void makeCanvas(int canvasId, char* canvasTitle, int xsize, int ysize, int npad, int nxpad, int nypad, char drawString[][128], char cutString[][128]) {

  char canvasName[128];
  sprintf(canvasName, "canvas%d", canvasId);
  TCanvas* canvasPtr = new TCanvas(canvasName, canvasTitle,
				   xsize, ysize);

  TPad* padPtrs[100];
  getPads(npad, nxpad, nypad, padPtrs);

  for (int ip = 0; ip < npad; ip++) {
    padPtrs[ip]->cd();
    if (strcmp(drawString[ip], "NULL")) {
      chainPtr->Draw(drawString[ip], cutString[ip]);
    }
  }

  padPtrs[npad]->cd();
  TPaveLabel* titlePave = new TPaveLabel(0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, canvasPtr->GetTitle());
  titlePave->Draw();

  char pngFile[128];
  sprintf(pngFile, "standard%d.png", canvasId);
  canvasPtr->Print(pngFile, "png");

  return;

}