mbm_histplot
Section:  MB-System 5.0  (1)
Updated:  3 June 2013 
Index


 
NAME

mbm_histplot - Create an executable shellscript which will generate
a GMT histogram plot of a dataset.

 
VERSION

Version 5.0

 
SYNOPSIS

mbm_histplot -Ifile
[-Gfill -H
-Oroot -Ppagesize
-Uorientation -V
-Wpen ]

Additional Options:



[-Btickinfo 
-Jprojection[/scale | width]
-Ltitle[:xlabel:ylabel] -Mmisc
-Q -Rw/e/s/n -X -Z]

 
DESCRIPTION

mbm_histplot is a macro to generate a shellscript of
GMT commands which, when executed, will generate a Postscript
histogram plot of a set of data values.
The plot will be scaled to fit on the specified page size
or, if the scale is user defined, the page size will be
chosen in accordance with the plot size. The primary purpose
of this macro is to allow the simple, semi-automated
production of nice looking plots with a few command line
arguments. For users seeking more control over the plot
appearance, a number of additional optional arguments are
provided. Truly ambitious users may edit the plot shellscript
to take advantage of GMT capabilities not supported by this
macro.

 
AUTHORSHIP

David W. Caress (caress@mbari.org)




  Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute



Dale N. Chayes (dale@ldeo.columbia.edu)




  Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory



Suzanne H. O'Hara (sohara@ldeo.columbia.edu)




  Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

 
OPTIONS


-B


tickinfo



Sets map boundary tickmark intervals. See the psbasemap
manual page for details. By default the program chooses
basemap annotations based on the map boundaries.
-C


cellwidth



Sets the width of the cells into which the data are binned to form
the histogram. The default is use a cell width that is 1/10 the
data range.
-G


fill



Select filling of the histogram.
Set the shade (0-255) or color
(r/g/b) [Default is a light gray]. To reset no fill,
use fill = "N".
You may optionally specify
-Gpicon_size/pattern, where
pattern gives the number of the
image pattern (1-32) OR the name of a
icon-format file.  icon_size sets
the unit size in inch.
To invert black and white pixels, use
-GP instead of -Gp.  See
GMTs Cookbook & Technical Reference
Appendix E for information on individual patterns.
-H


This "help" flag cause the program to print out a description
of its operation and then exit immediately.
-I


[filepars:]xy_file




Specifies the file containing the data to be plotted in a
histogram. A single column of data is expected.
-J


projection[/width/height]



Sets the plot scale. The projection is linear (-JX), and
the user can optionally specify the width and height.
-L


title[:xlabel[:ylabel]]



Sets the title and the labels for the x and y axes of
the plot. Note that a colon (:) rather than a slash (/) is
used to separate the labels. Colons cannot be used in the
labels themselves. If this option is not used, then a default title
and colorscale label are provided. If the title is supplied
alone, no x or y-axis labels will be provided.
-O


root



Sets the root used to construct the filename of the output shellscript
(root.cmd) and names of files created when the shellscript is
run.  Normally the
name of the input grid file or grid file list is
used as the root.
-P


pagesize



This option sets the size of the page the plot will be centered
on. If the user does not set the plot scale, the plot will be
sized as large as will fit on the designated page. If the user
sets the plot scale such that the plot will not fit on the
designated page, a larger page will be used.
The supported page sizes are:


          American ANSI sizes:

          A     8.5 x 11.0 in.    ( 215.9 x  279.4 mm)

          B    11.0 x 17.0 in.    ( 279.4 x  431.8 mm)

          C    17.0 x 22.0 in.    ( 431.8 x  558.8 mm)

          D    22.0 x 34.0 in.    ( 558.8 x  863.6 mm)

          E    34.0 x 44.0 in.    ( 863.6 x 1117.6 mm)

          F    28.0 x 40.0 in.    ( 711.2 x 1016.0 mm)

          E1   44.0 x 68.0 in.    (1117.6 x 1727.2 mm)


          Metric ISO A sizes:

          A0   841.0 x 1189.0 mm  (33.11 x 46.81 in.)

          A1   594.0 x  841.0 mm  (23.39 x 33.11 in.)

          A2   420.0 x  594.0 mm  (16.54 x 23.39 in.)

          A3   297.0 x  420.0 mm  (11.69 x 16.54 in.)

          A4   210.0 x  297.0 mm  ( 8.27 x 11.69 in.)

          A5   148.0 x  210.0 mm  ( 5.83 x  8.27 in.)

          A6   105.0 x  148.0 mm  ( 4.13 x  5.83 in.)

          A7    74.0 x  105.0 mm  ( 2.91 x  4.13 in.)

          A8    52.0 x   74.0 mm  ( 2.05 x  2.91 in.)

          A9    37.0 x   52.0 mm  ( 1.46 x  2.05 in.)

          A10   26.0 x   37.0 mm  ( 1.02 x  1.46 in.)


          Metric ISO B sizes:

          B0   1000.0x 1414.0 mm  (39.37 x 55.67 in.)

          B1   707.0 x 1000.0 mm  (27.83 x 39.37 in.)

          B2   500.0 x  707.0 mm  (19.68 x 27.83 in.)

          B3   353.0 x  500.0 mm  (13.90 x 19.68 in.)

          B4   250.0 x  353.0 mm  ( 9.84 x 13.90 in.)

          B5   176.0 x  250.0 mm  ( 6.93 x  9.84 in.)

          B6   125.0 x  176.0 mm  ( 4.92 x  6.93 in.)

          B7    88.0 x  125.0 mm  ( 3.46 x  4.92 in.)

          B8    62.0 x   88.0 mm  ( 2.44 x  3.46 in.)

