Deprecated GMT Defaults Names

Since GMT 5, we have organized the GMT default parameters logically by group and renamed several to be easier to remember and to group. Old and new names can be found in the table below. In addition, a few defaults are no longer recognized, such as N_COPIES, PS_COPIES, DOTS_PR_INCH, GMT_CPTDIR, PS_DPI, and PS_EPS, TRANSPARENCY.

Old Name in GMT 4	New Name since GMT 5
ANNOT_FONT_PRIMARY	FONT_ANNOT_PRIMARY
ANNOT_FONT_SECONDARY	FONT_ANNOT_SECONDARY
ANNOT_FONT_SIZE_PRIMARY	FONT_ANNOT_PRIMARY
ANNOT_FONT_SIZE_SECONDARY	FONT_ANNOT_SECONDARY
ANNOT_MIN_ANGLE	MAP_ANNOT_MIN_SPACING
ANNOT_OFFSET_PRIMARY	MAP_ANNOT_OFFSET_PRIMARY
ANNOT_OFFSET_SECONDARY	MAP_ANNOT_OFFSET_SECONDARY
BASEMAP_AXES	MAP_FRAME_AXES
BASEMAP_FRAME_RGB	MAP_DEFAULT_PEN
BASEMAP_TYPE	MAP_FRAME_TYPE
CHAR_ENCODING	PS_CHAR_ENCODING
D_FORMAT	FORMAT_FLOAT_OUT
DEGREE_SYMBOL	MAP_DEGREE_SYMBOL
ELLIPSOID	PROJ_ELLIPSOID
FIELD_DELIMITER	IO_COL_SEPARATOR
FRAME_PEN	MAP_FRAME_PEN
FRAME_WIDTH	MAP_FRAME_WIDTH
GLOBAL_X_SCALE	PS_SCALE_X
GLOBAL_Y_SCALE	PS_SCALE_Y
GRID_CROSS_SIZE_PRIMARY	MAP_GRID_CROSS_SIZE_PRIMARY
GRID_CROSS_SIZE_SECONDARY	MAP_GRID_CROSS_SIZE_SECONDARY
GRID_PEN_PRIMARY	MAP_GRID_PEN_PRIMARY
GRID_PEN_SECONDARY	MAP_GRID_PEN_SECONDARY
GRIDFILE_FORMAT	IO_GRIDFILE_FORMAT
GRIDFILE_SHORTHAND	IO_GRIDFILE_SHORTHAND
HEADER_FONT_SIZE	FONT_TITLE
HEADER_FONT	FONT_TITLE
HEADER_OFFSET	MAP_TITLE_OFFSET
HISTORY	GMT_HISTORY
HSV_MAX_SATURATION	COLOR_HSV_MAX_S
HSV_MAX_VALUE	COLOR_HSV_MAX_V
HSV_MIN_SATURATION	COLOR_HSV_MIN_S
HSV_MIN_VALUE	COLOR_HSV_MIN_V
INPUT_CLOCK_FORMAT	FORMAT_CLOCK_IN
INPUT_DATE_FORMAT	FORMAT_DATE_IN
INTERPOLANT	GMT_INTERPOLANT
LABEL_FONT	FONT_LABEL
LABEL_OFFSET	MAP_LABEL_OFFSET
LINE_STEP	MAP_LINE_STEP
MAP_SCALE_FACTOR	PROJ_SCALE_FACTOR
MEASURE_UNIT	PROJ_LENGTH_UNIT
NAN_RECORDS	IO_NAN_RECORDS
OBLIQUE_ANNOTATION	MAP_ANNOT_OBLIQUE
OUTPUT_CLOCK_FORMAT	FORMAT_CLOCK_OUT
OUTPUT_DATE_FORMAT	FORMAT_DATE_OUT
OUTPUT_DEGREE_FORMAT	FORMAT_GEO_OUT
PAGE_COLOR	PS_PAGE_COLOR
PAGE_ORIENTATION	PS_PAGE_ORIENTATION
PAPER_MEDIA	PS_MEDIA
PLOT_CLOCK_FORMAT	FORMAT_CLOCK_MAP
PLOT_DATE_FORMAT	FORMAT_DATE_MAP
PLOT_DEGREE_FORMAT	FORMAT_GEO_MAP
POLAR_CAP	MAP_POLAR_CAP
PS_COLOR	COLOR_HSV_MAX_V
TICK_LENGTH	MAP_TICK_LENGTH_PRIMARY|SECONDARY
TICK_PEN	MAP_TICK_PEN_PRIMARY|SECONDARY
TIME_FORMAT_PRIMARY	FORMAT_TIME_PRIMARY_MAP
TIME_FORMAT_SECONDARY	FORMAT_TIME_SECONDARY_MAP
UNIX_TIME_FORMAT	FORMAT_TIME_STAMP
UNIX_TIME_POS	MAP_LOGO_POS
UNIX_TIME	MAP_LOGO
VECTOR_SHAPE	MAP_VECTOR_SHAPE
VERBOSE	GMT_VERBOSE
WANT_LEAP_SECONDS	TIME_LEAP_SECONDS
X_ORIGIN	MAP_ORIGIN_X
XY_TOGGLE	IO_LONLAT_TOGGLE
Y_AXIS_TYPE	MAP_ANNOT_ORTHO
Y_ORIGIN	MAP_ORIGIN_Y
Y2K_OFFSET_YEAR	TIME_Y2K_OFFSET_YEAR

Note: While TIME_LEAP_SECONDS is a recognized keyword it is currently not implemented and has no effect. We reserve the right to enable this feature in the future.