Phillip M. Feldman wrote:
> Jeff Whitaker wrote:
>> Dr. Phillip M. Feldman wrote:
>>> The attached program generates a map and then saves it to a file. I
>>> have two
>>> problems with the result:
>>>
>>> (1) Note that the screenshot shows a title above the map, while the
>>> .png
>>> file that was saved by the program does not.
>>>
>> Philip:
>>
>> mapdemo.jpeg (which was presumably created from the png saved by your
>> program) is totally empty.
>>> (2) I would like to be able to label the lines of latitude and
>>> longitude,
>>> but have not been able to figure out how to do this.
>>>
>>
>> use the label keyword to drawmeridians and drawparallels.
>>
>> -Jeff
>>
> Hello Jeff,
>
> I had tried that, but thought that it wasn't working because I wasn't
> seeing anything on the screen. I now think that the label parameter
> must be working, because the lines of latitude and longitude are
> labeled in the version of the map that is saved by the program, and
> that I'm not seeing them on the screen because I have black text on a
> black background. Is there a way to control the color of the text
> labels? Note also that the plot title appears on the screen shot
> jpeg, but not in the version saved by the program. Any advice will be
> appreciated.
>
> Philllip
Philip: To change the color of the lat/lon lines, use the color keyword
in drawparallels and drawmeridians (i.e. color="red"). To change the
font color for the labels, use fontdict=dict(color='red'). The plot
title color can be changed in the same way.
-Jeff
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