man/man1/bgraph.1

.\" RCSid "$Id: bgraph.1,v 1.2 2003/12/09 15:59:06 greg Exp $"
.TH BGRAPH 1 6/24/98 RADIANCE
.SH NAME
bgraph - do a set of batch graphs to a metafile
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B bgraph
[
.B \-type ..
][
.B +variable value ..
][
.B file ..
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Bgraph
reads each graph
.I file
in sequence and converts it to a plot suitable
for use by a metafile driver program.
If no files are given, the standard input is read.
.PP
The graph type can be defined with a
.I \-type
option.
Types are simply include files which set default values for
certain variables.
The actual include file name is the type concatanated with ".plt".
Typical types are "scatter", "line", and "curve".
A scatter graph shows only points.
A line graph shows only lines connecting points.
A curve graph shows both points and connecting lines.
.PP
Variables can be set explicitly with
.I +variable value
options.
The following standard graph variables are supported:
.TP 10n
.BR fthick
The frame thickness, valued from 0 to 4.
A value of 0 turns the frame off.
.TP
.BR grid
The grid: 1 is on, 0 is off.
.TP
.BR include
The include file name.
Graph input is taken from the file.
If the file is not found in the current directory, it is
searched for in a set of standard locations.
.TP
.BR legend
The legend title.
.TP
.BR othick
The origin axis thickness, valued from 0 to 4.
A value of 0 turns the origin off.
.TP
.BR period
The period for a polar plot.
For a plot in degrees, use 360.
For radians, use 6.283.
A value of 0 (the default) indicates a Cartesian plot.
.TP
.BR subtitle
The graph subtitle.
.TP
.BR symfile
The point symbol metafile.
.TP
.BR tstyle
The frame tick mark style.
The default value is 1, which is outward tick marks.
A value of 2 is inward ticks, 3 is cross ticks.
A value of 0 disables frame tick marks.
.TP
.BR title
The graph title.
.TP
.BR xlabel
The x axis label.
.TP
.BR xmap
The x axis mapping function.
An x axis mapping xmap(x)=log(x) produces a log x axis.
.TP
.BR xmax
The x axis maximum.
.TP
.BR xmin
The x axis minimum.
.TP
.BR xstep
The x axis step.
.TP
.BR ylabel
The y axis label.
.TP
.BR ymap
The y axis mapping function.
An y axis mapping ymap(y)=log(y) produces a log y axis.
.TP
.BR ymax
The y axis maximum.
.TP
.BR ymin
The y axis minimum.
.TP
.BR ystep
The y axis step.
.PP
In addition to the standard graph variables, each curve
has a set of variables.
The variables for curve 'A' all begin with the letter 'A';
the variables for curve 'B' all begin with the letter 'B',
and so on.
Up to 8 curves are supported on a single graph, 'A'
through 'H'.
The variables for curve 'A' are:
.TP 10n
.BR A
The function for curve 'A'.
If
.I Adata
is undefined,
.I xmin,
.I xmax
and
.I Anpoints
are used to determine which x values to plot.
If
.I Adata
is defined and
.I A
is a function of a single variable (ie. A(x)),
data values are interpreted as x values to be plotted.
If
.I Adata
is defined and
.I A
is a function of two variables (ie. A(x,y)),
data values are interpreted as (x,y) pairs and
.I A
becomes a mapping function for the data.
.TP
.BR Acolor
The color for curve A.
The values 1-4 map to black, red, green, and blue respectively.
A value of 0 turns curve A off.
.TP
.BR Adata
The point data for curve 'A'.
If
.I Adata
is set to the name of a file,
data is read and interpreted from that file.
If
.I Adata
is set to a command (beginning with an exclamation, '!'),
the output of the command is read as data.
Otherwise, data is read from the current file.
Data values are separated by white space and/or commas.
A semicolon or end of file indicates the end of data.
.TP
.BR Alabel
The label for curve 'A'.
The curve label is printed in the legend when a curve is defined.
.TP
.BR Alintype
The line type for curve 'A', valued from 0 to 4.
A value of 0 turns line drawing off.
A value of 1 is solid, 2 is dashed, 3 is dotted, and 4 is dot-dashed.
.TP
.BR Anpoints
The number of symbol points for curve 'A'.
If
.I Adata
is defined, all points will be connected with the selected
curve line, but only
.I Anpoints
points will be indicated with a symbol.
This prevents messy graphs when large number of points are defined.
If
.I A
is defined and
.I Adata
is not,
.I Anpoints
is used along with
.I xmin
and
.I xmax
to determine which x values to plot.
.TP
.BR Asymsize
The symbol radius for curve 'A'.
The default size is 100.
A value of 0 turns symbols off.
.TP
.BR Asymtype
This is the name of a segment in
.I symfile
which defines the graphics symbol for curve 'A'.
.TP
.BR Athick
The line thickness for curve 'A', valued from 0 to 4.
A thickness of 0 turns line drawing off.
.SH "GRAPH FILE FORMAT"
A graph file contains definitions for graph and curve
variables.
These definitions fall one per line in the following formats:
.nf

