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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
@noindent
This is a graphing package creating encapsulated-PostScript files.
Its motivations and design choice are described in
-@url{http://swissnet.ai.mit.edu/~jaffer/Docupage/grapheps}
+@url{http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/~jaffer/Docupage/grapheps}
@noindent
A dataset to be plotted is taken from a 2-dimensional array.
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ of two integers, they specify the width and height. If one integer,
then that integer is the width and the height is 3/4 of the width.
If #f, the graph will be 800 by 600.
@end defun
+
@noindent
These graphing procedures should be called as arguments to
@code{create-postscript-graph}. The order of these arguments is
@@ -39,11 +40,12 @@ Pushes a rectangle for the whole encapsulated page onto the
PostScript stack. This pushed rectangle is an implicit argument to
@code{partition-page} or @code{setup-plot}.
@end defun
+
@menu
-* Column Ranges::
-* Drawing the Graph::
-* Graphics Context::
-* Rectangles::
+* Column Ranges::
+* Drawing the Graph::
+* Graphics Context::
+* Rectangles::
* Legending::
* Legacy Plotting::
* Example Graph::
@@ -65,21 +67,25 @@ Ranges can be given explicity or computed in PostScript by
Returns the range of values in 2-dimensional @var{array} column @var{k}.
@end defun
+
@defun pad-range range p
Expands @var{range} by @var{p}/100 on each end.
@end defun
+
@defun snap-range range
Expands @var{range} to round number of ticks.
@end defun
+
@defun combine-ranges range1 range2 @dots{}
Returns the minimal range covering all @var{range1}, @var{range2}, ...
@end defun
+
@defun setup-plot x-range y-range pagerect
@@ -100,6 +106,7 @@ The region where data points will be plotted.
The @var{pagerect} argument to @code{setup-plot}. Includes plotrect, legends, etc.
@end table
@end defun
+
@node Drawing the Graph, Graphics Context, Column Ranges, PostScript Graphing
@subsubsection Drawing the Graph
@@ -110,6 +117,7 @@ Plots points with x coordinate in @var{x-column} of @var{array} and y coordinate
@var{array}. The symbol @var{proc3s} specifies the type of glyph or drawing style for
presenting these coordinates.
@end defun
+
@noindent
The glyphs and drawing styles available are:
@@ -156,6 +164,7 @@ Saves the current graphics state, executes @var{args}, then restores
to saved graphics state.
@end defun
+
@defun set-color color
@var{color} should be a string naming a Resene color, a saturate color, or a
@@ -165,6 +174,7 @@ number between 0 and 100.
grey value between black (0) and white (100).
@end defun
+
@defun set-font name fontheight
@var{name} should be a (case-sensitive) string naming a PostScript font.
@@ -173,6 +183,7 @@ grey value between black (0) and white (100).
@code{set-font} Changes the current PostScript font to @var{name} with height equal to
@var{fontheight}. The default font is Helvetica (12pt).
@end defun
+
@noindent
The base set of PostScript fonts is:
@@ -194,6 +205,7 @@ as skinny as possible. Linewidth must be much smaller than
glyphsize for readable glyphs.
@end defun
+
@defun set-linedash j k
Lines are drawn @var{j}-on @var{k}-off.
@@ -205,11 +217,13 @@ Lines are drawn @var{j}-on @var{j}-off.
Turns off dashing.
@end defun
+
@defun set-glyphsize w
Sets the (PostScript) variable glyphsize to @var{w}. The default
glyphsize is 6.
@end defun
+
@noindent
The effects of @code{clip-to-rect} are also part of the graphic
context.
@@ -231,6 +245,7 @@ PostScript stack. This pushed rectangle is an implicit argument to
@code{partition-page} or @code{setup-plot}.
@end defun
+
@defun partition-page xparts yparts
Pops the rectangle currently on top of the stack and pushes @var{xparts} * @var{yparts}
@@ -238,6 +253,7 @@ sub-rectangles onto the stack in decreasing y and increasing x order.
If you are drawing just one graph, then you don't need @code{partition-page}.
@end defun
+
@defvar plotrect
The rectangle where data points should be plotted. @var{plotrect} is set by
@@ -255,17 +271,20 @@ The @var{pagerect} argument of the most recent call to
fills @var{rect} with the current color.
@end defun
+
@defun outline-rect rect
Draws the perimiter of @var{rect} in the current color.
@end defun
+
@defun clip-to-rect rect
Modifies the current graphics-state so that nothing will be drawn
outside of the rectangle @var{rect}. Use @code{in-graphic-context} to limit
the extent of @code{clip-to-rect}.
@end defun
+
@node Legending, Legacy Plotting, Rectangles, PostScript Graphing
@subsubsection Legending
@@ -277,6 +296,7 @@ the extent of @code{clip-to-rect}.
Puts a @var{title} line and an optional @var{subtitle} line above the @code{graphrect}.
@end defun
+
@defun title-bottom title subtitle
@@ -284,6 +304,7 @@ Puts a @var{title} line and an optional @var{subtitle} line above the @code{grap
Puts a @var{title} line and an optional @var{subtitle} line below the @code{graphrect}.
@end defun
+
@defvar topedge
@defvarx bottomedge
@@ -298,6 +319,14 @@ These edge coordinates of @code{graphrect} are suitable for passing
as the first argument to @code{rule-vertical}.
@end defvar
+@defun set-margin-templates left right
+
+The margin-templates are strings whose displayed width is used to
+reserve space for the left and right side numerical legends.
+The default values are "-.0123456789".
+@end defun
+
+
@defun rule-vertical x-coord text tick-width
Draws a vertical ruler with X coordinate @var{x-coord} and labeled with string
@@ -307,6 +336,7 @@ negative, then the ticks are -@var{tick-width} long on the left side of @var{x-c
and numeric legends are on the right.
@end defun
+
@defun rule-horizontal x-coord text tick-height
Draws a horizontal ruler with X coordinate @var{x-coord} and labeled with
@@ -316,27 +346,32 @@ is negative, then the ticks are -@var{tick-height} long on the left side of @var
@var{text} and numeric legends are on the right.
@end defun
+
@defun y-axis
Draws the y-axis.
@end defun
+
@defun x-axis
Draws the x-axis.
@end defun
+
@defun grid-verticals
Draws vertical lines through @code{graphrect} at each tick on the
vertical ruler.
@end defun
+
@defun grid-horizontals
Draws horizontal lines through @code{graphrect} at each tick on the
horizontal ruler.
@end defun
+
@node Legacy Plotting, Example Graph, Legending, PostScript Graphing
@subsubsection Legacy Plotting
@@ -361,6 +396,7 @@ supplied, it specifies the number of points to evaluate @var{func} at.
coordinates. @var{x-label} and @var{y-label} are strings with which
to label the x and y axes.
@end defun
+
@node Example Graph, , Legacy Plotting, PostScript Graphing
@subsubsection Example Graph
@@ -418,7 +454,7 @@ disambiguate the scales.
(define lines '())
(do ((line (read-line iprt) (read-line iprt)))
((eof-object? line)
- (let ((nra (create-array (Ar64)
+ (let ((nra (make-array (A:floR64b)
(length lines)
(length (car lines)))))
(do ((lns lines (cdr lns))