Resource: color_front

Resource	color_front
Overview	Specifies the color for fronts
Command Line	-cofr=color[:attribute...],...
Environment Variable	wxpclrfrt
Possible Values
Default Value	blue:we=2,red:we=2,blue:wi=2,red:wi=2, magenta:wi=2,brown:wi=2,lgray,white

This resource is used to specify the color and attributes for fronts. The color is specified first and represents the color name from the color table (see resrc:color_table resource). The attributes are the following. Multiple attributes can be specified if separated by a colon ":".

Index	Type	Description	Default
1	High	High pressure center	blue:we=2
2	Low	Low pressure center	red:we=2
3	Cold	Cold fronts	blue:wi=2
4	Warm	Warm fronts	red:wi=2
5	Occluded	Occluded fronts	magenta:wi=2
6	Trofs	Troughs	brown:wi=2
7	Misc	Misc data	lgray
8	Label	Labels for highs and lows	white

The attributes are:

Attribute	Description
co=color	Specifies the color. This is the color name from the color table. If this is the first attribute, the "co=" may be omitted.
fi=fill fp=fill	Specifies the fill pattern. Possible values are: sol - solid fill (number 0) st - stippled fill (number 1) ost - open stippled (number 2) rst - random stipple (number 3) lst - large stipple (number 4) vln or \|\| - vertical lines (number 5) drl or // - diagonal lines moving to upper right (number 6) dlr or \\ - diagonal lines moving to lower right (number 7) hln or -- - horizontal lines (number 8) hat or XX - hatched lines (number 9) 0% - 0 % fill (number 10) 1% - 11% fill (number 11) 2% - 22% fill (number 12) 3% - 33% fill (number 13) 4% - 44% fill (number 14) 5% - 55% fill (number 15) 6% - 66% fill (number 16) 7% - 77% fill (number 17) 8% - 88% fill (number 18) 9% - 100 % fill (number 19) ## - a number associated with the above patterns
fo=font	Specifies the font name to use in text. See the resrc:font_list resource for available font names.
sh=width	Specifies the width of the drop shadow to be applied to plotted items. The default is none. A typical value is 2 or 3.
sc=scale hi=height	Specifies the scale factor. For text, this is the text height. For markers, this is the size of the marker. The default value is 1.0.
st=style	Specifies the style of lines. Possible values are: sol - solid lines (number 1) dsh - dashed lines (number 2) lsdsh - long short dashed lines (number 3) llsdsh - long, long, short dashed lines (number 4) dot - dotted lines (number 5) # - a number corresponding to the above styles
te=expan	Specifies the text expansion factor. This controls how wide text is plotted. An expansion factor greater than 1 results in fat text. A value less than 1 results in thin text. The default value is 1.0.
we=width	Specifies the width of lines used in text (software fonts) and markers. The default value is 1.0.
wi=width	Specifies the width of lines. The default value is 1.0.

Last updated December 2013