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slib-charplot

Description

A port of the SLIB character plotting library. For SLIB documentation see charplot.

Documentation

Note that the SLIB documentation describes charplot:dimensions. This, and other plot defining variables, are not exported here. Rather parameters are provided.

Usage
 
(import slib-charplot)
plot-dimensions
[procedure] (plot-dimensions [DIMS]) -> (or boolean (list exact-integer exact-integer))

A list of the maximum height (number of lines) and maximum width (number of columns) for the graph, its scales, and labels.

The default value uses the output-port-height and output-port-width of current-output-port at plot time.

DIMS
(or #f (list exact-integer exact-integer)) ; (Height-rows Width-columns), default #f.

The left-margin effects the width consumed. The effective minimum dimensions are (4 (+ 5 (plot-left-margin))).

Use this parameter instead of charplot:dimensions.

plot-left-margin
[procedure] (plot-left-margin [WID]) -> exact-integer
WID
(or #f exact-integer) ; Width-columns, initial 12, with default 2.

2 is the the minimum value.

Use this parameter instead of charplot:left-margin.

xborder-char
yborder-char
xaxis-char
yaxis-char
xtick-char
bar-char
[procedure] (xborder-char [CHAR]) -> char
[procedure] (yborder-char [CHAR]) -> char
[procedure] (xaxis-char [CHAR]) -> char
[procedure] (yaxis-char [CHAR]) -> char
[procedure] (xtick-char [CHAR]) -> char
[procedure] (bar-char [CHAR]) -> char

Use these parameters instead of char:xborder, char:yborder, char:xaxis, char:yaxis, char:xtick & char:bar.

curves-chars
[procedure] (curves-chars [CHARS]) -> exact-integer
CHARS
(or #f string) ; characters to use for the plot curve, #f uses the default set.

Use this parameter instead of char:curves.

plot
[procedure] (plot COORDS X-LABEL Y-LABEL [HISTOGRAM?])

COORDS is an array, list or vector of coordinates, lists of x and y coordinates. X-LABEL and Y-LABEL are strings with which to label the x and y axes.

COORDS
(or array list vector) ; coordinate data elements
X-LABEL
string ; x axis label.
Y-LABEL
string ; y axis label.
HISTOGRAM?
boolean ; line or filled graph.

The elements of a list are of the form (X Y1 ... Yn), where (< 0 n). Other accepted forms are: (X . Y) & (X (Y1 ... Yn)), which are interpreted as (X Y) & (X Y1 ... Yn), respectively.

The elements of a 1-dim array or vector are of type Y or (Y1 ... Yn)). The missing X value is generated from [0 .. c-1], where c is the cardinality of the array or vector. The generated data is then (X Y ...).

The elements of a 2-dim array are interpreted as (X Y ...).

The following COORDS produce the same plot:

[procedure] (plot FUNC X1 X2 [NPTS])

Plots the function of the single-argument FUNC over the range X1 to X2. If the optional integer argument NPTS is supplied, it specifies the number of points to evaluate func at.

FUNC
(number -> float) ; function to plot.
X1
number ; plot range start.
X2
number ; plot range end.
NPTS
exact-integer ; number of points to evaluate FUNC, default 64.
histograph
[procedure] (histograph DATA LABEL)

Creates and displays a histogram of the numerical values contained in vector or list DATA. LABEL is a string.

DATA
(or list vector) ; elements are number.
LABEL
string ; plot label.

Author

Aubrey Jaffer

Maintainer

Kon Lovett

Requirements

srfi-63

Version history
1.0.3
plot accepts a SRFI-63 array.
1.0.0
C5 release.

License

Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 2001, 2003 Aubrey Jaffer

Permission to copy this software, to modify it, to redistribute it, to distribute modified versions, and to use it for any purpose is granted, subject to the following restrictions and understandings.

1. Any copy made of this software must include this copyright notice in full.

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