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| plplot(3plplot) | PLplot API | plplot(3plplot) |
NAME¶
PLplot - Advanced 2D and 3D scientific plotting library
DESCRIPTION¶
Available API man pages:
- pl_setcontlabelformat: Set format of numerical label for contours
- pl_setcontlabelparam: Set parameters of contour labelling other than format of numerical label
- pladv: Advance the (sub-)page
- plarc: Draw a circular or elliptical arc
- plaxes: Draw a box with axes, etc. with arbitrary origin
- plbin: Plot a histogram from binned data
- plbop: Begin a new page
- plbox: Draw a box with axes, etc
- plbox3: Draw a box with axes, etc, in 3-d
- plbtime: Calculate broken-down time from continuous time for the current stream
- plcalc_world: Calculate world coordinates and corresponding window index from relative device coordinates
- plclear: Clear current (sub)page
- plcol0: Set color, cmap0
- plcol1: Set color, cmap1
- plcolorbar: Plot color bar for image, shade or gradient plots
- plconfigtime: Configure the transformation between continuous and broken-down time for the current stream
- plcont: Contour plot
- plcpstrm: Copy state parameters from the reference stream to the current stream
- plctime: Calculate continuous time from broken-down time for the current stream
- plend: End plotting session
- plend1: End plotting session for current stream
- plenv0: Same as plenv(3plplot) but if in multiplot mode does not advance the subpage, instead clears it
- plenv: Set up standard window and draw box
- pleop: Eject current page
- plerrx: Draw error bars in x direction
- plerry: Draw error bars in the y direction
- plfamadv: Advance to the next family file on the next new page
- plfill: Draw filled polygon
- plfill3: Draw filled polygon in 3D
- plflush: Flushes the output stream
- plfont: Set font
- plfontld: Load Hershey fonts
- plGetCursor: Wait for graphics input event and translate to world coordinates.
- plgchr: Get character default height and current (scaled) height
- plgcmap1_range: Get the cmap1 argument range for continuous color plots
- plgcol0: Returns 8-bit RGB values for given color index from cmap0
- plgcol0a: Returns 8-bit RGB values and PLFLT alpha transparency value for given color index from cmap0
- plgcolbg: Returns the background color (cmap0[0]) by 8-bit RGB value
- plgcolbga: Returns the background color (cmap0[0]) by 8-bit RGB value and PLFLT alpha transparency value
- plgcompression: Get the current device-compression setting
- plgdev: Get the current device (keyword) name
- plgdidev: Get parameters that define current device-space window
- plgdiori: Get plot orientation
- plgdiplt: Get parameters that define current plot-space window
- plgdrawmode: Get drawing mode (depends on
- device support!)
- plgfam: Get family file parameters
- plgfci: Get FCI (font characterization integer)
- plgfnam: Get output file name
- plgfont: Get family, style and weight of the current font
- plglevel: Get the (current) run level
- plgpage: Get page parameters
- plgra: Switch to graphics screen
- plgradient: Draw linear gradient inside polygon
- plgriddata: Grid data from irregularly sampled data
- plgspa: Get current subpage parameters
- plgstrm: Get current stream number
- plgver: Get the current library version number
- plgvpd: Get viewport limits in normalized device coordinates
- plgvpw: Get viewport limits in world coordinates
- plgxax: Get x axis parameters
- plgyax: Get y axis parameters
- plgzax: Get z axis parameters
- plhist: Plot a histogram from unbinned data
- plhlsrgb: Convert HLS color to RGB
- plimagefr: Plot a 2D matrix using cmap1
- plimage: Plot a 2D matrix using cmap1 with automatic color adjustment
- plinit: Initialize PLplot
- pljoin: Draw a line between two points
- pllab: Simple routine to write labels
- pllegend: Plot legend using discretely annotated filled boxes, lines, and/or lines of symbols
- pllightsource: Sets the 3D position of the light source
- plline: Draw a line
- plline3: Draw a line in 3 space
- pllsty: Select line style
- plmap: Plot continental outline or shapefile data in world coordinates
- plmapfill: Plot all or a subset of Shapefile data, filling the polygons
- plmapline: Plot all or a subset of Shapefile data using lines in world coordinates
- plmapstring: Plot all or a subset of Shapefile data using strings or points in world coordinates
- plmaptex: Draw text at points defined by Shapefile data in world coordinates
- plmeridians: Plot latitude and longitude lines
- plmesh: Plot surface mesh
- plmeshc: Magnitude colored plot surface mesh with contour
- plmkstrm: Creates a new stream and makes it the default
- plmtex: Write text relative to viewport boundaries
- plmtex3: Write text relative to viewport boundaries in 3D plots
- plot3d: Plot 3-d surface plot
- plot3dc: Magnitude colored plot surface with contour
- plot3dcl: Magnitude colored plot surface with contour for z[x][y] with y index limits
- plparseopts: Parse command-line arguments
- plpat: Set area line fill pattern
- plpath: Draw a line between two points, accounting for coordinate transforms
- plpoin: Plot a glyph at the specified points
- plpoin3: Plot a glyph at the specified 3D points
- plpoly3: Draw a polygon in 3 space
- plprec: Set precision in numeric labels
- plpsty: Select area fill pattern
- plptex: Write text inside the viewport
- plptex3: Write text inside the viewport of a 3D plot
- plrandd: Random number generator returning a real random number in the range [0,1]
- plreplot: Replays contents of plot buffer to current device/file
- plrgbhls: Convert RGB color to HLS
- plschr: Set character size
- plscmap0: Set cmap0 colors by 8-bit RGB values
- plscmap0a: Set cmap0 colors by 8-bit RGB values and PLFLT alpha transparency value
- plscmap0n: Set number of colors in cmap0
- plscmap1_range: Set the cmap1 argument range for continuous color plots
- plscmap1: Set opaque RGB cmap1 colors values
- plscmap1a: Set semitransparent cmap1 RGBA colors.
