Aaron Barth's ATV

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List of Routines


Routine Descriptions

ATV

[List of Routines]
 NAME:
       ATV
 
 PURPOSE: 
       Interactive display of 2-D images.  Uses widgets and is similar
	to SAOimage and ximtool.

 CATEGORY: 
       Image display.

 CALLING SEQUENCE:
       atv [,array_name] [,min = min_value] [,max=max_value] 
           [,/autoscale] [,/linear] [,/log] [,/histeq] 

 REQUIRED INPUTS:
       None.  If atv is run with no inputs, the window widgets
       are realized and images can subsequently be passed to atv
       from the command line or from the pull-down file menu.

 OPTIONAL INPUTS:
       array_name: a 2-D data array to display

 KEYWORDS:
       min:        minimum data value to be mapped to the color table
       max:        maximum data value to be mapped to the color table
       autoscale:  set min and max to show a range of data values
                   around the median value
       linear:     use linear stretch
       log:        use log stretch 
       histeq:     use histogram equalization
       
 OUTPUTS:
       None.  
 
 COMMON BLOCKS:
       atv_state:  contains variables describing the display state
       atv_images: contains the internal copies of the display image
       atv_color:  contains colormap vectors

 RESTRICTIONS:
       Requires the GSFC IDL astronomy library routines,
       for fits input.
       The current version only works with 8-bit color.
       For a current list of atv's bugs and weirdnesses, go to
              http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~abarth/atv/atv.html

 SIDE EFFECTS:
       Modifies the color table.

 EXAMPLE: 
       To start atv running, just enter the command 'atv' at the
       idl prompt, either with or without an array name as an input.
       Only one atv window will be created at a time, so if one
       already exists and another image is passed to atv from the
       idl command line, the new image will be displayed in the
       pre-existing atv window.

 MODIFICATION HISTORY:
       Written by Aaron J. Barth, first release 17 December 1998.
       This version is 1.0b3, last modified 08 June 1998.
       For the most current version, revision history, and further 
       information, go to:
              http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~abarth/atv/atv.html

(See /host/bluemoon/usr2/idllib/contrib/atv/atv.pro)