disp('initializing display parameters');

% open figures for sampled electric fields
for ind=1:number_of_sampled_electric_fields 
    if sampled_electric_fields(ind).display_plot == true
        sampled_electric_fields(ind).figure_number = figure;
        sampled_electric_fields(ind).plot_handle = plot(0,0,'b-');
        xlabel('time (ns)','fontsize',12);
        ylabel('(volt/meter)','fontsize',12);
        title(['sampled electric field [' num2str(ind) ']'],'fontsize',12);
        grid on;
        hold on;
    end
end

% open figures for sampled magnetic fields
for ind=1:number_of_sampled_magnetic_fields
    if sampled_magnetic_fields(ind).display_plot == true
        sampled_magnetic_fields(ind).figure_number = figure;
        sampled_magnetic_fields(ind).plot_handle = plot(0,0,'b-');
        xlabel('time (ns)','fontsize',12);
        ylabel('(ampere/meter)','fontsize',12);
        title(['sampled magnetic field [' num2str(ind) ']'],'fontsize',12);
        grid on;
        hold on;
    end
end