        vreal        = expression       # real variable
        vfunction(x) = expression(x)    # function
        vstring      = "string"         # string variable
        vdata        = filename         # data file
        vdata        = "!command"       # data generator
        variable     = continued \\
                line                    # newline escaped
        vdata        =                  # data
                v1 v2 v3 v4 ... ;

.fi
Comments are preceded by a '#', and continue to the end
of the line.
Except for comments, the newline can be escaped with a backslash.
Note that in the special case where data is contained in
the graph file, a definition will continue over more than
one line.
Data values can be separated by commas or white space, and
reading continues until a semicolon is reached.
No comments are allowed in the data section of a file.
.PP
An expression is an algebraic formula containing numbers,
variables, functions, and the standard operators
{+,-,*,/,^,(,)} (see icalc(1)).
Besides the variables described in the last section,
definitions of intermediate real variables and functions
are allowed for convenience.
They may be used in expressions of graph and curve variables.
.SH EXAMPLE
A file to graph the sine function is:
.nf

        title = "Sine Function from 0 to Pi"
        PI = 3.141592653589793
        A(x) = sin(x)
        xmin = 0
        xmax = PI
        Anpoints = 100

.fi
Or, to graph selected points:
.nf

        title = "Sine Function at 0, .2, .6, and .8"
        A(x) = sin(x)
        Adata =
                0 , .2
                .6 , .8
        ;

