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2 @c 2006, 2007 John W. Eaton
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4 @c This file is part of Octave.
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9 @c your option) any later version.
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17 @c along with Octave; see the file COPYING. If not, see
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18 @c <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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20 @node Plotting
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21 @chapter Plotting
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22 @cindex plotting
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23 @cindex graphics
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25 @menu
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26 * Plotting Basics::
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27 * Advanced Plotting::
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28 @end menu
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30 @node Plotting Basics
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31 @section Plotting Basics
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33 Octave makes it easy to create many different types of two- and
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34 three-dimensional plots using a few high-level functions.
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36 If you need finer control over graphics, see @ref{Advanced Plotting}.
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38 @menu
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39 * Two-Dimensional Plots::
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40 * Three-Dimensional Plotting::
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41 * Plot Annotations::
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42 * Multiple Plots on One Page::
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43 * Multiple Plot Windows::
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44 * Printing Plots::
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45 * Interacting with plots::
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46 * Test Plotting Functions::
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47 @end menu
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49 @node Two-Dimensional Plots
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50 @subsection Two-Dimensional Plots
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52 The @code{plot} function allows you to create simple x-y plots with
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53 linear axes. For example,
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55 @example
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56 @group
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57 x = -10:0.1:10;
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58 plot (x, sin (x));
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59 @end group
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60 @end example
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62 @noindent
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63 displays a sine wave shown in @ref{fig:plot}. On most systems, this
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64 command will open a separate plot window to display the graph.
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66 @float Figure,fig:plot
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67 @image{plot,8cm}
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68 @caption{Simple Two-Dimensional Plot.}
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69 @end float
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71 @DOCSTRING(plot)
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73 The @code{plotyy} function may be used to create a plot with two
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74 independent y axes.
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76 @DOCSTRING(plotyy)
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78 The functions @code{semilogx}, @code{semilogy}, and @code{loglog} are
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79 similar to the @code{plot} function, but produce plots in which one or
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80 both of the axes use log scales.
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82 @DOCSTRING(semilogx)
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84 @DOCSTRING(semilogy)
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86 @DOCSTRING(loglog)
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88 The functions @code{bar}, @code{barh}, @code{stairs}, and @code{stem}
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89 are useful for displaying discrete data. For example,
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91 @example
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92 @group
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93 hist (randn (10000, 1), 30);
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94 @end group
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95 @end example
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97 @noindent
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98 produces the histogram of 10,000 normally distributed random numbers
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99 shown in @ref{fig:hist}.
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101 @float Figure,fig:hist
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102 @image{hist,8cm}
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103 @caption{Histogram.}
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104 @end float
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106 @DOCSTRING(bar)
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108 @DOCSTRING(barh)
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110 @DOCSTRING(hist)
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112 @DOCSTRING(stairs)
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114 @DOCSTRING(stem)
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116 @DOCSTRING(stem3)
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118 @DOCSTRING(scatter)
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120 @DOCSTRING(scatter3)
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122 @DOCSTRING(plotmatrix)
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124 @DOCSTRING(pareto)
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126 @DOCSTRING(rose)
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128 The @code{contour}, @code{contourf} and @code{contourc} functions
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129 produce two-dimensional contour plots from three dimensional data.
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131 @DOCSTRING(contour)
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133 @DOCSTRING(contourf)
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135 @DOCSTRING(contourc)
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140 @code{loglogerr} functions produce plots with error bar markers. For
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143 @example
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144 x = 0:0.1:10;
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145 y = sin (x);
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146 yp = 0.1 .* randn (size (x));
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147 ym = -0.1 .* randn (size (x));
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148 errorbar (x, sin (x), ym, yp);
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149 @end example
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151 @noindent
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152 produces the figure shown in @ref{fig:errorbar}.
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154 @float Figure,fig:errorbar
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155 @image{errorbar,8cm}
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156 @caption{Errorbar plot.}
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159 @DOCSTRING(errorbar)
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161 @DOCSTRING(semilogxerr)
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163 @DOCSTRING(semilogyerr)
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165 @DOCSTRING(loglogerr)
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171 @example
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172 polar (0:0.1:10*pi, 0:0.1:10*pi);
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173 @end example
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175 @noindent
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176 produces the spiral plot shown in @ref{fig:polar}.
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178 @float Figure,fig:polar
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179 @image{polar,8cm}
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180 @caption{Polar plot.}
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181 @end float
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183 @DOCSTRING(polar)
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185 @DOCSTRING(pie)
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187 @DOCSTRING(quiver)
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191 @DOCSTRING(compass)
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195 @DOCSTRING(pcolor)
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197 @DOCSTRING(area)
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202 plot and various other axis properties, such as the aspect ratio and the
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203 appearance of tic marks.
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205 @DOCSTRING(axis)
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208 function.
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210 @DOCSTRING(caxis)
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213 get or set individual axis limits. Each has the same form.
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215 @anchor{doc-ylim}
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219 @menu
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220 * Two-dimensional Function Plotting::
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221 @end menu
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223 @node Two-dimensional Function Plotting
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224 @subsubsection Two-dimensional Function Plotting
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225
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226 Octave can plot a function from a function handle inline function or
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227 string defining the function without the user needing to explicitly
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228 create the data to be plotted. The function @code{fplot} also generates
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229 two-dimensional plots with linear axes using a function name and limits
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230 for the range of the x-coordinate instead of the x and y data. For
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231 example,
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233 @example
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234 @group
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235 fplot (@@sin, [-10, 10], 201);
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236 @end group
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237 @end example
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239 @noindent
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240 produces a plot that is equivalent to the one above, but also includes a
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241 legend displaying the name of the plotted function.
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243 @DOCSTRING(fplot)
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245 Other functions that can create two-dimensional plots directly from a
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246 function include @code{ezplot}, @code{ezcontour}, @code{ezcontourf} and
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247 @code{ezpolar}.
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249 @DOCSTRING(ezplot)
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251 @DOCSTRING(ezcontour)
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253 @DOCSTRING(ezcontourf)
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255 @DOCSTRING(ezpolar)
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257 @node Three-Dimensional Plotting
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258 @subsection Three-Dimensional Plotting
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260 The function @code{mesh} produces mesh surface plots. For example,
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262 @example
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263 @group
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264 tx = ty = linspace (-8, 8, 41)';
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265 [xx, yy] = meshgrid (tx, ty);
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266 r = sqrt (xx .^ 2 + yy .^ 2) + eps;
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267 tz = sin (r) ./ r;
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268 mesh (tx, ty, tz);
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269 @end group
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270 @end example
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272 @noindent
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275 coordinates to use for plotting the Z data. The @code{ndgrid} function
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278 @float Figure,fig:mesh
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279 @image{mesh,8cm}
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280 @caption{Mesh plot.}
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281 @end float
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283 The @code{meshc} function is similar to @code{mesh}, but also produces a
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286 The @code{plot3} function displays arbitrary three-dimensional data,
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289 @example
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290 @group
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291 t = 0:0.1:10*pi;
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292 r = linspace (0, 1, numel (t));
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293 z = linspace (0, 1, numel (t));
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294 plot3 (r.*sin(t), r.*cos(t), z);
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295 @end group
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296 @end example
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298 @noindent
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302 @image{plot3,8cm}
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303 @caption{Three dimensional spiral.}
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304 @end float
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315 @DOCSTRING(hidden)
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317 @DOCSTRING(surf)
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319 @DOCSTRING(surfc)
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323 @DOCSTRING(surfnorm)
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327 @DOCSTRING(specular)
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329 @DOCSTRING(meshgrid)
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330
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331 @DOCSTRING(ndgrid)
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332
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333 @DOCSTRING(plot3)
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335 @DOCSTRING(view)
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337 @DOCSTRING(slice)
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339 @DOCSTRING(ribbon)
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341 @DOCSTRING(shading)
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343 @menu
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344 * Three-dimensional Function Plotting::
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345 * Three-dimensional Geometric Shapes::
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346 @end menu
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347
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348 @node Three-dimensional Function Plotting
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349 @subsubsection Three-dimensional Function Plotting
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350
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351 @DOCSTRING(ezplot3)
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352
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353 @DOCSTRING(ezmesh)
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354
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355 @DOCSTRING(ezmeshc)
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356
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357 @DOCSTRING(ezsurf)
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358
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359 @DOCSTRING(ezsurfc)
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360
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361 @node Three-dimensional Geometric Shapes
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362 @subsubsection Three-dimensional Geometric Shapes
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364 @DOCSTRING(cylinder)
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365
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366 @DOCSTRING(sphere)
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367
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368 @DOCSTRING(ellipsoid)
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369
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370 @node Plot Annotations
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371 @subsection Plot Annotations
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372
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373 You can add titles, axis labels, legends, and arbitrary text to an
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374 existing plot. For example,
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375
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376 @example
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377 @group
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378 x = -10:0.1:10;
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379 plot (x, sin (x));
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380 title ("sin(x) for x = -10:0.1:10");
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381 xlabel ("x");
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382 ylabel ("sin (x)");
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383 text (pi, 0.7, "arbitrary text");
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384 legend ("sin (x)");
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385 @end group
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386 @end example
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387
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388 The functions @code{grid} and @code{box} may also be used to add grid
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389 and border lines to the plot. By default, the grid is off and the
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390 border lines are on.
