XY Plotting
Overview of the XY Plot Application
Purpose
General Definitions
Task Structure
Description of XY Window Display Components
XY Window Display Components
XY Plot Capabilities
Summary of Key Features
How Curves are Created
XY Plot Data Structures
Plot Specifications for Curves
Axes Scales and Labels
Preparing Curve Data Files
Data Set Format
Records
Format for Data Point Values
Example
Naming Conventions
Filenames for Curve Data Files
Names of XY Windows, Curves, and Titles
Notes on Managing XY Plots
Displaying New Curves
Effect of Changing the Active Color Table
Background Colors
Using Colors, Line Styles, and Data Point Symbol Types to Visually Distinguish Curves
Locating Titles and Legend Boxes
Multi-Line Titles
XY Plot Forms
Overview of XY Plot Actions
Create Actions
Create a New XY Window
Create a New Curve
Create a New Title
Post Actions
Post/Unpost XY Windows, and Select Current XY Window
Post/Unpost Curves in Current XY Window
Post/Unpost Titles in Current XY Window
Modify Actions
Modify Graph Area Options for Current XY Window
Modify a Defined Curve
Modify a Title
Modify Axis Option
Modify Legend Display Attributes
Rename Actions
Rename an XY Window
Rename a Curve
Rename a Title
Delete Actions
Delete an XY Window
Delete a Curve
Delete a Title
XY Plotting
Delete Actions
firstpage
overview_of_XYplot_actions
create_actions
create_XYwindow
create_curve
curve_data_file
curve_data_keyboard
write_curve_data_file
create_title
post_actions
post_XYwindow
post_curve
post_title
modify_actions
modify_XYwindow
modify_curve
curve_name
curve_options
data_attributes
modify_title
modify_axis
axis_options
axis_scale
axis_labels
axis_title
axis_ticmarks
gridlines
axis_gridlines
modify_legend
HTOC_renameactions
rename_XYwindow
rename_curve
rename_title
delete_actions
delete_XYwindow
delete_curve
delete_title