DATAPLOT

(Graphical Language)
For Thermo-Calc and DICTRA Software

User’s Guide
& Examples

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Norra Stationsgatan 93, 5 tr. Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
SE-113 64 Stockholm, SWEDEN SE-100 44 Stockholm, SWEDEN
E-Mail: pingfang@thermocalc.se E-Mail: bosse@mse.kth.se

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Contents
CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................................... I

1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 DATAPLOT GRAPHICAL LANGUAGE ................................................................................................. 1
1.2 RELATED REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT ..................................................................................................................... 2

2 IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE DATAPLOT GRAPHICAL LANGUAGE ............................... 3

2.1 DATAPLOT FILE STRUCTURE ........................................................................................................ 3
2.2 DATAPLOT LANGUAGE SYNTAX....................................................................................................... 3
2.3 COORDINATE SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................................ 3
2.4 GRAPHICAL OPERATION CODES ........................................................................................................... 4
2.5 TABLES OR BLOCKS ............................................................................................................................. 4
2.6 DRAWING A POLYGON ......................................................................................................................... 5
2.7 DRAWING AN ANALYTICAL FUNCTION ................................................................................................ 5
2.8 PAINTING OF AN ENCLOSED AREA ....................................................................................................... 5
2.9 WRITING A TEXT ................................................................................................................................. 5
2.10 PLOTTING A SYMBOL ........................................................................................................................... 6
2.11 OTHER COMMANDS AND MISCELLANEOUS .......................................................................................... 6
2.12 INTERACTIVE PLOTTING ...................................................................................................................... 6
2.13 FORMATTING DIGLAB SYMBOLS IN LATEX DOCUMENTS ................................................................. 6

3 PROLOGUE COMMANDS .................................................................................................................... 11

3.1 PROLOGUE ..................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 XSCALE ........................................................................................................................................... 11
3.3 YSCALE ........................................................................................................................................... 11
3.4 XTEXT ............................................................................................................................................. 11
3.5 YTEXT ............................................................................................................................................. 11
3.6 XTYPE .............................................................................................................................................. 11
3.7 YTYPE .............................................................................................................................................. 12
3.8 XLENGTH ........................................................................................................................................ 12
3.9 YLENGTH ........................................................................................................................................ 12
3.10 TIC_TYPE ........................................................................................................................................ 12
3.11 TITLE ............................................................................................................................................... 12
3.12 DIAGRAM_TYPE............................................................................................................................ 12

4 DATASET COMMANDS ........................................................................................................................ 13

4.1 DATASET ........................................................................................................................................ 13
4.2 BLOCK ............................................................................................................................................. 13
4.3 BLOCKEND ..................................................................................................................................... 13
4.4 DATAPOINT .................................................................................................................................... 15
4.5 CLIP .................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.6 ATTRIBUTE .................................................................................................................................... 15
4.7 LINETYPE........................................................................................................................................ 15
4.8 DRAWLINE ..................................................................................................................................... 16
4.9 CHARSIZE ....................................................................................................................................... 16
4.10 SYMBOLSIZE .................................................................................................................................. 16

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4.11 GLOBALSIZE .................................................................................................................................. 16

4.12 COLOR ............................................................................................................................................. 16
4.13 FONT ................................................................................................................................................ 18
4.14 STRING ............................................................................................................................................ 19
4.15 TEXT ................................................................................................................................................ 19
4.16 FUNCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 20
4.17 PCFUNCTION.................................................................................................................................. 20
4.18 PAINT ............................................................................................................................................... 20
4.19 INCLUDE ......................................................................................................................................... 20

5 LTEXT’S POSTSCRIPT FORMATTING CODES .............................................................................. 21

5.1 CODES TAKING NO ARGUMENT ......................................................................................................... 21
5.2 CODES TAKING ONE ARGUMENT ....................................................................................................... 22
5.3 CODES TAKING ONE STRING ARGUMENT .......................................................................................... 23
5.4 CODES TAKING TWO STRING ARGUMENTS ........................................................................................ 23
5.5 CODES TAKING MANY ARGUMENTS .................................................................................................. 24
5.6 NESTING OF CODES ............................................................................................................................ 24
5.7 POSTSCRIPT FONTS ............................................................................................................................ 24
5.8 POSTSCRIPT VECTORS ....................................................................................................................... 24
5.9 POSTSCRIPT PAINT PATTERNS ........................................................................................................... 24

