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plotter - Module

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Module for plotting

Tools

pgplotmanager	tool used in application development to send plot commands to a plot device
pgplotter	stand alone pgplotter tool
pgplotwidget	tool used in application development to embed a pgplot canvas into some GUI

Functions

pgplottertest

Test pgplotter by drawing the examples

Description

The plotter module has a hierarchy of plotting tools layered on top of the Glish/PGPLOT client.

• pgplotmanager - a generic tool for plotting to any pgplot device. Most interactive users would not use this low-level tool. It is meant to help application developers build applications that can draw plots to either to the screen or to an output file. It adds convenience plotting functions to the basic Glish/PGPLOT client along with functions to manage complex plots via display lists.

• pgplotwidget - An on-screen plotting canvas adds to the functionality of the pgplotmanager tool with functions that assist with interactions with the GUI device. This tool is oriented toward application developers that wish to add specialized plotting to their applications.

• pgplotter - A general-purpose, stand-alone display tool designed for interactive users, allowing them to draw line and raster plots from the Glish command line. It has all the functionality of the pgplotwidget and adds additional functions convenient for the interacitve user.

You might want to use the direct Glish/PGPLOT binding if plotting efficiency is of concern. However, the above tools are usually sufficiently fast.