From 043c449171bdd9ba70396c0128f4db3409350da2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ansley Manke <ansley.b.manke@noaa.gov>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:35:29 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] for diff plots of variables on grids of diff. shapes

---
 .../ferret/scripts/LAS_check_multi_regions.jnl         |  8 ++++----
 JavaSource/resources/ferret/scripts/LAS_results.jnl    | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/JavaSource/resources/ferret/scripts/LAS_check_multi_regions.jnl b/JavaSource/resources/ferret/scripts/LAS_check_multi_regions.jnl
index 0a987cd7f..56b7871fd 100644
--- a/JavaSource/resources/ferret/scripts/LAS_check_multi_regions.jnl
+++ b/JavaSource/resources/ferret/scripts/LAS_check_multi_regions.jnl
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 ! The LET ($data_var)_test = '($data_var)' takes care of the possiblity of variables whose
 ! names are pseudo-variables
+! set_add_for_region sets up to add 0*var if needed, so variables have the same grids.
 
 cancel symbol fer_last_error
 LET nc = `($data_count) - 1`
@@ -30,10 +31,8 @@ SET DATA ($test_url); \
 LET ($test_var)_test = '($test_var)';\
 DEFINE SYMBOL shape($ivar) = `($test_var)_test,RETURN=shape`; \
 DEFINE SYMBOL dset($ivar) = `($test_var)_test,RETURN=dsetnum`;\
-CANCEL DATA ($test_url))
-
-! Set up to add 0*var if needed
-REPEAT/RANGE=0:`nc`/NAME=ivar (GO set_add_for_region `ivar`)
+GO set_add_for_region `ivar`;\
+)
 
 ! Now set up to add to the region spec if needed.
 
@@ -97,6 +96,7 @@ IF ($add_region_z"0|*>1") THEN
 ENDIF
 
 !CANCEL DATA/ALL
+CANCEL DATA ($test_url)
 
 IF ($add_region_z"0|*>1") THEN GO LAS_initialize_region
 IF ($add_region_t"0|*>1") THEN GO LAS_initialize_region
diff --git a/JavaSource/resources/ferret/scripts/LAS_results.jnl b/JavaSource/resources/ferret/scripts/LAS_results.jnl
index 1c341b17b..44ddd2fa1 100644
--- a/JavaSource/resources/ferret/scripts/LAS_results.jnl
+++ b/JavaSource/resources/ferret/scripts/LAS_results.jnl
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 ! 10/2017   Add an annotation on the plot when data selection results in no data
 ! 10/2017   fixes for map-scale file, monthly time axis such as monthly_navy_winds
 ! 11/2017   add report map resolution to the log if this was a map plot
+! 10/2018   changing animation product to make all the frames in one PyFerret session
 ! .......................................................................................
 !
 ! LAS_results.jnl creates the result files. 
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@
 
 cancel region 
 
+! If its a difference plot, use dataset 1 e.g. for the coordnames getting axis directions
+set data 1
+
 IF ($have_las_plotvar"0") THEN 
    LET the_plot_var = las_plotvar  ! from LAS_auto_levels
 ELSE
@@ -82,6 +86,12 @@ SAY _________________ END Saving the image: clock seconds:
 SAY _________________ total time Saving the image, seconds                                  ----- `($clock_secs) - pre_plot`
 
 
+! When we are making all the images for an animation in one go, that's it. 
+! We do not need a map-scale file, we aren't doing annotations.  
+
+IF ($is_animation_frame"0|0|*>1") THEN EXIT/SCRIPT
+
+
 ! Result map_scale_file is output map scale file
 ! Write the output immediately after drawing the plot; it uses symbols 
 ! that are set when making the plot. If a colorbar is made, do that after the