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391
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392 @DOCSTRING(title)
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393
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394 @DOCSTRING(legend)
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395
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396 @DOCSTRING(text)
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397
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398 See @ref{Text Properties} for the properties that you can set.
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399
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400 @anchor{doc-ylabel}
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401 @anchor{doc-zlabel}
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402 @DOCSTRING(xlabel)
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404 @DOCSTRING(clabel)
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405
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406 @DOCSTRING(box)
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407
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408 @DOCSTRING(grid)
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409
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410 @DOCSTRING(colorbar)
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411
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412 @node Multiple Plots on One Page
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413 @subsection Multiple Plots on One Page
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414
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415 Octave can display more than one plot in a single figure. The simplest
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416 way to do this is to use the @code{subplot} function to divide the plot
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417 area into a series of subplot windows that are indexed by an integer.
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418 For example,
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419
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420 @example
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421 @group
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422 subplot (2, 1, 1)
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423 fplot (@@sin, [-10, 10]);
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424 subplot (2, 1, 2)
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425 fplot (@@cos, [-10, 10]);
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426 @end group
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427 @end example
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428
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429 @noindent
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430 creates a figure with two separate axes, one displaying a sine wave and
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431 the other a cosine wave. The first call to subplot divides the figure
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432 into two plotting areas (two rows and one column) and makes the first plot
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433 area active. The grid of plot areas created by @code{subplot} is
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434 numbered in column-major order (top to bottom, left to right).
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435
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436 @DOCSTRING(subplot)
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437
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438 @node Multiple Plot Windows
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439 @subsection Multiple Plot Windows
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440
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441 You can open multiple plot windows using the @code{figure} function.
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442 For example
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443
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444 @example
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445 figure (1);
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446 fplot (@@sin, [-10, 10]);
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447 figure (2);
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448 fplot (@@cos, [-10, 10]);
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449 @end example
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450
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451 @noindent
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452 creates two figures, with the first displaying a sine wave and
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453 the second a cosine wave. Figure numbers must be positive integers.
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454
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455 @DOCSTRING(figure)
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456
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457 @node Printing Plots
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458 @subsection Printing Plots
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459
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460 The @code{print} command allows you to save plots in a variety of
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461 formats. For example,
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462
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463 @example
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464 print -deps foo.eps
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465 @end example
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466
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467 @noindent
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468 writes the current figure to an encapsulated PostScript file called
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469 @file{foo.eps}.
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471 @DOCSTRING(print)
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472
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473 @DOCSTRING(orient)
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474
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475 @node Interacting with plots
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476 @subsection Interacting with plots
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477
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478 The user can select points on a plot with the @code{ginput} function or
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479 selction the position at which to place text on the plot with the
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480 @code{gtext} function using the mouse.
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481
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482 @DOCSTRING(ginput)
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483
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484 @DOCSTRING(waitforbuttonpress)
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485
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486 @DOCSTRING(gtext)
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487
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488 @node Test Plotting Functions
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489 @subsection Test Plotting Functions
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490
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491 The functions @code{sombrero} and @code{peaks} provide a way to check
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492 that plotting is working. Typing either @code{sombrero} or @code{peaks}
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493 at the Octave prompt should display a three dimensional plot.
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494
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495 @DOCSTRING(sombrero)
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496
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497 @DOCSTRING(peaks)
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498
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499 @node Advanced Plotting
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500 @section Advanced Plotting
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501
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502 @menu
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503 * Graphics Objects::
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504 * Graphics Object Properties::
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505 * Managing Default Properties::
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506 * Colors::
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507 * Line Styles::
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508 * Marker Styles::
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509 * Callbacks::
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510 * Object Groups::
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511 * Graphics backends::
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512 @end menu
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513
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514 @node Graphics Objects
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515 @subsection Graphics Objects
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516
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517 Plots in Octave are constructed from the following @dfn{graphics
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518 objects}. Each graphics object has a set of properties that define its
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519 appearance and may also contain links to other graphics objects.
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520 Graphics objects are only referenced by a numeric index, or @dfn{handle}.
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521
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522 @table @asis
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523 @item root figure
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524 @cindex root figure graphics object
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525 @cindex graphics object, root figure
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526 The parent of all figure objects. The index for the root figure is
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527 defined to be 0.
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528
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529 @item figure
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530 @cindex figure graphics object
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531 @cindex graphics object, figure
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532 A figure window.
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533
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534 @item axes
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535 @cindex axes graphics object
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536 @cindex graphics object, axes
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537 An set of axes. This object is a child of a figure object and may be a
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538 parent of line, text, image, patch, or surface objects.
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539
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540 @item line
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541 @cindex line graphics object
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542 @cindex graphics object, line
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543 A line in two or three dimensions.
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544
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545 @item text
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546 @cindex text graphics object
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547 @cindex graphics object, text
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548 Text annotations.
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549
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550 @item image
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551 @cindex image graphics object
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552 @cindex graphics object, image
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553 A bitmap image.
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554
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555 @item patch
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556 @cindex patch graphics object
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557 @cindex graphics object, patch
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558 A filled polygon, currently limited to two dimensions.
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559
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560 @item surface
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561 @cindex surface graphics object
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562 @cindex graphics object, surface
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563 A three-dimensional surface.
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564 @end table
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565
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566 To determine whether an object is a graphics object index or a figure
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567 index, use the functions @code{ishandle} and @code{isfigure}.
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568
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569 @DOCSTRING(ishandle)
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570
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571 @DOCSTRING(ishghandle)
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572
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573 @DOCSTRING(isfigure)
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574
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575 The function @code{gcf} returns an index to the current figure object,
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576 or creates one if none exists. Similarly, @code{gca} returns the
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577 current axes object, or creates one (and its parent figure object) if
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578 none exists.
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579
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580 @DOCSTRING(gcf)
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581
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582 @DOCSTRING(gca)
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583
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584 The @code{get} and @code{set} functions may be used to examine and set
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585 properties for graphics objects. For example,
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586
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587 @example
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588 @group
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589 get (0)
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590 @result{} ans =
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591 @{
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592 type = root figure
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593 currentfigure = [](0x0)
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594 children = [](0x0)
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595 visible = on
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596 @}
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597 @end group
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598 @end example
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599
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600 @noindent
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601 returns a structure containing all the properties of the root figure.
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602 As with all functions in Octave, the structure is returned by value, so
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603 modifying it will not modify the internal root figure plot object. To
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604 do that, you must use the @code{set} function. Also, note that in this
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605 case, the @code{currentfigure} property is empty, which indicates that
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606 there is no current figure window.
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607
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608 The @code{get} function may also be used to find the value of a single
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609 property. For example,
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610
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611 @example
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612 @group
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613 get (gca (), "xlim")
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614 @result{} [ 0 1 ]
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615 @end group
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616 @end example
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617
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618 @noindent
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619 returns the range of the x-axis for the current axes object in the
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620 current figure.
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621
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622 To set graphics object properties, use the set function. For example,
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623
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624 @example
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625 set (gca (), "xlim", [-10, 10]);
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626 @end example
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627
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628 @noindent
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629 sets the range of the x-axis for the current axes object in the current
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630 figure to @samp{[-10, 10]}. Additionally, calling set with a graphics
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631 object index as the only argument returns a structure containing the
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632 default values for all the properties for the given object type. For
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633 example,
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634
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635 @example
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636 set (gca ())
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637 @end example
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638
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639 @noindent
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640 returns a structure containing the default property values for axes
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641 objects.
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642
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643 @DOCSTRING(get)
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644
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645 @DOCSTRING(set)
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646
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647 @DOCSTRING(ancestor)
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648
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649 @DOCSTRING(allchild)
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650
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651 You can create axes, line, and patch objects directly using the
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652 @code{axes}, @code{line}, and @code{patch} functions. These objects
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653 become children of the current axes object.