.fi
The commands to plot these files might be:
.nf

        bgraph -line sine1.plt | impress | ipr

        bgraph -curve +ymin -1 +ymax 1 sine2.plt | t4014

.fi
.SH FILES
/usr/local/lib/meta/*.mta
/usr/local/lib/meta/*.plt
*.plt
.SH AUTHOR
Greg Ward
.SH BUGS
There is no mechanism provided for undefining a variable.
An axis mapping function which is not invertible (monotonically
increasing or decreasing) confuses the program terribly.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
dgraph(1), gcomp(1), icalc(1), igraph(1), impress(1),
metafile(5), mx80(1), mt160l(1), t4014(1), x11meta(1)
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1	.\" RCSid "$Id: bgraph.1,v 1.2 2003/12/09 15:59:06 greg Exp $"
2	.TH BGRAPH 1 6/24/98 RADIANCE
3	.SH NAME
4	bgraph - do a set of batch graphs to a metafile
5	.SH SYNOPSIS
6	.B bgraph
7	[
8	.B \-type ..
9	][
10	.B +variable value ..
11	][
12	.B file ..
13	]
14	.SH DESCRIPTION
15	.I Bgraph
16	reads each graph
17	.I file
18	in sequence and converts it to a plot suitable
19	for use by a metafile driver program.
20	If no files are given, the standard input is read.
21	.PP
22	The graph type can be defined with a
23	.I \-type
24	option.
25	Types are simply include files which set default values for
26	certain variables.
27	The actual include file name is the type concatanated with ".plt".
28	Typical types are "scatter", "line", and "curve".
29	A scatter graph shows only points.
30	A line graph shows only lines connecting points.
31	A curve graph shows both points and connecting lines.
32	.PP
33	Variables can be set explicitly with
34	.I +variable value
35	options.
36	The following standard graph variables are supported:
37	.TP 10n
38	.BR fthick
39	The frame thickness, valued from 0 to 4.
40	A value of 0 turns the frame off.
41	.TP
42	.BR grid
43	The grid: 1 is on, 0 is off.
44	.TP
45	.BR include
46	The include file name.
47	Graph input is taken from the file.
48	If the file is not found in the current directory, it is
49	searched for in a set of standard locations.
50	.TP
51	.BR legend
52	The legend title.
53	.TP
54	.BR othick
55	The origin axis thickness, valued from 0 to 4.
56	A value of 0 turns the origin off.
57	.TP
58	.BR period
59	The period for a polar plot.
60	For a plot in degrees, use 360.
61	For radians, use 6.283.
62	A value of 0 (the default) indicates a Cartesian plot.
63	.TP
64	.BR subtitle
65	The graph subtitle.
66	.TP
67	.BR symfile
68	The point symbol metafile.
69	.TP
70	.BR tstyle
71	The frame tick mark style.
72	The default value is 1, which is outward tick marks.
73	A value of 2 is inward ticks, 3 is cross ticks.
74	A value of 0 disables frame tick marks.
75	.TP
76	.BR title
77	The graph title.
78	.TP
79	.BR xlabel
80	The x axis label.
81	.TP
82	.BR xmap
83	The x axis mapping function.
84	An x axis mapping xmap(x)=log(x) produces a log x axis.
85	.TP
86	.BR xmax
87	The x axis maximum.
88	.TP
89	.BR xmin
90	The x axis minimum.
91	.TP
92	.BR xstep
93	The x axis step.
94	.TP
95	.BR ylabel
96	The y axis label.
97	.TP
98	.BR ymap
99	The y axis mapping function.
100	An y axis mapping ymap(y)=log(y) produces a log y axis.
101	.TP
102	.BR ymax
103	The y axis maximum.
104	.TP
105	.BR ymin
106	The y axis minimum.
107	.TP
108	.BR ystep
109	The y axis step.
110	.PP
111	In addition to the standard graph variables, each curve
112	has a set of variables.
113	The variables for curve 'A' all begin with the letter 'A';
114	the variables for curve 'B' all begin with the letter 'B',
115	and so on.
116	Up to 8 curves are supported on a single graph, 'A'
117	through 'H'.
118	The variables for curve 'A' are:
119	.TP 10n
120	.BR A
121	The function for curve 'A'.
122	If
123	.I Adata
124	is undefined,
125	.I xmin,
126	.I xmax
127	and
128	.I Anpoints
129	are used to determine which x values to plot.
130	If
131	.I Adata
132	is defined and
133	.I A
134	is a function of a single variable (ie. A(x)),
135	data values are interpreted as x values to be plotted.
136	If
137	.I Adata
138	is defined and
139	.I A
140	is a function of two variables (ie. A(x,y)),
141	data values are interpreted as (x,y) pairs and
142	.I A
143	becomes a mapping function for the data.
