Re: [Plplot-devel] plmap no user data

[phil r. <phi...@ya...>]

Hi Alan
Thanks, I hadn't seen this function I will give it a try. It might be useful to mention this in the plmap documentation for other users who want something more general too.
 
Thanks again
 
Phil
 

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 From: Alan W. Irwin <ir...@be...>
To: phil rosenberg <phi...@ya...> 
Cc: "plp...@li..." <plp...@li...> 
Sent: Monday, 7 October 2013, 17:47
Subject: Re: [Plplot-devel] plmap no user data
  

On 2013-10-07 08:01-0700 phil rosenberg wrote:

> Hi

> I've just been sorting out plotting some transformed map data - in
this case plotting data on a globe as would be viewed from space.
After writing a transform class I realised that there is no void*
parameter to pass transform data to plmap and no void * parameter of
mapform. Am I missing a way to be able to do this?

> It would certainly be useful in the same way as for other
transforms. In the scenario above there are obvious benefits to having
such a feature as I'd be able to create a generic transform and be
able to pass a class or struct containing details about the satellite
position.

> But I guess this is an API change, unless anyone would be happy to
have a second version of the function with different parameters.

Hi Phil:

The documentation of plstransform says that the data parameter can be
used to pass required extra data, and the same general transformation
method is used in a number of other cases as well, e.g., the pltrl and
pltrl_data arguments of plcont, plshade, and plshades, and plimagefr.

I may be missing something, but I am currently wondering why
this transformation method not general enough for your needs in

this case.

Alan
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