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654
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655 @DOCSTRING(axes)
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656
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657 @DOCSTRING(line)
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658
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659 @DOCSTRING(patch)
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660
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661 @DOCSTRING(fill)
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662
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663 @DOCSTRING(surface)
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664
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665 By default, Octave refreshes the plot window when a prompt is printed,
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666 or when waiting for input. To force an update at other times, call the
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667 @code{drawnow} function.
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668
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669 @DOCSTRING(drawnow)
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670
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671 Only figures that are modified will be updated. The @code{refresh}
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672 function can also be to force an update of the current figure, even if
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673 it is nor modified.
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674
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675 @DOCSTRING(refresh)
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676
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677 Normally, high-level plot functions like @code{plot} or @code{mesh} call
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678 @code{newplot} to initialize the state of the current axes so that the
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679 next plot is drawn in a blank window with default property settings. To
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680 have two plots superimposed over one another, call the @code{hold}
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681 function. For example,
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682
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683 @example
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684 @group
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685 hold ("on");
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686 x = -10:0.1:10;
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687 plot (x, sin (x));
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688 plot (x, cos (x));
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689 hold ("off");
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690 @end group
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691 @end example
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692
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693 @noindent
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694 displays sine and cosine waves on the same axes. If the hold state is
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695 off, consecutive plotting commands like this will only display the last
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696 plot.
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697
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698 @DOCSTRING(newplot)
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699
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700 @DOCSTRING(hold)
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701
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702 @DOCSTRING(ishold)
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703
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704 To clear the current figure, call the @code{clf} function. To clear the
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705 current axis, call the @code{cla} function. To bring the current fingure
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706 to the top of the window stack, call the @code{shg} function. To delete
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707 a graphics object, call @code{delete} on its index. To close the
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708 figure window, call the @code{close} function.
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709
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710 @DOCSTRING(clf)
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711
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712 @DOCSTRING(cla)
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713
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714 @DOCSTRING(shg)
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715
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716 @DOCSTRING(delete)
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717
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718 @DOCSTRING(close)
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719
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720 @DOCSTRING(closereq)
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721
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722 @node Graphics Object Properties
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723 @subsection Graphics Object Properties
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724 @cindex graphics object properties
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725
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726 @menu
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727 * Root Figure Properties::
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728 * Figure Properties::
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729 * Axes Properties::
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730 * Line Properties::
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731 * Text Properties::
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732 * Image Properties::
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733 * Patch Properties::
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734 * Surface Properties::
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735 * Searching Properties::
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736 @end menu
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737
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738 @node Root Figure Properties
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739 @subsubsection Root Figure Properties
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740
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741 @table @code
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742 @item currentfigure
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743 Index to graphics object for the current figure.
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744
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745 @c FIXME -- does this work?
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746 @c @item visible
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747 @c Either @code{"on"} or @code{"off"} to toggle display of figures.
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748 @end table
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749
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750 @node Figure Properties
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751 @subsubsection Figure Properties
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752 @cindex figure properties
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753
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754 @table @code
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755 @item nextplot
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756 May be one of
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757 @table @code
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758 @item "new"
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759 @item "add"
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760 @item "replace"
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761 @item "replacechildren"
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762 @end table
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763
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764 @item closerequestfcn
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765 Handle of function to call when a figure is closed.
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766
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767 @item currentaxes
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768 Index to graphics object of current axes.
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769
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770 @item colormap
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771 An N-by-3 matrix containing the color map for the current axes.
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772
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773 @item visible
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774 Either @code{"on"} or @code{"off"} to toggle display of the figure.
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775
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776 @item paperorientation
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777 Indicates the orientation for printing. Either @code{"landscape"} or
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778 @code{"portrait"}.
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779 @end table
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780
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781 @node Axes Properties
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782 @subsubsection Axes Properties
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783 @cindex axes properties
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784
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785 @table @code
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786 @item position
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787 A vector specifying the position of the plot, excluding titles, axes and
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788 legend. The four elements of the vector are the coordinates of the
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789 lower left corner and width and height of the plot, in units normalized
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790 to the width and height of the plot window. For example, @code{[0.2,
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791 0.3, 0.4, 0.5]} sets the lower left corner of the axes at @math{(0.2,
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792 0.3)} and the width and height to be 0.4 and 0.5 respectively. See also
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793 the @code{outerposition} property.
6889
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794
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795 @item title
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796 Index of text object for the axes title.
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797
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798 @item box
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799 Either @code{"on"} or @code{"off"} to toggle display of the box around
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800 the axes.
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801
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802 @item key
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803 Either @code{"on"} or @code{"off"} to toggle display of the legend.
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804 Note that this property is not compatible with @sc{Matlab} and may be
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805 removed in a future version of Octave.
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806
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807 @item keybox
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808 Either @code{"on"} or @code{"off"} to toggle display of a box around the
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809 legend. Note that this property is not compatible with @sc{Matlab} and
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810 may be removed in a future version of Octave.
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811
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812 @item keypos
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813 An integer from 1 to 4 specifying the position of the legend. 1
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814 indicates upper right corner, 2 indicates upper left, 3 indicates lower
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815 left, and 4 indicates lower right. Note that this property is not
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816 compatible with @sc{Matlab} and may be removed in a future version of
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817 Octave.
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818
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819 @item dataaspectratio
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820 A two-element vector specifying the relative height and width of the
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821 data displayed in the axes. Setting @code{dataaspectratio} to @samp{1,
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822 2]} causes the length of one unit as displayed on the y axis to be the
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823 same as the length of 2 units on the x axis. Setting
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824 @code{dataaspectratio} also forces the @code{dataaspectratiomode}
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825 property to be set to @code{"manual"}.
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826
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827 @item dataaspectratiomode
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828 Either @code{"manual"} or @code{"auto"}.
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829
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830 @item xlim
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831 @itemx ylim
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832 @itemx zlim
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833 @itemx clim
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834 Two-element vectors defining the limits for the x, y, and z axes and the
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835 Setting one of these properties also forces the corresponding mode
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836 property to be set to @code{"manual"}.
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837
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838 @item xlimmode
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839 @itemx ylimmode
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840 @itemx zlimmode
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841 @itemx climmode
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842 Either @code{"manual"} or @code{"auto"}.
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843
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844 @item xlabel
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845 @itemx ylabel
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846 @itemx zlabel
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847 Indices to text objects for the axes labels.
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848
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849 @item xgrid
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850 @itemx ygrid
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851 @itemx zgrid
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852 Either @code{"on"} or @code{"off"} to toggle display of grid lines.
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853
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854 @item xminorgrid
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855 @itemx yminorgrid
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856 @itemx zminorgrid
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857 Either @code{"on"} or @code{"off"} to toggle display of minor grid lines.
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858
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859 @item xtick
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860 @itemx ytick
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861 @itemx ztick
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862 Setting one of these properties also forces the corresponding mode
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863 property to be set to @code{"manual"}.
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864
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865 @item xtickmode
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866 @itemx ytickmode
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867 @itemx ztickmode
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868 Either @code{"manual"} or @code{"auto"}.
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869
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870 @item xticklabel
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871 @itemx yticklabel
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872 @itemx zticklabel
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873 Setting one of these properties also forces the corresponding mode
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874 property to be set to @code{"manual"}.
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875
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876 @item xticklabelmode
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877 @itemx yticklabelmode
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878 @itemx zticklabelmode
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879 Either @code{"manual"} or @code{"auto"}.
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diff changeset
880
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881 @item xscale
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882 @itemx yscale
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883 @itemx zscale
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884 Either @code{"linear"} or @code{"log"}.
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885
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886 @item xdir
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887 @itemx ydir
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diff changeset
888 @itemx zdir
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889 Either @code{"forward"} or @code{"reverse"}.
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diff changeset
890
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891 @item xaxislocation
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892 @itemx yaxislocation
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893 Either @code{"top"} or @code{"bottom"} for the x axis and @code{"left"}
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894 or @code{"right"} for the y axis.
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895
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896 @item view
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897 A three element vector specifying the view point for three-dimensional plots.
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898
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899 @item visible
6889
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900 Either @code{"on"} or @code{"off"} to toggle display of the axes.
