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Article #1262Re: looking for a program to plot figures in a text
From: Howard Stateman
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 1989 22:39
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 1989 22:39
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>I have here an impressive list of what the program should do. Does anything
>exists on an IBM-PC, Macintosh, Vax/VMS or Ultrix that can handle most of
>the items. We appreciate your help very much.
Much of what you need is in Hewlett-Packard's newest release of the
Gallery Collection of software. This runs on a PC-compatible to
a Postscript or HP Laserjet Printer. I've Banged (!) the features
you are looking for which are in Gallery Version 3:
>The Ultimate Plot-Program.
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1. multiple x-y curves on same plot.
! 2. X-Y axis and X-Y1-Y2 axis.
3. all combinations of lin., log. and 1/x, 1/y axes.
! 4. User can select nr. of major and minor ticks on axes.
5. Ticks inside or outside axis.
! 6. Frame on/off
! 7. Labels, messages, titles, captions etc. in a selected font,
with symbols, sub- and superscript available.
! 8. arrows, symbols, legends ... anywhere in the figure.
9. Error bars for x and y directions.
!10. Cut and paste of graphics for insets in figures.
!11. Different symbols available for data points.
12. Function plotting for fitted curves.
!13. Preferable Postscript, HPGL output ...i(!both!)
!14. To be used together with a DTP package on PC, Mac, VAX/VMS, or /Ultrix
!15. Able to read ascii data files.
!16. Second scale on opposite axis (eg. Temperature on x and 1/T on top)
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