          B9    44.0 x   62.0 mm  ( 1.73 x  2.44 in.)

          B10   31.0 x   44.0 mm  ( 1.22 x  1.73 in.)


          Metric ISO C sizes:

          C0   914.4 x 1300.5 mm  (36.00 x 51.20 in.)

          C1   650.2 x  914.4 mm  (25.60 x 36.00 in.)

          C2   457.2 x  650.2 mm  (18.00 x 25.60 in.)

          C3   325.1 x  457.2 mm  (12.80 x 18.00 in.)

          C4   228.6 x  325.1 mm  ( 9.00 x 12.80 in.)

          C5   162.6 x  228.6 mm  ( 6.40 x  9.00 in.)

          C6   114.3 x  162.6 mm  ( 4.50 x  6.40 in.)

          C7    81.3 x  114.3 mm  ( 3.20 x  4.50 in.)

          MB-System large format sizes:


          m1  1371.6 x 1828.8 mm  (54.00 x 72.00 in.)

          m2  1371.6 x 2133.6 mm  (54.00 x 84.00 in.)

          m3  1371.6 x 2438.4 mm  (54.00 x 96.00 in.)

          m4  1524.0 x 1828.8 mm  (60.00 x 72.00 in.)

          m5  1524.0 x 2133.6 mm  (60.00 x 84.00 in.)

          m6  1524.0 x 2438.4 mm  (60.00 x 96.00 in.)

The default page size is A.
-Q


Normally, the output plot generation shellscript
includes lines which execute
a program to display the Postscript image on the screen.
This option causes those lines to be commented out so
that executing the shellscript produces a Postscript plot
but does not attempt to display it on the screen.
The program
to be used to display the Postscript is set
using mbdefaults;
the default value can be overridden by setting the environment
variable $MB_PS_VIEWER.
-R


west/east/south/north



west, east, south, and north specify the Region of interest. [Default is
the range of the data and the histogram distribution].
-U


orientation



Normally the orientation of the plot (portrait or landscape)
is selected automatically so as to maximize the plot scale.
The -U option allows the user to set the plot orientation. If
orientation = 1, a portrait plot will be produced; if
orientation = 2, a landscape plot will be produced.
-V


Causes mbm_histplot to operate in "verbose" mode
so that it outputs
more information than usual.
-W


pen



Set pen attributes for plotting. See chapter 4.12 in the
GMT Technical reference for a discussion of GMT pen values.
[Defaults: width = 1, color = 0/0/0,
texture = solid].
-X


Normally, mbm_histplot creates an executable shellscript and
then exits.  This option will cause the shellscript to be executed
in the background before mbm_histplot exits.


 
EXAMPLES

Suppose we have a single column ascii file of time lag estimates called
timelag.dat. In order to generate a 6 inch wide and 4 inches high
simple histogram plot of these data, use:



       mbm_histplot -Itimelag.dat -Otimelaghist -JX6/4 -V

to generate a GMT plot shellscript called timelaghist.cmd.

As an example, the contents of the plotting shellscript
"timelaghist.cmd" are:

#! /bin/csh -f
#
# Shellscript to create Postscript plot of data in grd file
# Created by macro mbm_histplot
#
# This shellscript created by following command line:
# mbm_histplot -Itimelag.dat -Otimelaghist -JX6/4 -V
#
# Define shell variables used in this script:
set PS_FILE         = timelaghist.ps
set CPT_FILE        =
set MAP_PROJECTION  = X
set MAP_SCALE       = 6/4
set MAP_REGION      = -0.57/0.12/0/50
set X_OFFSET        = 2.5
set Y_OFFSET        = 2.375
#
# Save existing GMT defaults
echo Saving GMT defaults...
gmtdefaults -L >! gmtdefaults$$
#
# Set new GMT defaults
echo Setting new GMT defaults...
gmtset MEASURE_UNIT inch
gmtset PAPER_MEDIA archA+
gmtset ANOT_FONT Helvetica
gmtset LABEL_FONT Helvetica
gmtset HEADER_FONT Helvetica
gmtset ANOT_FONT_SIZE 8
gmtset LABEL_FONT_SIZE 8
gmtset HEADER_FONT_SIZE 10
gmtset FRAME_WIDTH 0.075
gmtset TICK_LENGTH 0.075
gmtset PAGE_ORIENTATION LANDSCAPE
gmtset COLOR_BACKGROUND 0/0/0
gmtset COLOR_FOREGROUND 255/255/255
gmtset COLOR_NAN 255/255/255
gmtset DEGREE_FORMAT 3
#
# Make histogram
echo Running pshistogram...
pshistogram timelag.dat         -J$MAP_PROJECTION$MAP_SCALE     -R$MAP_REGION   -B0.05:" ":/5:"Frequency %"::."Frequency Histogram of timelag.dat": -W0.069 -Z1 -L1p -Ggray -X$X_OFFSET -Y$Y_OFFSET -V >! $PS_FILE

#
# Delete surplus files
echo Deleting surplus files...
/bin/rm -f $CPT_FILE
#
# Reset GMT default fonts
echo Resetting GMT fonts...
/bin/mv gmtdefaults$$ .gmtdefaults
#
# Run gv
echo Running gv in background...
gv --orientation=landscape --media=BBox $PS_FILE &
#
# All done!
echo All done!

 
SEE ALSO

mbsystem(1), mbdefaults(1),
mbm_grdplot(1), mbm_grd3dplot(1),
mbm_plot(1)

 
BUGS

Please let us know.



 
Index

NAME

VERSION

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

AUTHORSHIP

OPTIONS

EXAMPLES

SEE ALSO

BUGS

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