6 EXAMPLES OF DATAPLOT FILES AND THEIR RESULTING OUTPUTS ................................ 33

6.1 EXAMPLE 1 – DRAW LINES AND SYMBOLS ........................................................................................ 33
6.2 EXAMPLE 2 – DRAW POLYGONS AND SYMBOLS ................................................................................ 34
6.3 EXAMPLE 3 – USING STRING AND VARIOUS LINE TYPES ................................................................... 35
6.4 EXAMPLE 4 – DRAW CURVES DEFINED BY FUNCTIONS ..................................................................... 36
6.5 EXAMPLE 5 – USE INCLUDED FILES FOR PREDEFINED SYMBOLS ....................................................... 37
6.6 EXAMPLE 6 – PLOT TRIANGULAR DIAGRAMS FOR TERNARY SYSTEMS ............................................. 39
6.7 EXAMPLE 7 – POSTSCRIPT CHARACTERS/SYMBOLS/PATTERNS/LINES .............................................. 41
6.8 EXAMPLE 8 – LTEXT CODES TAKING NO ARGUMENTS .................................................................... 43
6.9 EXAMPLE 9 – LTEXT CODES TAKING VARIOUS TYPES OF ARGUMENTS .......................................... 44
6.10 EXAMPLE 10 – COLOR CODES AND THEIR COLOR EFFECTS ............................................................... 45

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1 Introduction

1 Introduction

1.1 DATAPLOT Graphical Language

In order to obtain graphical output of any numerical data and informative strings, a graphical language called
DATAPLOT has been developed in connection with the graphical software DIGLIB [1]. Using this graphical
language, a user may store various information in a normal textual file (*.EXP), which can be plotted as
graphical symbols, lines, texts or Greek letters on any plot device support by DIGLIB.

It is possible to create a DATAPLOT (*.EXP) file directly from diagrams published in journals by using a
graphical tablet and the program DIGPAD [2].

A user may generate and plot DATAPLOT (*.EXP) files together with various calculation and/or experimental
results from, for example, phase and property diagrams calculated by the Thermo-Calc software [3,4,5], analytical
functions defined by the FuncOptPlot software [6], or composition profiles simulated by the DICTRA software
[7,8]
.

The Thermo-Calc and DICTRA software have completely implemented the DATAPLOT language and relevant
graphical interface in the POST-processor. Therefore, various calculation and simulation results from these
software are always interpreted in the comprehensive DATAPLOT language that ensures efficient graphical
presentations on screen, graphical files or hard copies in a professional and high-quality graphical standard.

An EXP file automatically generated by the POST-processor (using the MAKE_EXPERIMENTAL_DATAFILE

command) in the Thermo-Calc and DICTRA software is a DATAPLOT (*.EXP) file and contains all types of
legal DATAPLOT commands and their parameters. With a simple textual editor, the user may also modify or
add some DATAPLOT commands and related parameters in an existing EXP file. This is very useful when
appending experimental information on calculated/simulated plots, and when specifying user-desired texts,
symbols, colors, fonts, filled patterns, diagram types, diagram sizes, symbol/character sizes, titles, special
characters, etc.

However, if a PostScript copy is generated (either saved as a PostScript graphical file or printed on a PostScript-
supporting device), some normal DATAPLOT commands may appear in a strange way or do not work properly.
Therefore, some special formatting codes must be used for such PostScript outputs; this is achieved by using the
LTEXT Text Formatting Program and/or the ordinary PostScript commands.

1.2 Related References

1. DIGLIB User’s Guide
2. DIGPAD User’s Guide
3. Thermo-Calc Software System
4. Thermo-Calc User’s Guide
5. FOP User’s Guide
6. DICTRA User’s Guide
7. DICTRA Examples Book

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1.3 About This Document

This DATAPLOT User’s Guide & Examples document is a supplementary part of the following manual sets:
 Thermo-Calc 3.0 Console Mode Manual Set User’s Guide
 DICTRA26 Manual Set (DICTRA26 User’s Guide and DICTRA26 Examples Book).