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901
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902 @item nextplot
6889
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903 May be one of
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904 @table @code
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905 @item "new"
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906 @item "add"
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diff changeset
907 @item "replace"
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diff changeset
908 @item "replacechildren"
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909 @end table
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910
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911 @item outerposition
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912 A vector specifying the position of the plot, including titles, axes and
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913 legend. The four elements of the vector are the coordinates of the
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914 lower left corner and width and height of the plot, in units normalized
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915 to the width and height of the plot window. For example, @code{[0.2,
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916 0.3, 0.4, 0.5]} sets the lower left corner of the axes at @math{(0.2,
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917 0.3)} and the width and height to be 0.4 and 0.5 respectively. See also
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918 the @code{position} property.
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919 @end table
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920
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921 @node Line Properties
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922 @subsubsection Line Properties
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923 @cindex line properties
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924
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925 @table @code
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926 @itemx xdata
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927 @itemx ydata
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928 @itemx zdata
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929 @itemx ldata
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930 @itemx udata
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931 @itemx xldata
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932 @itemx xudata
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933 The data to be plotted. The @code{ldata} and @code{udata} elements are
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934 for errorbars in the y direction, and the @code{xldata} and @code{xudata}
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935 elements are for errorbars in the x direction.
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936
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937 @item color
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938 The RGB color of the line, or a color name. @xref{Colors}.
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939
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940 @item linestyle
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941 @itemx linewidth
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942 @xref{Line Styles}.
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943
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944 @item marker
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945 @item markeredgecolor
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946 @item markerfacecolor
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947 @item markersize
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948 @xref{Marker Styles}.
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949
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950 @item keylabel
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951 The text of the legend entry corresponding to this line. Note that this
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952 property is not compatible with @sc{Matlab} and may be removed in a
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953 future version of Octave.
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954 @end table
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955
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956 @node Text Properties
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957 @subsubsection Text Properties
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958 @cindex text properties
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959
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960 @table @code
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961 @item string
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962 The character string contained by the text object.
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963
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964 @item units
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965 May be @code{"normalized"} or @code{"graph"}.
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966
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967 @item position
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968 The coordinates of the text object.
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969
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970 @item rotation
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971 The angle of rotation for the displayed text, measured in degrees.
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972
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973 @item horizontalalignment
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974 May be @code{"left"}, @code{"center"}, or @code{"right"}.
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975
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976 @item color
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977 The color of the text. @xref{Colors}.
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978
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979 @item fontname
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980 The font used for the text.
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981
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982 @item fontsize
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983 The size of the font, in points to use.
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984
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985 @item fontangle
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986 Flag whether the font is italic or normal. Valid values are 'normal',
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987 'italic' and 'oblique'.
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988
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989 @item fontweight
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990 Flag whether the font is bold, etc. Valid values are 'normal', 'bold',
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991 'demi' or 'light'.
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992
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993 @item interpreter
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994 Determines how the text is rendered. Valid values are 'none', 'tex' or
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995 'latex'.
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996 @end table
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997
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998 All text objects, including titles, labels, legends, and text, include
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999 the property 'interpreter', this property determines the manner in which
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1000 special control sequences in the text are rendered. If the interpreter
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1001 is set to 'none', then no rendering occurs. At this point the 'latex'
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1002 option is not implemented and so the 'latex' interpreter also does not
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1003 interpret the text.
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1004
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1005 The 'tex' option implements a subset of @sc{TeX} functionality in the
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1006 rendering of the text. This allows the insertion of special characters
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1007 such as Greek or mathematical symbols within the text. The special
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1008 characters are also inserted with a code starting with the back-slash
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1009 (\) character, as in the table @ref{tab:extended}.
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1010
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1011 In addition, the formatting of the text can be changed within the string
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1012 with the codes
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1013
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1014 @multitable @columnfractions .2 .2 .6 .2
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1015 @item @tab \bf @tab Bold font @tab
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1016 @item @tab \it @tab Italic font @tab
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1017 @item @tab \sl @tab Oblique Font @tab
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1018 @item @tab \rm @tab Normal font @tab
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1019 @end multitable
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1020
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1021 These are be used in conjunction with the @{ and @} characters to limit
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1022 the change in the font to part of the string. For example
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1023
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1024 @example
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1025 xlabel ('@{\bf H@} = a @{\bf V@}')
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1026 @end example
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1027
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1028 where the character 'a' will not appear in a bold font. Note that to
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1029 avoid having Octave interpret the backslash characters in the strings,
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1030 the strings should be in single quotes.
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1031
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1032 It is also possible to change the fontname and size within the text
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1033
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1034 @multitable @columnfractions .1 .4 .6 .1
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1035 @item @tab \fontname@{@var{fontname}@} @tab Specify the font to use @tab
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1036 @item @tab \fontsize@{@var{size}@} @tab Specify the size of the font to
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1037 use @tab
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1038 @end multitable
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1039
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1040 Finally, the superscript and subscripting can be controlled with the '^'
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1041 and '_' characters. If the '^' or '_' is followed by a @{ character,
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1042 then all of the block surrounded by the @{ @} pair is super- or
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1043 sub-scripted. Without the @{ @} pair, only the character immediately
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1044 following the '^' or '_' is super- or sub-scripted.
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1045
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1046 @float Table,tab:extended
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1047 @iftex
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1048 @tex
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1049 \vskip 6pt
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1050 {\hbox to \hsize {\hfill\vbox{\offinterlineskip \tabskip=0pt
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1051 \halign{
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1052 \vrule height2.0ex depth1.ex width 0.6pt #\tabskip=0.3em &
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1053 # \hfil & \vrule # & # \hfil & # \vrule &
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1054 # \hfil & \vrule # & # \hfil & # \vrule &
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1055 # \hfil & \vrule # & # \hfil & # \vrule
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1056 width 0.6pt \tabskip=0pt\cr
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1057 \noalign{\hrule height 0.6pt}
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1058 & Code && Sym && Code && Sym && Code && Sym &\cr
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1059 \noalign{\hrule}
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1060 & $\backslash$forall && $\forall$
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1061 && $\backslash$exists && $\exists$
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1062 && $\backslash$ni && $\ni$ &\cr
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1063 & $\backslash$cong && $\cong$
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1064 && $\backslash$Delta && $\Delta$
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1065 && $\backslash$Phi && $\Phi$ &\cr
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1066 & $\backslash$Gamma && $\Gamma$
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1067 && $\backslash$vartheta && $\vartheta$
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1068 && $\backslash$Lambda && $\Lambda$ &\cr
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1069 & $\backslash$Pi && $\Pi$
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1070 && $\backslash$Theta && $\Theta$
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1071 && $\backslash$Sigma && $\Sigma$ &\cr
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1072 & $\backslash$varsigma && $\varsigma$
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1073 && $\backslash$Omega && $\Omega$
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1074 && $\backslash$Xi && $\Xi$ &\cr
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1075 & $\backslash$Psi && $\Psi$
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1076 && $\backslash$perp && $\perp$
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1077 && $\backslash$alpha && $\alpha$ &\cr
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1078 & $\backslash$beta && $\beta$
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1079 && $\backslash$chi && $\chi$
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parents: 7189
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godfrey@qss.Stanford.EDU
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1212 @caption{Available special characters in @sc{TeX} mode}
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1213 @end float
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1214
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1215 A complete example showing the capabilities of the extended text is
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1216
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1217 @example
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1218 @group
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1219 x = 0:0.01:3;
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1220 plot(x,erf(x));
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1221 hold on;
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1222 plot(x,x,"r");
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1223 axis([0, 3, 0, 1]);
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1224 text(0.65, 0.6175, strcat('\leftarrow x = @{2/\surd\pi',
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1225 ' @{\fontsize@{16@}\int_@{\fontsize@{8@}0@}^@{\fontsize@{8@}x@}@}',
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1226 ' e^@{-t^2@} dt@} = 0.6175'))
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1227 @end group
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1228 @end example
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1229
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1230 @ifnotinfo
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1231 @noindent
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1232 The result of which can be seen in @ref{fig:extendedtext}
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1233
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1234 @float Figure,fig:extendedtext
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1235 @image{extended,8cm}
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1236 @caption{Example of inclusion of text with the @sc{TeX} interpreter}
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1237 @end float
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1238 @end ifnotinfo
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1239
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1240 @node Image Properties
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1241 @subsubsection Image Properties
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1242 @cindex image properties
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1243
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1244 @table @code
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1245 @item cdata
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1246 The data for the image. Each pixel of the image corresponds to an
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1247 element of @code{cdata}. The value of an element of @code{cdata}
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1248 specifies the row-index into the colormap of the axes object containing
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1249 the image. The color value found in the color map for the given index
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1250 determines the color of the pixel.