- plscmap1l: Set cmap1 colors using a piece-wise linear relationship
- plscmap1la: Set cmap1 colors and alpha transparency using a piece-wise linear relationship
- plscmap1n: Set number of colors in cmap1
- plscol0: Set 8-bit RGB values for given cmap0 color index
- plscol0a: Set 8-bit RGB values and PLFLT alpha transparency value for given cmap0 color index
- plscolbg: Set the background color by 8-bit RGB value
- plscolbga: Set the background color by 8-bit RGB value and PLFLT alpha transparency value.
- plscolor: Used to globally turn color output on/off
- plscompression: Set device-compression level
- plsdev: Set the device (keyword) name
- plsdidev: Set parameters that define current device-space window
- plsdimap: Set up transformation from metafile coordinates
- plsdiori: Set plot orientation
- plsdiplt: Set parameters that define current plot-space window
- plsdiplz: Set parameters incrementally (zoom mode) that define current plot-space window
- plsdrawmode: Set drawing mode (depends on device support!)
- plseed: Set seed for internal random number generator.
- plsesc: Set the escape character for text strings
- plsetopt: Set any command-line option
- plsfam: Set family file parameters
- plsfci: Set FCI (font characterization integer)
- plsfnam: Set output file name
- plsfont: Set family, style and weight of the current font
- plshades: Shade regions on the basis of value
- plshade: Shade individual region on the basis of value
- plslabelfunc: Assign a function to use for generating custom axis labels
- plsmaj: Set length of major ticks
- plsmem: Set the memory area to be plotted (RGB)
- plsmema: Set the memory area to be plotted (RGBA)
- plsmin: Set length of minor ticks
- plsori: Set orientation
- plspage: Set page parameters
- plspal0: Set the cmap0 palette using the specified cmap0*.pal format file
- plspal1: Set the cmap1 palette using the specified cmap1*.pal format file
- plspause: Set the pause (on end-of-page) status
- plsstrm: Set current output stream
- plssub: Set the number of subpages in x and y
- plssym: Set symbol size
- plstar: Initialization
- plstart: Initialization
- plstransform: Set a global coordinate transform function
- plstring: Plot a glyph at the specified points
- plstring3: Plot a glyph at the specified 3D points
- plstripa: Add a point to a strip chart
- plstripc: Create a 4-pen strip chart
- plstripd: Deletes and releases memory used by a strip chart
- plstyl: Set line style
- plsurf3d: Plot shaded 3-d surface plot
- plsurf3dl: Plot shaded 3-d surface plot for z[x][y] with y index limits
- plsvect: Set arrow style for vector plots
- plsvpa: Specify viewport in absolute coordinates
- plsxax: Set x axis parameters
- plsyax: Set y axis parameters
- plsym: Plot a glyph at the specified points
- plszax: Set z axis parameters
- pltext: Switch to text screen
- pltimefmt: Set format for date / time labels
- plvasp: Specify viewport using aspect ratio only
- plvect: Vector plot
- plvpas: Specify viewport using coordinates and aspect ratio
- plvpor: Specify viewport using normalized subpage coordinates
- plvsta: Select standard viewport
- plw3d: Configure the transformations required for projecting a 3D surface on a 2D window
- plwidth: Set pen width
- plwind: Specify window
- plxormod: Enter or leave xor mode
AUTHORS¶
Many developers (who are credited at http://plplot.org/credits.php) have contributed to PLplot over its long history.
SEE ALSO¶
PLplot documentation at http://plplot.org/documentation.php.
| May, 2024 |