GSMK(3NCARG)

✨ GSMK — set marker type, bestie ✨

okay so this is a page from the NCAR Graphics manual (the 3NCARG one, iykyk) and it's literally about picking what shape your markers are gonna be. slay.

💖 NAME 💖

GSMK (Set marker type) — sets the type of polymarker to be used in subsequent GPM calls. that's it, that's the whole job. it's giving tiny but mighty 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

CALL GSMK (MTYPE)

🦋 C-BINDING SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <ncarg/gks.h>

void gset_marker_type(Gint marker_type);

yes bestie, there's a C binding too. equal opportunity icon 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

• MTYPE — (Integer, Input) — Selects the type of marker to be drawn. Options are:
  • < 0 — implementation dependent (not used in NCAR GKS-0A)
  • 1 — . (dot)
  • 2 — + (plus)
  • 3 — * (asterisk). This is the default 👑
  • 4 — o (circle)
  • 5 — X (cross)
  • ≥ 6 — reserved for registration or future standardization

so like, if you don't say anything, you get the asterisk. the asterisk is the main character here, fr fr. ⭐

heads up bestie: values ≥ 6 aren't yours to play with — they're reserved for registration or future standardization, so don't be out here inventing marker type 7. 🫶

🎀 ACCESS 🎀

To use GKS routines, load the NCAR GKS-0A library ncarg_gks.

like, you gotta load the library. no library, no markers. that's the vibe check. 🌈

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

Online: gpm, gsmksc, gscr, gspmci, gqmk, gqmksc, gqpmci, point, points, ngdots, gset_marker_type

Hardcopy: User's Guide for NCAR GKS-0A Graphics; NCAR Graphics Fundamentals, UNIX Version

(go read the whole squad, they're all lowkey iconic 🧚)

💌 COPYRIGHT 💌

Copyright (C) 1987-2009 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research The use of this Software is governed by a License Agreement.

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this was GSMK(3NCARG) from UNIX, dated March 1993, and it's still out here setting marker types like the legend it is. mwah. 💋 no cap. 🍓