Re: Problem with DataReferenceImp.setData()

• To: Jim Koutsovasilis <jimk@xxxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: Problem with DataReferenceImp.setData()
• From: Bill Hibbard <billh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 12:56:20 -0500 (CDT)

Hi Jim,

You did indeed discover a subtle problem with the display
event logic. Thanks. A fix is in the visad/DisplayImpl.java
in the attached fix.jar file.

Cheers,
Bill

On Thu, 1 May 2003, Bill Hibbard wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> You can make it work OK by inserting:
>
>   display.reAutoScale();
>
> before:
>
>   dataRef.setData(createField());
>
> I will have to look into whether this should be necessary,
> but am travelling right now and will have to look into it
> later. The reAutoScale() sets a correct setRange() for the
> ScalarMap to RGBA, which does not get set for the UnionSet.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill
>
> On Fri, 2 May 2003, Jim Koutsovasilis wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > we are having a problem which involves a data reference
> > being used for a UnionSet, and then for a FlatField.
> >
> > When the data reference's setData() is initially passed a
> > UnionSet, the data is displayed.  Sometime later, the
> > data reference's setData() is called again, but this time
> > a FlatField is passed to it.
> >
> > The results are inconsistant.  Sometimes the FlatField
> > is displayed, and sometimes it isn't.
> >
> > Attached is a sample program (DataRefBug.java)
> > which illustrates the problem.
> >
> > You can run it in 2 ways:
> >
> >  > java DataRefBug
> > - will display the UnionSet data first (a cross).  Click on
> >   the "Change Data" button, and the data reference's
> >   setData() is passed a FlatField.  In all our tests, the
> >   visad window goes black, and the FlatField is not shown.
> >
> > OR
> >
> >  > javaDataRefBug 0
> > - will display the FlatField first.  Click on the "Change Data"
> >    button, and the data reference's setData() is passed a
> >    UnionSet.  In all our tests, this works and the UnionSet
> >    data is shown.
> >
> > You can continue to click the "Change Data" button to cycle
> > between the UnionSet data and the FlatField data.
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas?
> >
> > Why does the display correctly update when the FlatField
> > is shown first and not when the UnionSet is shown first?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jim.
> > ---
> > Jim Koutsovasilis
> > Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
> > jimk@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
>
>

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