How do I concatenate a sequence of metafiles into a single metafile?
First of all, you cannot use the UNIX command cat. You need to use the NCAR Graphics command med instead. For example, if your metafiles are called foo1.ncgm, foo2.ncgm, and foo3.ncgm, type: med -e ‘r foo1.ncgm’ -e ‘r foo2.ncgm’ -e ‘r foo3.ncgm’ -e ‘w all.ncgm’ to concatenate them into the metafile all.ncgm. • When I send my graphics to an X11 window, is there a way to control where the window is positioned and how large it is? Put the following line in your X resource file, and change the values to suit your preference: Xgks*geometry: 800×800+0+0 The “800×800” indicates you want the window to be a square that is 800 pixels in both directions. The “+0+0” indicates the X and Y position of the upper left corner of your X11 window. • What idt X resources can I add to my X resource file to control where the idt panels come up? Try the following and change the numeric values to suit your needs: idt*geometry: 300×300+0+0 idt*TopLevelShell*geometry: +0+536 • If I obscure a ctrans window or an
