jesperse@nas.nasa.gov (Dennis Jespersen) (06/05/91)
We have released the latest version of our nxyplot plotting package. This is a plotting program for NeXT machines running operating system 2.0 (or higher). It has been sent to the archives sonata.cc.purdue.edu and cs.orst.edu. Quick summary of enhancements for version 1.5 of nxyplot: 1. More robust handling of input files; they can now have limited text comments and arbitrary non-ASCII characters. 2. Capability to read and write "format" files. A format file contains information about the min/max, line types, etc., and can be used as a template to allow easily regenerating plots where many non-default options have been selected. 3. Capability to write an Encapsulated PostScript file describing the plot. This file can be included in other applications. 4. Service providing. Under NeXT system 2.0 and higher, applications can register as service providers. This program offers a plotting service to any application which can put appropriate data on an ASCII pasteboard. 5. Capability to read compressed files. This is to help conserve disk space. Overall Summary: nxyplot is a program for plotting two-dimensional curves, with data coming from one or more files. Each file can contain multiple y-values for each x value. Each data file should be an ASCII or compressed file, with each line containing the x-value followed by the y-values for each curve. Thus, each data file should look like x1 y1 ... yn x2 y2 ... yn etc., where there are n curves to be plotted. A sample file (test2.xyp) is provided in the distribution to illustrate this format and to use for testing the program. The input file can contain text comments provided that the text contains no periods or numerals, and provided that no text appears on the first line of the file. -- Dennis Jespersen MS 202A-1 NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 Voice: (415) 604-6742 FAX: (415) 604-1095 email: jesperse@rft28.nas.nasa.gov We have met the enemy and he is us. -- Pogo
hardy@golem.ps.uci.edu (Meinhard E. Mayer (Hardy)) (06/11/91)
A number of items posted a few days ago reappeared today with some FidoNet return path. Is this duplication really necessary? What is this "doggone" FidoNet? Greetings, Hardy -------****------- Meinhard E. Mayer (Hardy); Department of Physics, University of California Irvine CA 92717; (714) 856 5543; hardy@golem.ps.uci.edu or MMAYER@UCI.BITNET