command ":open <filename>". After opening the +file, any +new coordinates marked with the 'm' key are written to the +file. You can go through as many files as you like. If a file is +specified that already exists, an attempt is made to read the file. +If it contains coordinate values, those coordinate positions are +displayed as crosses in the window, and any new position marked +will be appended. + +Striking the '?' key will display help concerning these task-specific +commands. Striking the 'q' key will exit the task. +.le +.ls Output Formats +Currently, only one coordinate format is supported: all right +ascensions are output in HH:MM:SS (hours:minutes:seconds) format +and +all declinations are output in DD:MM:SS (degrees:minutes:seconds). If +parameters are changed, such as 'axis1_int', they should be +input in the same format. For the coordinate list files, the first +line of the file begins with the comment character, '#', and displays +the format used in the file. + +If the WCS is linear, then output will not be formatted in any special +way; i.e., no assumptions are made about units, etc. +.le +.ih +PARAMETERS +.ls (major_grid = yes) [boolean] +Draw a coordinate grid instead of tick marks at the position of the major +intervals? + +If set to "yes", lines of constant axis1 and axis2 values are drawn. +If set to "no", tick marks will be drawn instead. Major grid lines and +tick marks will be labeled with the appropriate axis values. +.le +.ls (minor_grid = no) [boolean] +Draw a coordinate grid instead of tick marks at the position of the +minor intervals? + +If set to "yes", lines of constant axis1 and axis2 values +are drawn between the major grid lines and tick +marks. If this is set to "no", tick +marks will be drawn instead. Minor grid lines and tick +marks are not labeled. +.le +.ls (dolabel = yes) [boolean] +Label the major grid lines or tick marks? +.le +.ls (remember = no) [boolean] +Modify the 'wlpars' parameter file when done? + +Setting this to "yes" allows parameters that may have been calculated +by the task to be written back to the parameter file. If set to "no", +the default, the parameter file is left untouched by the task. This is +useful if some slight modification is desired to produce a slightly +different graph. +.le +.ls (axis1_beg = "") [string] +The lowest value of axis 1 in world coordinates units at which a major +grid line or tick mark will be plotted. If set to null ('axis1_beg = +""'), 'wcslab' will compute this quantity. 'axis1_beg' will be +ignored if 'axis1_end' and 'axis1_int' are undefined. +.le +.ls (axis1_end = "") [string] +The highest value of axis 1 in world coordinate +units at which a major grid line or tick mark will be plotted. +If 'axis1_end = ""', the task will compute this quantity. +'axis1_end' will be ignored if 'axis1_beg' and 'axis1_int' are undefined. +.le +.ls (axis1_int = "") [string] +The interval in world coordinate units at which +major grid lines and tick marks will be drawn along axis 1. +If 'axis1_int = ""', 'wcslab' will compute this quantity. +'axis1_int' will be ignored if 'axis1_beg' and 'axis1_end' are undefined. +.le +.ls (axis2_beg = "") [string] +The lowest value of axis 2 in world coordinates units +at which a major grid line or tick mark will be plotted. +If 'axis2_beg = ""', 'wcslab' will compute this quantity. +'axis2_beg' will be ignored if 'axis2_end' and 'axis2_int' are undefined. +.le +.ls (axis2_end = "") [string] +The highest value of axis 2 in world coordinate +units at which a major grid line or tick mark will be plotted. +If 'axis2_end = ""', 'wcslab' will compute this quantity. +'axis2_end' will be ignored if 'axis2_beg' and 'axis2_int' are undefined. +.le +.ls (axis2_int = "") [string] +The interval in world coordinate units at which +major grid lines or tick marks will be drawn along axis 2. +If 'axis2_int = ""', 'wcslab' will compute this quantity. +'axis2_int' will be ignored if 'axis1_beg' and 'axis1_end' are undefined. +.le +.ls (major_line = "solid") [string, allowed values: solid | +dotted | dashed | dotdash] + +The type of major grid lines to be plotted. +The permitted values are "solid", "dotted", "dashed", and "dotdash". +.le +.ls (major_tick = .03) [real] +Size of major tick marks relative to the size of the viewport. +By default the major tick marks are .03 times the size of the +viewport. +.le +.ls (axis1_minor = 5) [integer] +The number of minor grid lines or tick marks that will appear between major +grid lines or tick marks for axis 1. +.le +.ls (axis2_minor = 5) [integer] +The number of minor grid lines or tick marks that will appear between major +grid lines or tick marks for axis 2. +.le +.ls (minor_line = "dotted") [string, allowed values: solid | +dotted | dashed | dotdash] + +The type of minor grid lines to be plotted. +The permitted values are "solid", "dotted", "dashed", and "dotdash". +.le +.ls (minor_tick = .01) [real] +Size of minor tick marks relative to the size of the viewport. +BY default the minor tick marks are .01 times the size of the +viewport. +.le +.ls (tick_in = yes) [boolean] +Do tick marks point into instead of away from the graph? +.le +.ls (axis1_side = "default") [string] +The list of viewport edges, separated by commas, on which to place the axis +1 labels. If 'axis1_side' is "default", 'wcslab' will choose a side. +'axis1_side' may contain any combination of "left", "right", +"bottom", "top", or "default". +.le +.ls (axis2_side = "default") [string] +The list of viewport edges, separated by commas, on which to place the axis +2 labels. If 'axis2_side' is "default", 'wcslab' will choose a side. +'axis2_side' may contain any combination of "left", "right", +"bottom", "top", or "default". +.le +.ls (axis2_dir = "") [string] +The axis 1 value at which the axis 2 labels will be written for polar graphs. +If 'axis2_dir' is "", 'wcslab' will compute this number. +.le +.ls (justify = "default") [string] +The direction with respect to axis 2 along which the axis 2 +labels will be drawn from the point they are labeling on polar graphs. +If 'justify = ""', then 'wcslab' will calculate this quantity. The permitted +values are "default", "left", "right", "top", and "bottom". +.le +.ls (labout = yes) [boolean] +Draw the labels outside the axes? + +Setting this to "yes", draws labels outside the image viewport. +Otherwise, the axes labels will be drawn inside +the image border. The latter option is useful if the image fills the +display frame buffer. +.le +.ls (full_label = no) [boolean] +Always draw all the labels in full format (h:m:s or d:m:s) if the world +coordinate system of the image is in RA and DEC? + +If 'full_label = no', then +only certain axes will be labeled in full format, with the rest +labeled in minutes or seconds, as appropriate. +.le +.ls (rotate = yes) [boolean] +Permit the labels to rotate ? + +If 'rotate = yes', then labels will be written +at an angle to match that of the major grid lines that are being +labeled. If 'rotate = no', then labels are always written +"normally", that is horizontally. If 'labout = no', then rotate is +set to "no" by default. +.le +.ls (label_size = 1.0) [real] +The size of the characters used to draw the major grid line labels. +.le +.ls (title = "imtitle") [string] +The graph title. If 'title = "imtitle"', then a default title containing +the image name and title is created. +.le +.ls (axis1_title = "") [string] +The title for axis 1. By default no axis 1 title is drawn. +.le +.ls (axis2_title = "") [string] +The title for axis 2. By default no axis title will be written. +.le +.ls (title_side = "top") [string, allowed values: top | bottom | +left | right] + +The side of the plot on which to place the title. +The options are "left", "right", "bottom", and "top". +.le +.ls (axis1_title_side = "default") [string, allowed values: default | +top | bottom | left | right] + +The side of the plot on which to place the axis 1 title. +If 'axis1_title_side = "default"', 'wcslab' will choose a side for the title. +The permitted values are "default", "right", "left", "top", and +"bottom". +.le +.ls (axis2_title_side = "default") [string, allowed values: default | +top | bottom | left | right] + +The side of the plot on which to place the axis 2 title. +If 'axis2_title_side = "default"', 'wcslab' will choose a side for the title. +The permitted values are "default", "right", "left", "top", and +"bottom". +.le +.ls (title_size = 1.0) [real] +The size of characters used to draw the title. +.le +.ls (axis_title_size = 1.0) [real] +The size of the characters used to draw the axis titles. +.le +.ls (linecolor = INDEF) [integer] +Color used for drawing lines and tick marks. If this is not specified, +the default color +for the graphics output device will be used. +.le +.ls (labelcolor = INDEF) [integer] +Color used to write axis labels. If not specified, the color for the lines +and tickmarks will be used. +.le +.ls (titlecolor = INDEF) [integer] +Color used to write the plot title. If not specified, the color for the +labels will be used. +.le +.ls (graph_type = "") [normal | polar | near_polar] +String indicating what type of graph will be drawn. If empty, the +default, the task will determine the type. +.le +.ls (coords) [gcur] +The graphics cursor. +.le +.ls (image_coord) [imcur] +The image display cursor. +.le +.ls (version = "16Jun92" ) [string] +The date the current software was installed. +.le +.ih +EXAMPLES +.ih +BUGS +.ih +SEE ALSO +wcslab, cursors, newcont +.endhelp |