scripts/plot/spinmap.m

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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {Function File} {} spinmap (@var{t}, @var{inc})
## Cycle the colormap for @var{t} seconds with an increment
## of @var{inc}.  Both parameters are optional.  The default cycle time
## is 5 seconds and the default increment is 2.
##
## A higher value of @var{inc} causes a faster cycle through the
## colormap.
## @seealso{gca, colorbar}
## @end deftypefn

## Author: Kai Habel <kai.habel at gmx.de>

function spinmap (t, inc)

  if (nargin == 0)
    inc = 2;
    t = 5;
  elseif (nargin == 1)
    inc = 2;
  endif

  cmap = get (gcf (), "colormap");
  clen = rows (cmap);

  t0 = clock;

  while (etime (clock, t0) < t)
    for n = 1:inc:clen
      newmap = shift (cmap, n, 1);
      set (gcf (), "colormap", newmap)
      drawnow ();
    endfor
  endwhile

  set (gcf (), "colormap", cmap)

endfunction