Thanks Sundar!!
S-PLUS tech support has just confirmed that this is a bug. The problem
only occurs in Windows 2000 Server, not in Windows 2000 Professional.
They will fix it in a future release.
Kristi Gebhart
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sundar Dorai-Raj [mailto:sundar.dorai-raj@pdf.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 1:34 PM
> To: Gebhart, Kristi
> Subject: Re: [S] New Computer=Editable Graphics Problem
>
>
> Kristi,
> I just tested your function on both Win2000Pro and
> Win2000Server with Splus 6.0R2. I verified your results:
> works correctly on Pro, doesn't work correctly on Server.
> Sounds like a bug. Has tech support been able to verify this??
>
> Regards,
> Sundar
>
> "Gebhart, Kristi" wrote:
> >
> > Hi SPLUSers,
> >
> > I recently got a new computer. Everything seems to be
> working well on
> > both old and new machines except that on the new machine if
> I try to
> > convert an SPLUS graph sheet (specifically a map with overlaid image
> > plot) to editable graphics, the graph only partially redraws and
> > nothing is selectable. The odd thing is that if I then export this
> > graph to a windows metafile, the graph is there in its
> entirety. If I
> > create the graphsheet as editable in the first place, the
> graph only
> > partially draws. Shrinking or unshrinking windows, or
> automating the
> > redraw with code do not help.
> >
> > We've tried replacing the video card, no change. Tech support has
> > suggested several things, none of which solved the problem.
> All other
> > software is problem-free on the new machine. Has anyone else
> > experienced a similar problem and if so how was it fixed?
> >
> > Hardware/software particulars:
> >
> > SPLUS ver 6.1 (same problem with ver 6.0 upgrade 2)
> > Windows 2000 Server (was Windows 2000 Pro on old machine)
> Intel, 2.2
> > Ghz, 524 Mb Ram 1st graphics card on new machine: Rage Fury
> Pro/Xpert
> > 2000 Pro with 32 MB memory.
> > 2nd graphics card on new machine: ASUS V7100Magic v11.01c, max
> > resolution 1600x1200x75Hz, 32 MB memory
> > (same problem with both cards)
> > Old machine's graphics card (works fine): Nvidia Riva
> 128/128ZX with 8
> > MB memory.
> >
> > Here is a function with the problem. The data are fake, but in the
> > same range as my real data.
> >
> > function()
> > {
> > xlim <- c(-116., -85.)
> > ylim <- c(25, 60.)
> > graphsheet(num.image.colors = 7)
> > #### Data
> > x <- -143:-68
> > y <- 17:74
> > z <- matrix(0, nrow = length(x), ncol = length(y))
> > z[x > -125 & x < -115, ] <- 1
> > z[x > -115 & x < -100, ] <- 2
> > z[x > -100 & x < -90, ] <- 3
> > z[x > -90 & x < -85, ] <- 4
> > z[x > -85 & x < -80, ] <- 5
> > z[x > -80 & x < -70, ] <- 6
> > #### draw the map
> > usa(xlim = xlim, ylim = ylim, lwd = 3.)
> > #### add the image
> > image(x, y, z, add = T)
> > #### redraw the map over the top of the image
> > usa(lwd = 3., add = T)
> > }
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions, KG
> > --------------------------------
> > Kristi Gebhart
> > Research Physical Scientist
> > NPS/CIRA, Colorado State University
> > Fort Collins, CO 80523
> > gebhart@cira.colostate.edu
> >
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