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1251
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1252 @item xdata
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1253 @itemx ydata
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1254 Two-element vectors specifying the range of the x- and y- coordinates for
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1255 the image.
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1256 @end table
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1257
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1258 @node Patch Properties
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1259 @subsubsection Patch Properties
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1260 @cindex patch properties
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1261
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1262 @table @code
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1263 @item cdata
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1264 @itemx xdata
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1265 @itemx ydata
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1266 @itemx zdata
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1267 Data defining the patch object.
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1268
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1269 @item facecolor
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1270 The fill color of the patch. @xref{Colors}.
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1271
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1272 @item facealpha
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1273 A number in the range [0, 1] indicating the transparency of the patch.
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1274
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1275 @item edgecolor
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1276 The color of the line defining the patch. @xref{Colors}.
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1277
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1278 @item linestyle
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1279 @itemx linewidth
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1280 @xref{Line Styles}.
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1281
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1282 @item marker
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1283 @itemx markeredgecolor
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1284 @itemx markerfacecolor
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1285 @itemx markersize
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1286 @xref{Marker Styles}.
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1287 @end table
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1288
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1289 @node Surface Properties
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1290 @subsubsection Surface Properties
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1291 @cindex surface properties
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1292
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1293 @table @code
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1294 @item xdata
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1295 @itemx ydata
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1296 @itemx zdata
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1297 The data determining the surface. The @code{xdata} and @code{ydata}
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1298 elements are vectors and @code{zdata} must be a matrix.
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1299
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1300 @item keylabel
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1301 The text of the legend entry corresponding to this surface. Note that
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1302 this property is not compatible with @sc{Matlab} and may be removed in a
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1303 future version of Octave.
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1304 @end table
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1305
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1306 @node Searching Properties
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1307 @subsubsection Searching Properties
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1308
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1309 @DOCSTRING(findobj)
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1310
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1311 @DOCSTRING(findall)
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1312
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1313
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1314 @node Managing Default Properties
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1315 @subsection Managing Default Properties
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1316 @cindex default graphics properties
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1317 @cindex graphics properties, default
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1318
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1319 Object properties have two classes of default values, @dfn{factory
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1320 defaults} (the initial values) and @dfn{user-defined defaults}, which
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1321 may override the factory defaults.
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1322
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1323 Although default values may be set for any object, they are set in
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1324 parent objects and apply to child objects. For example,
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1325
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1326 @example
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1327 set (0, "defaultlinecolor", "green");
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1328 @end example
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1329
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1330 @noindent
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1331 sets the default line color for all objects. The rule for constructing
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1332 the property name to set a default value is
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1333
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1334 @example
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1335 default + @var{object-type} + @var{property-name}
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1336 @end example
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1337
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1338 This rule can lead to some strange looking names, for example
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1339 @code{defaultlinelinewidth"} specifies the default @code{linewidth}
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1340 property for @code{line} objects.
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1341
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1342 The example above used the root figure object, 0, so the default
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1343 property value will apply to all line objects. However, default values
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1344 are hierarchical, so defaults set in a figure objects override those
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1345 set in the root figure object. Likewise, defaults set in axes objects
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1346 override those set in figure or root figure objects. For example,
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1347
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1348 @example
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1349 @group
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1350 subplot (2, 1, 1);
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1351 set (0, "defaultlinecolor", "red");
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1352 set (1, "defaultlinecolor", "green");
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1353 set (gca (), "defaultlinecolor", "blue");
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1354 line (1:10, rand (1, 10));
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1355 subplot (2, 1, 2);
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1356 line (1:10, rand (1, 10));
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1357 figure (2)
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1358 line (1:10, rand (1, 10));
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1359 @end group
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1360 @end example
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1361
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1362 @noindent
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1363 produces two figures. The line in first subplot window of the first
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1364 figure is blue because it inherits its color from its parent axes
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1365 object. The line in the second subplot window of the first figure is
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1366 green because it inherits its color from its parent figure object. The
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1367 line in the second figure window is red because it inherits its color
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1368 from the global root figure parent object.
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1369
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1370 To remove a user-defined default setting, set the default property to
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1371 the value @code{"remove"}. For example,
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1372
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1373 @example
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1374 set (gca (), "defaultlinecolor", "remove");
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1375 @end example
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1376
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1377 @noindent
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1378 removes the user-defined default line color setting from the current axes
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1379 object.
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1380
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1381 Getting the @code{"default"} property of an object returns a list of
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1382 user-defined defaults set for the object. For example,
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1383
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1384 @example
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1385 get (gca (), "default");
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1386 @end example
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1387
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1388 @noindent
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1389 returns a list of user-defined default values for the current axes
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1390 object.
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1391
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1392 Factory default values are stored in the root figure object. The
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1393 command
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1394
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1395 @example
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1396 get (0, "factory");
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1397 @end example
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1398
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1399 @noindent
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1400 returns a list of factory defaults.
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1401
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1402 @node Colors
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1403 @subsection Colors
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1404 @cindex graphics colors
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1405 @cindex colors, graphics
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1406
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1407 Colors may be specified as RGB triplets with values ranging from zero to
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1408 one, or by name. Recognized color names include @code{"blue"},
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1409 @code{"black"}, @code{"cyan"}, @code{"green"}, @code{"magenta"},
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1410 @code{"red"}, @code{"white"}, and @code{"yellow"}.
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1411
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1412 @node Line Styles
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1413 @subsection Line Styles
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1414 @cindex line styles, graphics
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1415 @cindex graphics line styles
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1416
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1417 Line styles are specified by the following properties:
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1418
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1419 @table @code
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1420 @item linestyle
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1421 May be one of
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1422 @table @code
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1423 @item "-"
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1424 Solid lines.
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1425 @item "--"
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1426 Dashed lines.
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1427 @item ":"
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1428 Points.
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1429 @item "-."
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1430 A dash-dot line.
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1431 @end table
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1432
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1433 @item linewidth
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1434 A number specifying the width of the line. The default is 1. A value
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1435 of 2 is twice as wide as the default, etc.
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1436 @end table
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1437
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1438 @node Marker Styles
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1439 @subsection Marker Styles
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1440 @cindex graphics marker styles
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1441 @cindex marker styles, graphics
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1442
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1443 Marker styles are specified by the following properties:
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1444 @table @code
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1445 @item marker
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1446 A character indicating a plot marker to be place at each data point, or
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1447 @code{"none"}, meaning no markers should be displayed.
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1448
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1449 @itemx markeredgecolor
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1450 The color of the edge around the marker, or @code{"auto"}, meaning that
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1451 the edge color is the same as the face color. @xref{Colors}.
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1452
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1453 @itemx markerfacecolor
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1454 The color of the marker, or @code{"none"} to indicate that the marker
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1455 should not be filled. @xref{Colors}.
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1456
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1457 @itemx markersize
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1458 A number specifying the size of the marker. The default is 1. A value
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1459 of 2 is twice as large as the default, etc.
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1460 @end table
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1461
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1462 @node Callbacks
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1463 @subsection Callbacks
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1464 @cindex callbacks
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1465
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1466 Callback functions can be associated with graphics objects and triggered
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1467 after certain events occur. The basic structure of all callback function
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1468 is
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1469
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1470 @example
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1471 @group
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1472 function mycallback (src, data)
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1473 @dots{}
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1474 endfunction
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1475 @end group
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1476 @end example
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1477
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1478 where @code{src} gives a handle to the source of the callback, and
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1479 @code{code} gives some event specific data. This can then be associated
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1480 with an object either at the objects creation or later with the
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1481 @code{set} function. For example
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1482
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1483 @example
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1484 plot (x, "DeleteFcn", @@(s, e) disp("Window Deleted"))
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1485 @end example
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1486
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1487 @noindent
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1488 where at the moment that the plot is deleted, the message "Window
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1489 Deleted" will be displayed.
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1490
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1491 Additional user arguments can be passed to callback functions, and will
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1492 be passed after the 2 default arguments. For example
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1493
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1494 @example
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1495 plot (x, "DeleteFcn", @{@@mycallback, "1"@})
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1496 @dots{}
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1497 function mycallback (src, data, a1)
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1498 fprintf ("Closing plot %d\n", a1);
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1499 endfunction
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1500 @end example
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1501
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1502 The basic callback functions that are available for all graphics objects
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1503 are
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1504
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1505 @itemize @bullet
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1506 @item CreateFcn
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1507 This is the callback that is called at the moment of the objects
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1508 creation. It is not called if the object is altered in any way, and so
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1509 it only makes sense to define this callback in the function call that
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1510 defines the object. Callbacks that are added to @code{CreateFcn} later with
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1511 the @code{set} function will never be executed.
