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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 * Plot Annotations::
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18 * Multiple Plots on One Page::
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19 * Multiple Plot Windows::
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20 @c *Exporting Plots::
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21 * Interaction with gnuplot::
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22 @end menu
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24 @node Two-Dimensional Plotting
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25 @section Two-Dimensional Plotting
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27 The @sc{Matlab}-style two-dimensional plotting commands are:
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29 @cindex plotting
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30 @cindex graphics
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32 @DOCSTRING(plot)
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34 @DOCSTRING(hold)
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36 @DOCSTRING(ishold)
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38 @DOCSTRING(clearplot)
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40 @DOCSTRING(shg)
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42 @DOCSTRING(closeplot)
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44 @DOCSTRING(purge_tmp_files)
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46 @DOCSTRING(axis)
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48 @node Specialized Two-Dimensional Plots
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49 @section Specialized Two-Dimensional Plots
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51 @DOCSTRING(bar)
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53 @DOCSTRING(contour)
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55 @DOCSTRING(hist)
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57 @DOCSTRING(loglog)
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59 @DOCSTRING(polar)
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61 @DOCSTRING(semilogx)
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63 @DOCSTRING(semilogy)
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65 @DOCSTRING(stairs)
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71 @DOCSTRING(semilogxerr)
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73 @DOCSTRING(semilogyerr)
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75 @node Three-Dimensional Plotting
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76 @section Three-Dimensional Plotting
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78 The @sc{Matlab}-style three-dimensional plotting commands are:
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86 @node Plot Annotations
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87 @section Plot Annotations
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95 @node Multiple Plots on One Page
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96 @section Multiple Plots on One Page
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100 @node Multiple Plot Windows
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101 @section Multiple Plot Windows
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103 @DOCSTRING(figure)
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105 @c @node Exporting Plots
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106 @c FIXME -- add info about getting paper copies of plots.
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108 @node Interaction with gnuplot
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109 @section Interaction with @code{gnuplot}
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111 @DOCSTRING(gnuplot_binary)
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113 @DOCSTRING(gnuplot_use_title_option)