144	.TP
145	.BR Acolor
146	The color for curve A.
147	The values 1-4 map to black, red, green, and blue respectively.
148	A value of 0 turns curve A off.
149	.TP
150	.BR Adata
151	The point data for curve 'A'.
152	If
153	.I Adata
154	is set to the name of a file,
155	data is read and interpreted from that file.
156	If
157	.I Adata
158	is set to a command (beginning with an exclamation, '!'),
159	the output of the command is read as data.
160	Otherwise, data is read from the current file.
161	Data values are separated by white space and/or commas.
162	A semicolon or end of file indicates the end of data.
163	.TP
164	.BR Alabel
165	The label for curve 'A'.
166	The curve label is printed in the legend when a curve is defined.
167	.TP
168	.BR Alintype
169	The line type for curve 'A', valued from 0 to 4.
170	A value of 0 turns line drawing off.
171	A value of 1 is solid, 2 is dashed, 3 is dotted, and 4 is dot-dashed.
172	.TP
173	.BR Anpoints
174	The number of symbol points for curve 'A'.
175	If
176	.I Adata
177	is defined, all points will be connected with the selected
178	curve line, but only
179	.I Anpoints
180	points will be indicated with a symbol.
181	This prevents messy graphs when large number of points are defined.
182	If
183	.I A
184	is defined and
185	.I Adata
186	is not,
187	.I Anpoints
188	is used along with
189	.I xmin
190	and
191	.I xmax
192	to determine which x values to plot.
193	.TP
194	.BR Asymsize
195	The symbol radius for curve 'A'.
196	The default size is 100.
197	A value of 0 turns symbols off.
198	.TP
199	.BR Asymtype
200	This is the name of a segment in
201	.I symfile
202	which defines the graphics symbol for curve 'A'.
203	.TP
204	.BR Athick
205	The line thickness for curve 'A', valued from 0 to 4.
206	A thickness of 0 turns line drawing off.
207	.SH "GRAPH FILE FORMAT"
208	A graph file contains definitions for graph and curve
209	variables.
210	These definitions fall one per line in the following formats:
211	.nf
212
213	vreal = expression # real variable
214	vfunction(x) = expression(x) # function
215	vstring = "string" # string variable
216	vdata = filename # data file
217	vdata = "!command" # data generator
218	variable = continued \\
219	line # newline escaped
220	vdata = # data
221	v1 v2 v3 v4 ... ;
222
223	.fi
224	Comments are preceded by a '#', and continue to the end
225	of the line.
226	Except for comments, the newline can be escaped with a backslash.
227	Note that in the special case where data is contained in
228	the graph file, a definition will continue over more than
229	one line.
230	Data values can be separated by commas or white space, and
231	reading continues until a semicolon is reached.
232	No comments are allowed in the data section of a file.
233	.PP
234	An expression is an algebraic formula containing numbers,
235	variables, functions, and the standard operators
236	{+,-,*,/,^,(,)} (see icalc(1)).
237	Besides the variables described in the last section,
238	definitions of intermediate real variables and functions
239	are allowed for convenience.
240	They may be used in expressions of graph and curve variables.
241	.SH EXAMPLE
242	A file to graph the sine function is:
243	.nf
244
245	title = "Sine Function from 0 to Pi"
246	PI = 3.141592653589793
247	A(x) = sin(x)
248	xmin = 0
249	xmax = PI
250	Anpoints = 100
251
252	.fi
253	Or, to graph selected points:
254	.nf
255
256	title = "Sine Function at 0, .2, .6, and .8"
257	A(x) = sin(x)
258	Adata =
259	0 , .2
260	.6 , .8
261	;
262
263	.fi
264	The commands to plot these files might be:
265	.nf
266
267	bgraph -line sine1.plt \| impress \| ipr
268
269	bgraph -curve +ymin -1 +ymax 1 sine2.plt \| t4014
270
271	.fi
272	.SH FILES
273	/usr/local/lib/meta/*.mta
274	/usr/local/lib/meta/*.plt
275	*.plt
276	.SH AUTHOR
277	Greg Ward
278	.SH BUGS
279	There is no mechanism provided for undefining a variable.
280	An axis mapping function which is not invertible (monotonically
281	increasing or decreasing) confuses the program terribly.
282	.SH "SEE ALSO"
283	dgraph(1), gcomp(1), icalc(1), igraph(1), impress(1),
284	metafile(5), mx80(1), mt160l(1), t4014(1), x11meta(1)