Ploticus Scripts Handbook |

Version 2.33 Jun'06
Scripts
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Manual page for Ploticus_Scripts_Handbook(PL)
The pl(1) command produces plots from scripts, eg: pl -png scat1.pl
Gallery of script examples
What's new
Quick start
1. Download the software, and install.
2. Write your script using your favorite text editor (peruse the script examples gallery to find examples)
3. Execute the pl command (pl scriptfile)
Writing scripts
Plotting procs
Utility procs
proc breakaxis - break an axis or bar, to display extreme values
proc defineunits - explicitly define scaling units
proc import - import an external PNG image file
proc legendentry - define a legend entry explicitly
proc print - show outliers, contents of variables, etc. (deprecated)
proc processdata - internal processing of data:
- accumulate
- break processing
- count/summate on instances
- joins
- row numbering
- compute percents
- reverse row order
- rotation of row/column matrix
- find mean, sd, min, max
- compute totals
proc tabulate - perform tabulations & frequency distributions
proc trailer - specify data at end of script
proc usedata - set the current data set for plotting
Functions
Reference
Input data for plotting
Data types and scaling: numeric, category, date, time
Absolute units, scaled units, etc.
Attribute types: dfield, plotvalue, locvalue, printf, string, text, multilinetext
Linedetails
Symboldetails
Textdetails
Select expressions
Colors
Fonts
Dates
Times
Your ploticus config file - settings to be in effect all the time
What's new - general
What's new - prefabs
FAQ
Newsgroup
pl(1) man page
libploticus API
Web usage notes
Imagemap, clickmap & mouseover text bubbles
Dynamic content and just-in-time usage notes
Direct CGI mode
Paper-based report usage notes
Large-sized poster usage notes
Pre-press work usage notes
SVG notes
SWF (shockwave-flash) notes
Download
Build instructions
Troubleshooting & support
Limitations
Copyright and permissions
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