(41) Legend with tables — GMT 6.5.0 documentation

# (41) Legend with tables

In this example we demonstrate how one can use the tool legend to typeset a table within a legend. It also shows how one would set up variable-width columns and fill the cells with a background color.

    #!/usr/bin/env bash
    #               GMT EXAMPLE 41
    #
    # Purpose:      Illustrate typesetting of legend with table
    # GMT modules:  set, coast, legend, plot, makecpt
    #
    gmt begin ex41
    	gmt set FONT_ANNOT_PRIMARY 12p,Helvetica FONT_LABEL 12p,Helvetica
    	gmt makecpt -Cred,orange,yellow,green,bisque,cyan,magenta,white,gray -T1/10/1 -N
    	gmt coast -R130W/50W/8N/56N -JM14c -Glightgray -Sazure1 -A1000 -Wfaint
    	gmt coast -EUS+glightyellow+pfaint -ECU+glightred+pfaint -EMX+glightgreen+pfaint -ECA+glightblue+pfaint
    	gmt coast -N1/1p,darkred -A1000/2/2 -Wfaint -Cazure1
    	gmt plot -Sk@symbol_41/0.25c -C -W0.25p -: @data_41.txt -B0 --MAP_FRAME_TYPE=plain
    	gmt legend -DJTL+w14c+jBL+l1.2+o0/0.3c -C4p -F+p+gsnow1 @table_41.txt
    gmt end show

Illustrate typesetting legends that include tables.