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1 @c Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton
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2 @c This is part of the Octave manual.
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3 @c For copying conditions, see the file gpl.texi.
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5 @node Plotting
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6 @chapter Plotting
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8 All of Octave's plotting functions use @code{gnuplot} to handle the
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9 actual graphics. Most types of plots can be generated using the basic
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10 plotting functions, which are patterned after the equivalent functions
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11 in @sc{Matlab}.
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13 @menu
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14 * Two-Dimensional Plotting::
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15 * Specialized Two-Dimensional Plots::
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16 * Three-Dimensional Plotting::
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17 * Manipulating Existing Plots::
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18 * Plot Annotations::
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19 * Multiple Plots on One Page::
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20 * Multiple Plot Windows::
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21 * Printing Plots::
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22 * Interaction with gnuplot::
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23 @end menu
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25 @node Two-Dimensional Plotting
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26 @section Two-Dimensional Plotting
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28 The @sc{Matlab}-style two-dimensional plotting commands are:
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30 @cindex plotting
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31 @cindex graphics
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33 @DOCSTRING(axes)
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39 @DOCSTRING(fplot)
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51 @node Specialized Two-Dimensional Plots
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52 @section Specialized Two-Dimensional Plots
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96 @section Manipulating Existing Plots
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116 @node Plot Annotations
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117 @section Plot Annotations
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149 @section Interaction with @code{gnuplot}
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