NESC0939 MAPPER5.0.

1. NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM:  MAPPER5.0.

3. DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM OR FUNCTION

MAPPER is designed to provide a command language whereby non-programmers can produce report quality  visual aids. The user can produce presentation and report quality slides, graphs, charts, tables, and maps in both color and black and white on Tektronix and DSCAN terminals and Tektronix plotters.
MAPPER can draw boxes, circles, ellipses, and complex line segments in a wide variety of line formats. There are six types of label commands and 12 to 15 lettering styles available to meet labeling requirements. Label options include manual sizing and location, two forms of automatic sizing and location, flexible string control, rotation, justification control, and multiple line capability. The user has choice of color control and selective shading of specific areas. Symbols may be defined, positioned, scaled, distorted, and shaded as specified. Axes, curves, and error  bars may be drawn. Additional features include user-defined logos, skipping, multilevel projection ports, contouring, three types of file subroutine usage, and FORTRAN support capabilities.

4. METHOD OF SOLUTION

MAPPER reads English language type command files that the user has generated executing each command as it is read. MAPPER acts as a FORTRAN front-end to the CA-DISSPLA graphics software product (see http://www.gaeinc.com).

5. RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM

Three-dimensional
surfaces and mapping data bases are not included.

6. TYPICAL RUNNING TIME

A test case of 21 PostScript plots required approximately 6 minutes on DEC VAX6220.

7. UNUSUAL FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM

Symbols may be rotated, scaled, distorted, and reflected. Automatic shape connection is provided for flow diagram presentation.

8. RELATED AND AUXILIARY PROGRAMS

The original MAPPER release 1.0 was developed at LANL by D.A. Dahl for their CDC6000,7000 systems. The CDC version of MAPPER release 2.0 was converted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to both the IBM and DEC10 computer systems.

10. REFERENCES

- GR820.2 A MAPPER Mini Course: Producing Very Simple Text Slides,
  LANL Computer Graphics Documentation, February 1984.
- Jeanne M. Hurford,
  GR830.3 Understanding the Basic Features of MAPPER - Version 4.0
  LANL PIM-8 Computer Graphics Documentation (August 1983).
- MAPPER5.0, NESC No. 939.CRAX, MAPPER5.0 CRAY Version Tape
  Description,
  National Energy Software Center Note 89-93, September 14, 1989.

- Computer Graphics Documentation
  MAPPER - Version 4.0 Summary
  GR830.1  (August 1983)
- Computer Graphics Documentation
  A MAPPER Mini Course: Producing Very Simple Text Slides
  GR830.2  (February 1984)
- Computer Graphics Documentation
  Understanding the Basic Features of MAPPER Version 4.0
  GR830.3  (August 1983)
- Computer Graphics Documentation
  MAPPER: Using Mapedit
  GR830.4  (September 1984)
- Computer Graphics Documentation
  MAPPER: Using Tablet
  GR830.5  (August 1984)
- Computer Graphics Documentation
  MAPPER Version 4.2 Upgrades: Enhancements and Extension
  GR830.TMP  (May 1985)
- Computer Graphics Documentation
  ESP: Easy Structured Programming
  U2AE  (May 1981)
- L. Eyberger:
  Availability of MAPPER Replacement Edition
  NESC Note 86-49  (May 30, 1986)
- L. Eyberger:
  MAPPER IBM Version Tape Description & Implementation Information
  NESC Note 86-53  (May 30, 1986)

11. MACHINE REQUIREMENTS

192 Kbytes of memory are required on a DEC VAX6220. MAPPER5.0 makes use of Computer Associates device drivers.  The supported drivers include all Tektronix 40xx and 41xx terminals, the Tektronix 4510, and the Tektronix 4662 and 4663 plotters, and the DSCAN DS1104, DS2413, and DS2414 terminals.

13. OPERATING SYSTEM UNDER WHICH PROGRAM IS EXECUTED:  VMS 4.7, 5.0 (DEC VAX), CTSS (Cray).

14. OTHER PROGRAMMING OR OPERATING INFORMATION OR RESTRICTIONS

The DEC VAX VMS version uses the FORTRAN77 CA-DISSPLA 11.0 library and can produce PostScript, Computer Graphics (CGM) and CA-DISPOP metafiles. The Cray version uses the CA-DISSPLA 10.0 library and device drivers and can produce CA-DISPOP metafiles.

15. NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHOR

                B. Barker
                Los Alamos National Laboratory
                P.O. Box 1663
                Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

File name	File description	Records
NESC0939_03.001	Information file	88
NESC0939_03.002	DEC 10 preprocessor	7045
NESC0939_03.003	HP 3000 preprocessor	7789
NESC0939_03.004	PRIME preprocessor	7115
NESC0939_03.005	IBM preprocessor	7043
NESC0939_03.006	MAPPER master source	19854
NESC0939_03.007	MAPPER fortran IBM code	13644
NESC0939_03.008	Assembler subroutine for ESP preprocessor	63
NESC0939_03.009	Data matrix for CONTOUR command	901
NESC0939_03.010	Test input and examples of MAPPER usage	7602
NESC0939_03.011	Demonstration sample problem	6496
NESC0939_03.012	Data defining the LANL logo	770
NESC0939_03.013	TABLET master source	5028
NESC0939_03.014	MAPPER control information for VM/CMS	36
NESC0939_03.015	MAPPER control information for MVS	91
NESC0939_03.016	ESP Control information for MVS	21