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[IDV #XZD-843023]: vertical positioning of maps



Joe,

Great. Glad to be of help. Note the IDV is bundled with its own version of Java.

Best Wishes,

Unidata IDV Support

> Thanks. I followed your instructions and it works perfectly now.
> 
> The only other change I made to my system, which was implemented earlier in 
> the day for a separate issue, was to upgrade Java 7 from update 5 to update 
> 17. Otherwise, no other changes.
> 
> Version 4.0 of IDV 64-bit for Windows seems nice and stable so far. Good work.
> 
> Cheers,
> Joseph
> 
> Joseph G. Spain
> Research Meteorologist
> ImpactWeather, Inc.
> A STORMGEO COMPANY
> Direct +1 (281) 652-1039
> Toll-Free (877) 792-3220
> E-mail address@hidden
> Web impactweather.com
> ________________________________________
> From: Unidata IDV Support [address@hidden]
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 3:45 PM
> To: Joe Spain
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: [IDV #XZD-843023]: vertical positioning of maps
> 
> Joe,
> 
> Actually, we are having trouble reproducing the bug here. We would like to 
> try another experiment. First, download the new IDV 
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/idv/current/index.jsp.
> 
> Secondly, go to your home directory and move your .unidata out of the way 
> (e.g., unidata.bak) directory. Run the IDV again. Do you still see the 
> problem?
> 
> Please keep us up-to-date on your progress.
> 
> Best Wishes,
> 
> Unidata IDV Support
> 
> > Joe,
> >
> > It looks like we have a bona fide bug here. I'll keep you posted on our 
> > progress. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks for reporting this.
> >
> > Best Wishes,
> >
> > Unidata IDV Support
> >
> > > Thanks for your efforts to help, but undocking still does not reveal the 
> > > slider. Please see the attachment of my undocked control window, fully 
> > > expanded. I also tried the nightly build with no success. I was unable to 
> > > revert back to the 32-bit version, which worked for me on an earlier 
> > > version of Windows. I've used that slider correctly for years, but I just 
> > > recently noticed that it wasn't there after upgrading to 3.1 and 3.1u1, 
> > > both in the 64-bit editions. I didn't report it until now because it was 
> > > only a minor annoyance, but I'm doing something now that makes the 
> > > absence of the slider keenly felt.
> > >
> > > The only way I can bring the maps forward now is to unload them and 
> > > reload them in the desired order.
> > >
> > > If you attempt to troubleshoot this and need more system info from me, 
> > > please let me know and I will cooperate.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Joseph
> > >
> > > Joseph G. Spain
> > > Research Meteorologist
> > > ImpactWeather, Inc.
> > > A STORMGEO COMPANY
> > > Direct +1 (281) 652-1039
> > > Toll-Free (877) 792-3220
> > > E-mail address@hidden
> > > Web impactweather.com
> > > ________________________________________
> > > From: Unidata IDV Support [address@hidden]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 5:45 PM
> > > To: Joe Spain
> > > Cc: address@hidden
> > > Subject: [IDV #XZD-843023]: vertical positioning of maps
> > >
> > > Joseph,
> > >
> > > Please try one more thing; undock the control window. Once the window is 
> > > undocked, expand it to see the slider. Please see attachment for guidance 
> > > .
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Unidata IDV Support
> > >
> > > > Thank you for your response. The dashboard in the version I have looks 
> > > > quite different from yours. Please see the attachment. I tried various 
> > > > screen resolutions, but none revealed the vertical position slider.
> > > >
> > > > Is the version for Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit edition different from the 
> > > > Linux/Unix versions? It looks quite different in the graphic. If the 
> > > > nightly build does not correct the issue, I may go back to the 32-bit 
> > > > version for Windows which seemed to function correctly.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your assistance. Other than this one anomaly, no problems.
> > > >
> > > > Joseph G. Spain
> > > > Research Meteorologist
> > > > ImpactWeather, Inc.
> > > > A STORMGEO COMPANY
> > > > Direct +1 (281) 652-1039
> > > > Toll-Free (877) 792-3220
> > > > E-mail address@hidden
> > > > Web impactweather.com
> > > > ________________________________________
> > > > From: Unidata IDV Support [address@hidden]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 4:59 PM
> > > > To: Joe Spain
> > > > Cc: address@hidden
> > > > Subject: [IDV #XZD-843023]: vertical positioning of maps
> > > >
> > > > Joseph,
> > > >
> > > > We wonder if the size of your Dashboard window is somehow obscuring the 
> > > > slider. Please see the attached figure of the dashboard for 
> > > > clarification.
> > > >
> > > > If you still do not see it, please download the latest nightly release 
> > > > of the IDV:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/idv/nightly/index.jsp
> > > >
> > > > Best Wishes,
> > > >
> > > > Unidata IDV Support
> > > >
> > > > > I am trying to bring maps to the front, so that the maps are no 
> > > > > obscured by data. In earlier versions of IDV, this was easily 
> > > > > accomplished by moving the vertical position sliders, as shown in the 
> > > > > user manual. Now, the vertical position sliders are no longer present 
> > > > > to control the z-axis position of maps.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > > Joseph G. Spain
> > > > > Research Meteorologist
> > > > > ImpactWeather, Inc.
> > > > > A STORMGEO COMPANY
> > > > > Direct +1 (281) 652-1039
> > > > > Toll-Free (877) 792-3220
> > > > > E-mail address@hidden
> > > > > Web impactweather.com
> > > > > ________________________________________
> > > > > From: Unidata IDV Support [address@hidden]
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 2:49 PM
> > > > > To: Joe Spain
> > > > > Cc: address@hidden
> > > > > Subject: [IDV #XZD-843023]: vertical positioning of maps
> > > > >
> > > > > Joseph,
> > > > >
> > > > > Please tell us a bit more about what you are trying to do. Perhaps 
> > > > > pass along a bundle.
> > > > >
> > > > > Best Wishes,
> > > > >
> > > > > Unidata IDV Support
> > > > >
> > > > > > Full Name: Joseph Spain
> > > > > > Email Address: address@hidden
> > > > > > Organization: ImpactWeather, Inc.
> > > > > > Package Version: 3.1u1
> > > > > > Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit
> > > > > > Hardware:
> > > > > > Description of problem:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Greetings,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In previous versions of IDV, there were sliders to control the 
> > > > > > vertical
> > > > > > positioning of various elements, such as maps, data, etc. With the 
> > > > > > 3.1
> > > > > > series, including 3.1u1 64-bit version for Windows, the sliders are 
> > > > > > no
> > > > > > longer present.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is this behavior unique to the 64-bit version for Windows? How can I
> > > > > > control the vertical position of maps?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've tried using the "bring forward" or "bring to front" feature, 
> > > > > > but
> > > > > > nothing happens when I select that. Please advise. Thanks!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > Joseph
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Ticket Details
> > > > > ===================
> > > > > Ticket ID: XZD-843023
> > > > > Department: Support IDV
> > > > > Priority: Normal
> > > > > Status: Closed
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ticket Details
> > > > ===================
> > > > Ticket ID: XZD-843023
> > > > Department: Support IDV
> > > > Priority: Normal
> > > > Status: Closed
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ticket Details
> > > ===================
> > > Ticket ID: XZD-843023
> > > Department: Support IDV
> > > Priority: Normal
> > > Status: Closed
> > >
> > >
> >
> 
> 
> Ticket Details
> ===================
> Ticket ID: XZD-843023
> Department: Support IDV
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Closed
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: XZD-843023
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed