man/man1/bgraph.1

.\" RCSid "$Id: bgraph.1,v 1.3 2004/01/01 19:31:44 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 | psmeta | lpr

        bgraph -curve +ymin -1 +ymax 1 sine2.plt | x11meta

.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),
metafile(5), x11meta(1)
Revision:	1.4
Committed:	Thu Oct 27 00:20:08 2005 UTC (19 years ago) by greg
Branch:	MAIN
CVS Tags:	rad3R8
Changes since 1.3:	+5 -5 lines
Log Message:	Updated "SEE ALSO" links
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1	greg	1.4	.\" RCSid "$Id: bgraph.1,v 1.3 2004/01/01 19:31:44 greg Exp $"
2	greg	1.1	.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	greg	1.3	{+,-,*,/,^,(,)} (see icalc(1)).
237	greg	1.1	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	greg	1.4	bgraph -line sine1.plt \| psmeta \| lpr
268	greg	1.1
269	greg	1.4	bgraph -curve +ymin -1 +ymax 1 sine2.plt \| x11meta
270	greg	1.1
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	greg	1.4	dgraph(1), gcomp(1), icalc(1), igraph(1),
284			metafile(5), x11meta(1)