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1512
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1513 @item DeleteFcn
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1514 This is the callback that is called at the moment an object is deleted.
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parents: 8055
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1515
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parents: 8055
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1516 @item ButtonDownFcn
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1517 This is the callback that is called if a mouse button is pressed while
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1518 the pointer is over this object. Note, that the gnuplot interface does
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1519 not respect this callback.
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1520 @end itemize
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1521
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parents: 8055
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1522 The object and figure that the event occurred in that resulted in the
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1523 callback being called can be found with the @code{gcbo} and @code{gcbf}
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1524 functions.
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1525
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1526 @DOCSTRING(gcbo)
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1527
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1528 @DOCSTRING(gcbf)
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1529
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1530 Callbacks can equally be added to properties with the @code{addlistener}
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1531 function described below.
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1532
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1533 @node Object Groups
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1534 @subsection Object Groups
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1535 @cindex object groups
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1536
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parents: 8055
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1537 A number of Octave high level plot functions return groups of other
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1538 graphics objects or they return graphics objects that are have their
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1539 properties linked in such a way that changes to one of the properties
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1540 results in changes in the others. A graphic object that groups other
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1541 objects is an @code{hggroup}
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1542
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1543 @DOCSTRING(hggroup)
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1544
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1545 For example a simple use of a @code{hggroup} might be
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1546
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1547 @example
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1548 @group
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1549 x = 0:0.1:10;
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1550 hg = hggroup ();
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1551 plot (x, sin (x), "color", [1, 0, 0], "parent", hg);
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1552 hold on
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1553 plot (x, cos (x), "color", [0, 1, 0], "parent", hg);
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1554 set (hg, "visible", "off");
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1555 @end group
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1556 @end example
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1557
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1558 @noindent
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1559 which groups the two plots into a single object and contols their
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1560 visiblity directly. The default properties of an @code{hggroup} are
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1561 the same as the set of common properties for the other graphics
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1562 objects. Additional properties can be added with the @code{addproperty}
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1563 function.
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1564
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1565 @DOCSTRING(addproperty)
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1566
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1567 Once a property in added to an @code{hggroup}, it is not linked to any
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1568 other property of either the children of the group, or any other
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1569 graphics object. Add so to control the way in which this newly added
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1570 property is used, the @code{addlistener} function is used to define a
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1571 callback function that is executed when the property is altered.
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1572
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1573 @DOCSTRING(addlistener)
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1574
8817
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1575 @DOCSTRING(dellistener)
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1576
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1577 An example of the use of these two functions might be
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1578
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1579 @example
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1580 @group
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1581 x = 0:0.1:10;
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1582 hg = hggroup ();
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1583 h = plot (x, sin (x), "color", [1, 0, 0], "parent", hg);
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1584 addproperty ("linestyle", hg, "linelinestyle", get (h, "linestyle"));
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1585 addlistener (hg, "linestyle", @@update_props);
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1586 hold on
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1587 plot (x, cos (x), "color", [0, 1, 0], "parent", hg);
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1588
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1589 function update_props (h, d)
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1590 set (get (h, "children"), "linestyle", get (h, "linestyle"));
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1591 endfunction
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1592 @end group
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1593 @end example
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1594
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1595 @noindent
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1596 that adds a @code{linestyle} property to the @code{hggroup} and
8070
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1597 propagating any changes its its value to the children of the group. The
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1598 @code{linkprop} function can be used to simplify the above to be
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1599
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1600 @example
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1601 @group
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1602 x = 0:0.1:10;
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1603 hg = hggroup ();
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1604 h1 = plot (x, sin (x), "color", [1, 0, 0], "parent", hg);
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1605 addproperty ("linestyle", hg, "linelinestyle", get (h, "linestyle"));
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1606 hold on
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1607 h2 = plot (x, cos (x), "color", [0, 1, 0], "parent", hg);
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1608 hlink = linkprop ([hg, h1, h2], "color");
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1609 @end group
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1610 @end example
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1611
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1612 @DOCSTRING(linkprop)
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1613
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1614 These capabilities are used in a number of basic graphics objects.
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1615 The @code{hggroup} objects created by the functions of Octave contain
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1616 one or more graphics object and are used to:
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1617
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1618 @itemize @bullet
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1619 @item group together multiple graphics objects,
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1620 @item create linked properties between different graphics objects, and
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1621 @item to hide the nominal user data, from the actual data of the objects.
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1622 @end itemize
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1623
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1624 @noindent
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1625 For example the @code{stem} function creates a stem series where each
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1626 @code{hggroup} of the stem series contains two line objects representing
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1627 the body and head of the stem. The @code{ydata} property of the
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1628 @code{hggroup} of the stem series represents the head of the stem,
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1629 whereas the body of the stem is between the baseline and this value. For
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1630 example
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1631
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1632 @example
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1633 @group
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1634 h = stem (1:4)
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1635 get (h, "xdata")
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1636 @result{} [ 1 2 3 4]'
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1637 get (get (h, "children")(1), "xdata")
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1638 @result{} [ 1 1 NaN 2 2 NaN 3 3 NaN 4 4 NaN]'
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1639 @end group
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1640 @end example
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1641
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1642 @noindent
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1643 shows the the difference between the @code{xdata} of the @code{hggroup}
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1644 of a stem series object and the underlying line.
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1645
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1646 The basic properties of such group objects is that they consist of one
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1647 or more linked @code{hggroup}, and that changes in certain properties of
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1648 these groups are propagated to other members of the group. Whereas,
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1649 certain properties of the members of the group only apply to the current
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1650 member.
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1651
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1652 In addition the members of the group can also be linked to other
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1653 graphics objects through callback functions. For example the baseline of
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1654 the @code{bar} or @code{stem} functions is a line object, whose length
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1655 and position are automatically adjusted, based on changes to the
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1656 corresponding hggroup elements.
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1657
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1658 @menu
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1659 * Data sources in object groups::
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1660 * Area series::
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1661 * Bar series::
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1662 * Contour groups::
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1663 * Error bar series::
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1664 * Line series::
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1665 * Quiver group::
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1666 * Scatter group::
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1667 * Stair group::
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1668 * Stem Series::
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1669 * Surface group::
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1670 @end menu
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1671
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1672 @node Data sources in object groups
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1673 @subsubsection Data sources in object groups
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1674 @cindex data sources in object groups
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1675
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1676 All of the group objects contain data source parameters. There are
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1677 string parameters that contain an expression that is evaluated to update
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1678 the relevant data property of the group when the @code{refreshdata}
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1679 function is called.
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1680
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1681 @DOCSTRING(refreshdata)
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1682
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Thorsten Meyer <thorsten.meyier@gmx.de>
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1683 @anchor{doc-linkdata}
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1684 @c add the description of the linkdata function here when it is written
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Thorsten Meyer <thorsten.meyier@gmx.de>
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1685 @c remove the explicit anchor when you add the corresponding @DOCSTRING
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Thorsten Meyer <thorsten.meyier@gmx.de>
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1686 @c command
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1687
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1688 @node Area series
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1689 @subsubsection Area series
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1690 @cindex series objects
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1691 @cindex area series
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1692
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1693 Area series objects are created by the @code{area} function. Each of the
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1694 @code{hggroup} elements contains a single patch object. The properties
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1695 of the area series are
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1696
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1697 @table @code
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1698 @item basevalue
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1699 The value where the base of the area plot is drawn.
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1700
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1701 @item linewidth
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1702 @itemx linestyle
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1703 The line width and style of the edge of the patch objects making up the
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1704 areas. @xref{Line Styles}.
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1705
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1706 @item edgecolor
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1707 @itemx facecolor
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1708 The line and fill color of the patch objects making up the areas. @xref{Colors}.
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1709
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1710 @item xdata
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1711 @itemx ydata
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1712 The x and y coordinates of the original columns of the data passed to
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Brian Gough<bjg@network-theory.co.uk>
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1713 @code{area} prior to the cumulative summation used in the @code{area}
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1714 function.
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1715
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1716 @item xdatasource
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1717 @itemx ydatasource
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1718 Data source variables.
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1719 @end table
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1720
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1721 @node Bar series
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1722 @subsubsection Bar series
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1723 @cindex series objects
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1724 @cindex bar series
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1725
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1726 Bar series objects are created by the @code{bar} or @code{barh}
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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1727 functions. Each @code{hgrroup} element contains a single patch object.
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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1728 The properties of the bar series are
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1729
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1730 @table @code
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1731 @item showbaseline
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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1732 @itemx baseline
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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1733 @itemx basevalue
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1734 The property @code{showbaseline} flags whether the baseline of the bar
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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1735 series is displayed (default is "on"). The handle of the graphics object
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
parents: 8055
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1736 representing the baseline is given by the @code{baseline} property and
9a6f4713f765 Add area, bar, quiver and stair series graphics objects. Document them
David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
parents: 8055
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1737 the y-value of the baseline by the @code{basevalue} property.
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1738
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1739 Changes to any of these property are propagated to the other members of
9a6f4713f765 Add area, bar, quiver and stair series graphics objects. Document them
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parents: 8055
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1740 the bar series and to the baseline itself. Equally changes in the
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1741 properties of the base line itself are propagated to the members of the
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1742 corresponding bar series.
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1743
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1744 @item barwidth
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1745 @itemx barlayout
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1746 @itemx horizontal
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1747 The property @code{barwidth} is the width of the bar corresponding to
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1748 the @var{width} variable passed to @code{bar} or @var{barh}. Whether the
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1749 bar series is "grouped" or "stacked" is determined by the
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1750 @code{barlayout} property and whether the bars are horizontal or
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1751 vertical by the @code{horizontal} property.
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1752
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1753 Changes to any of these property are propagated to the other members of
9a6f4713f765 Add area, bar, quiver and stair series graphics objects. Document them
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1754 the bar series.
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1755
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1756 @item linewidth
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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1757 @itemx linestyle
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1758 The line width and style of the edge of the patch objects making up the
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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1759 bars. @xref{Line Styles}.
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1760
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1761 @item edgecolor
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1762 @itemx facecolor
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1763 The line and fill color of the patch objects making up the bars. @xref{Colors}.
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1764
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1765 @item xdata
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1766 The nominal x positions of the bars. Changes in this property and
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1767 propagated to the other members of the bar series.
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1768
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1769 @item ydata
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1770 The y value of the bars in the @code{hggroup}.
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1771
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1772 @item xdatasource
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1773 @itemx ydatasource
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1774 Data source variables.
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1775 @end table
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1776
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1777 @node Contour groups
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1778 @subsubsection Contour groups
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1779 @cindex series objects
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1780 @cindex contour series
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1781
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1782 Contour group objects are created by the @code{contour}, @code{contourf}
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
parents: 8286
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1783 and @code{contour3} functions. The are equally one of the handles returned
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
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parents: 8286
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1784 by the @code{surfc} and @code{meshc} functions. The properties of the contour
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
parents: 8286
diff changeset
1785 group are
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
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parents: 8286
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1786
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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1787 @table @code
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parents: 8286
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1788 @item contourmatrix
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
parents: 8286
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1789 A read only property that contains the data return by @code{contourc} used to
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
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parents: 8286
diff changeset
1790 create the contours of the plot.
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
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parents: 8286
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1791
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1792 @item fill
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1793 A radio property that can have the values "on" or "off" that flags whether the
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
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parents: 8286
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1794 contours to plot are to be filled.
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
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parents: 8286
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1795
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parents: 8286
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1796 @item zlevelmode
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
parents: 8286
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1797 @itemx zlevel
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1798 The radio property @code{zlevelmode} can have the values "none", "auto" or
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
parents: 8286
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1799 "manual". When its value is "none" there is no z component to the plotted
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1800 contours. When its value is "auto" the z value of the plotted contours is
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
parents: 8286
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1801 at the same value as the contour itself. If the value is "manual", then the
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
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1802 z value at which to plot the contour is determined by the @code{zlevel}
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1803 property.
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1804
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parents: 8286
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1805 @item levellistmode
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parents: 8286
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1806 @itemx levellist
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parents: 8286
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1807 @itemx levelstepmode
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parents: 8286
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1808 @itemx levelstep
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1809 If @code{levellistmode} is "manual", then the levels at whch to plot the
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
parents: 8286
diff changeset
1810 contours is determined by @code{levellist}. If @code{levellistmode} is
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
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parents: 8286
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1811 set to "auto", then the distance between contours is determined by
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
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1812 @code{levelstep}. If both @code{levellistmode} and @code{levelstepmode}
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
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parents: 8286
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1813 are set to "auto", then there are assumed to be 10 equal spaced contours.
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parents: 8286
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1814
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1815 @item textlistmode
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parents: 8286
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1816 @itemx textlist
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1817 @itemx textstepmode
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1818 @itemx textstep
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parents: 8286
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1819 If @code{textlistmode} is "manual", then the labelled contours
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
parents: 8286
diff changeset
1820 is determined by @code{textlist}. If @code{textlistmode} is set to
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
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parents: 8286
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1821 "auto", then the distance between labelled contours is determined by
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parents: 8286
diff changeset
1822 @code{textstep}. If both @code{textlistmode} and @code{textstepmode}
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
parents: 8286
diff changeset
1823 are set to "auto", then there are assumed to be 10 equal spaced
ac7f334d9652 Add contour group objects and the clabel function
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1824 labelled contours.
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1825
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1826 @item showtext
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1827 Flag whether the contour labels are shown or not.
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1828
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1829 @item labelspacing
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1830 The distance between labels on a single contour in points.
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1831
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1832 @item linewidth
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1833 @item linestyle
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parents: 8286
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1834 @item linecolor
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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1835 The properties of the contour lines. The properties @code{linewidth} and
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parents: 8286
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1836 @code{linestyle} are similar to the correponding properties for lines. The
8297
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1837 property @code{linecolor} is a color property (@pxref{Colors}), that can also
8289
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parents: 8286
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1838 have the values of "none" or "auto". If @code{linecolor} is "none", then no
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parents: 8286
diff changeset
1839 contour line is drawn. If @code{linecolor} is "auto" then the line color is
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parents: 8286
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1840 determined by the colormap.
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1841
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1842 @item xdata
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1843 @itemx ydata
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1844 @itemx zdata
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1845 The original x, y, and z data of the contour lines.
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1846
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1847 @item xdatasource
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1848 @itemx ydatasource
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parents: 8286
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1849 @itemx zdatasource
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parents: 8286
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1850 Data source variables.
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1851 @end table
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1852
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1853 @node Error bar series
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1854 @subsubsection Error bar series
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1855 @cindex series objects
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1856 @cindex error bar series
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1857
8258
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1858 Error bar series are created by the @code{errorbar} function. Each
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1859 @code{hgrroup} element contains two line objects represnting the data and
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1860 the errorbars separately. The properties of the error bar series are
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1861
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1862 @table @code
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1863 @item color
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1864 The RGB color or color name of the line objects of the error bars. @xref{Colors}.
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1865
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1866 @item linewidth
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1867 @itemx linestyle
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1868 The line width and style of the line objects of the error bars. @xref{Line Styles}.
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1869
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1870 @item marker
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1871 @itemx markeredgecolor
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1872 @itemx markerfacecolor
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parents: 8257
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1873 @itemx markersize
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1874 The line and fill color of the markers on the error bars. @xref{Colors}.
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1875
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1876 @item xdata
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1877 @itemx ydata
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1878 @itemx ldata
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1879 @itemx udata
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1880 @itemx xldata
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1881 @itemx xudata
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1882 The original x, y, l, u, xl, xu data of the error bars.
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1883
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1884 @item xdatasource
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1885 @itemx ydatasource
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1886 @itemx ldatasource
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1887 @itemx udatasource
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1888 @itemx xldatasource
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1889 @itemx xudatasource
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1890 Data source variables.
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1891 @end table
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1892
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1893 @node Line series
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1894 @subsubsection Line series
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1895 @cindex series objects
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1896 @cindex line series
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1897
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1898 Line series objects are created by the @code{plot} and @code{plot3}
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1899 functions and are of the type @code{line}. The properties of the
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1900 line series with the ability to add data sources.
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1901
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1902 @table @code
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1903 @item color
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1904 The RGB color or color name of the line objects. @xref{Colors}.
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1905
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1906 @item linewidth
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1907 @itemx linestyle
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1908 The line width and style of the line objects. @xref{Line Styles}.
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1909
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1910 @item marker
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1911 @itemx markeredgecolor
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parents: 8057
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1912 @itemx markerfacecolor
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1913 @itemx markersize
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1914 The line and fill color of the markers. @xref{Colors}.
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1915
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1916 @item xdata
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1917 @itemx ydata
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1918 @itemx zdata
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1919 The original x, y and z data.
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1920
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1921 @item xdatasource
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1922 @itemx ydatasource
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1923 @itemx zdatasource
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1924 Data source variables.
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1925 @end table
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1926
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1927 @node Quiver group
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1928 @subsubsection Quiver group
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1929 @cindex group objects
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1930 @cindex quiver group
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1931
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1932 Quiver series objects are created by the @code{quiver} or @code{quiver3}
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1933 functions. Each @code{hggroup} element of the series contains three line
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1934 objects as children representing the body and head of the arrow,
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1935 together with a marker as the point of original of the arrows. The
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1936 properties of the quiver series are
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1937
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1938 @table @code
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1939 @item autoscale
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1940 @itemx autoscalefactor
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1941 Flag whether the length of the arrows is scaled or defined directly from
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1942 the @var{u}, @var{v} and @var{w} data. If the arrow length is falgged
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1943 as being scaled by the @code{autoscale} property, then the length of the
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1944 autoscaled arrow is controlled by the @code{autoscalefactor}.
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1945
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1946 @item maxheadsize
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1947 This property controls the size of the head of the arrows in the quiver
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1948 series. The default value is 0.2.
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1949
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1950 @item showarrowhead
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1951 Flag whether the arrow heads are displayed in the quiver plot.
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1952
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1953 @item color
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1954 The RGB color or color name of the line objects of the quiver. @xref{Colors}.
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1955
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1956 @item linewidth
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1957 @itemx linestyle
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1958 The line width and style of the line objects of the quiver. @xref{Line Styles}.
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1959
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1960 @item marker
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1961 @itemx markerfacecolor
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1962 @itemx markersize
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1963 The line and fill color of the marker objects at the original of the
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1964 arrows. @xref{Colors}.
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1965
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1966 @item xdata
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1967 @itemx ydata
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1968 @itemx zdata
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1969 The origins of the values of the vector field.
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1970
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1971 @item udata
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1972 @itemx vdata
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1973 @itemx wdata
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1974 The values of the vector field to plot.
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1975
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1976 @item xdatasource
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1977 @itemx ydatasource
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1978 @itemx zdatasource
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1979 @itemx udatasource
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1980 @itemx vdatasource
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1981 @itemx wdatasource
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1982 Data source variables.
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1983 @end table
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1984
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1985 @node Scatter group
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1986 @subsubsection Scatter group
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1987 @cindex group objects
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1988 @cindex scatter group
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1989
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1990 Scatter series objects are created by the @code{scatter} or @code{scatter3}
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1991 functions. A single hggroup element contains as many children as there are
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1992 points in the scatter plot, with each child representing one of the points.
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1993 The properties of the stem series are
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1994
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1995 @table @code
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1996 @item linewidth
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1997 The line width of the line objects of the points. @xref{Line Styles}.
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1998
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1999 @item marker
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2000 @itemx markeredgecolor
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2001 @itemx markerfacecolor
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2002 The line and fill color of the markers of the points. @xref{Colors}.
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2003
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2004 @item xdata
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2005 @itemx ydata
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2006 @itemx zdata
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2007 The original x, y and z data of the stems.
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2008
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2009 @item cdata
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2010 The color data for the points of the plot. Each point can have a separate
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2011 color, or a unique color can be specified.
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2012
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2013 @item sizedata
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2014 The size data for the points of the plot. Each point can its own size or a
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2015 unique size can be specified.
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2016
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2017 @item xdatasource
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2018 @itemx ydatasource
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2019 @itemx zdatasource
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2020 @itemx cdatasource
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2021 @itemx sizedatasource
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2022 Data source variables.
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2023 @end table
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2024
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2025 @node Stair group
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2026 @subsubsection Stair group
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2027 @cindex group objects
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2028 @cindex stair group
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2029
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2030 Stair series objects are created by the @code{stair} function. Each
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2031 @code{hggroup} element of the series contains a single line object as a
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2032 child representing the stair. The properties of the stair series are
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2033
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2034 @table @code
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2035 @item color
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2036 The RGB color or color name of the line objects of the stairs. @xref{Colors}.
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2037
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2038 @item linewidth
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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2039 @itemx linestyle
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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2040 The line width and style of the line objects of the stairs. @xref{Line Styles}.
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2041
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2042 @item marker
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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2043 @itemx markeredgecolor
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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2044 @itemx markerfacecolor
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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2045 @itemx markersize
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2046 The line and fill color of the markers on the stairs. @xref{Colors}.
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2047
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2048 @item xdata
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David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr>
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2049 @itemx ydata
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2050 The original x and y data of the stairs.
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2051
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2052 @item xdatasource
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2053 @itemx ydatasource
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2054 Data source variables.
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2055 @end table
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2056
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2057 @node Stem Series
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2058 @subsubsection Stem Series
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2059 @cindex series objects
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2060 @cindex stem series
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2061
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2062 Stem series objects are created by the @code{stem} or @code{stem3}
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2063 functions. Each @code{hgrroup} element contains a single line object
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2064 as a child respresenting the stems. The properties of the stem series
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2065 are
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2066
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2067 @table @code
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2068 @item showbaseline
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2069 @itemx baseline
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2070 @itemx basevalue
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2071 The property @code{showbaseline} flags whether the baseline of the
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2072 stem series is displayed (default is "on"). The handle of the graphics
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2073 object representing the baseline is given by the @code{baseline}
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2074 property and the y-value (or z-value for @code{stem3}) of the baseline
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2075 by the @code{basevalue} property.
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2076
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2077 Changes to any of these property are propagated to the other members of
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2078 the stem series and to the baseline itself. Equally changes in the
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2079 properties of the base line itself are propagated to the members of the
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2080 corresponding stem series.
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2081
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2082 @item color
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2083 The RGB color or color name of the line objects of the stems. @xref{Colors}.
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2084
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2085 @item linewidth
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2086 @itemx linestyle
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2087 The line width and style of the line objects of the stems. @xref{Line Styles}.
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2088
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2089 @item marker
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2090 @itemx markeredgecolor
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2091 @itemx markerfacecolor
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2092 @itemx markersize
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2093 The line and fill color of the markers on the stems. @xref{Colors}.
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2094
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2095 @item xdata
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2096 @itemx ydata
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2097 @itemx zdata
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2098 The original x, y and z data of the stems.
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2099
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2100 @item xdatasource
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2101 @itemx ydatasource
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2102 @itemx zdatasource
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2103 Data source variables.
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2104 @end table
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2105
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2106 @node Surface group
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2107 @subsubsection Surface group
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2108 @cindex group objects
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2109 @cindex surface group
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2110
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2111 Surface group objects are created by the @code{surf} or @code{mesh}
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2112 functions, but are equally one of the handles returned by the @code{surfc}
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2113 or @code{meshc} functions. The surface group is of the type @code{surface}.
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2114
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2115 The properties of the surface group are
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2116
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2117 @table @code
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2118 @item edgecolor
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2119 @item facecolor
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2120 The RGB color or color name of the edges or faces of the surface. @xref{Colors}.
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2121
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2122 @item linewidth
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2123 @itemx linestyle
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2124 The line width and style of the lines on the surface. @xref{Line Styles}.
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2125
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2126 @item marker
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2127 @itemx markeredgecolor
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2128 @itemx markerfacecolor
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2129 @itemx markersize
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2130 The line and fill color of the markers on the surface. @xref{Colors}.
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2131
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2132 @item xdata
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2133 @itemx ydata
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2134 @itemx zdata
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2135 @item cdata
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2136 The original x, y, z and c data.
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2137
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2138 @item xdatasource
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2139 @itemx ydatasource
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2140 @itemx zdatasource
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2141 @itemx cdatasource
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2142 Data source variables.
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2143 @end table
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2144
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2145 @node Graphics backends
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2146 @subsection Graphics backends
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2147 @cindex graphics backends
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2148 @cindex backends, graphics
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2149
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2150 @DOCSTRING(backend)
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2151
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2152 @DOCSTRING(available_backends)
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2153
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2154 @menu
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2155 * Interaction with gnuplot::
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2156 @end menu
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2157
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2158 @node Interaction with gnuplot
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2159 @subsubsection Interaction with @code{gnuplot}
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2160 @cindex gnuplot interaction
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2161
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2162 @DOCSTRING(gnuplot_binary)