The DATAPLOT User’s Guide gives all the details on the graphical language DATAPLOT that a phase
diagram or property diagram calculated by Thermo-Calc or a kinetic profile simulated by DICTRA26 can be
defined.

In this User’s Guide, the important features of the DATAPLOT language are overviewed in Chapter 2. Then, all
commands are described in detail, for defining PROLOGUE (in Chapter 3) and DATASET (in Chapter 4),
respectively. The LTEXT Text Formatting Program for editing PostScript codes is summarized in Chapter 5.
Finally, a number of instructive examples and the standard codes for various formatting purposes are given in
Chapter 6.

A section (i.e., Section 2.13) introduce the method of formatting DIGLIB symbols in LaTeX documents, for the
purpose of necessarily/appropriately referring to the corresponding LaTeX symbols (closest to those DIGLIB
symbols which have been plotted on a Thermo-Calc or DICTRA figure using the DATAPLOT Graphical
Language) in the texts of LaTeX documents for publications/reports.

The section Example 6 in Section 6.10 demonstrate how to use different available color codes for setting colors
in plotted Thermo-Calc and DICTRA graphs.

Editors of This Document:

Dr. Pingfang Shi Prof. Bo Sundman
Thermo-Calc Software AB (TCS) Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
Norra Stationsgatan 93, 5 tr. Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
SE-113 64 Stockholm, SWEDEN SE-100 44 Stockholm, SWEDEN
E-Mail: pingfang@thermocalc.se E-Mail: bosse@mse.kth.se

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2 Important Features of the DATAPLOT Graphical

Language
2.1 DATAPLOT File STRUCTURE
A DATAPLOT file is a normal textual file with the extension of EXP that can be created with a textual editor or
by a program. The file must contain one or more DATASETS and possibly also one or more PROLOGUES. Each
PROLOGUE/DATASET is an entity that can be individually selected for plotting.
A PROLOGUE/DATASET is identified by a unique positive number in the file. A PROLOGUE normally contains
various DATASET commands for defining information about axis scaling, axis text, axis length, title and so on. A
PROLOGUE is terminated by another PROLOGUE or by the first DATASET. This means that all PROLOGUES must
be placed at the beginning of the file, before the first DATASET.
A DATASET normally contains various DATASET commands that are associated some separate data points, as
well as with one or more BLOCKS of data (calculated or experimental). A DATASET is terminated by another
DATASET command or the end of file.

2.2 DATAPLOT Language Syntax

The DATAPLOT language consists of commands with or without parameters:
COMMAND {parameter(s)}
The basic graphical command consists simply of an X/Y coordinate pair and a Graphical Operation Code (GOC).
With other commands, the interpretation of this basic command can be modified in many ways. There are separate
commands to draw a polygon or a function, and various facilities to obtain texts in many different fonts.
For convenience in editing a DATAPLOT file, the graphical commands can be abbreviated.
Note that a command (with parameters) must not exceed 80 characters. If it is too long (normally as writing
necessary codes in a command’s parameters for a complex expression), two or more lines can be edited.

2.3 Coordinate Systems

The DATAPLOT language accepts coordinates in three different coordinate systems, which are called word, virtual
and normalized, respectively.
The word coordinates are those selected by the user, that may represent any kind of data and be of “any”
magnitude.
The normalized coordinate system goes from zero to one. When plotting, the user must interactively scale each
axis by selecting the minimum and maximum word coordinates on the axis. In the normalized coordinate system,
the minimum axis value is represented by zero and the maximum by one. DIGLIB will draw a square between the
four points (of the X and Y axes) that are determined by the coordinates zero and one in the normalized
coordinates. Note that it is also possible to draw triangular plots as described below. However, in most places, we
only reference square diagrams. All data points within the minimum and maximum word coordinates will be
plotted inside this square. DIGLIB will also write tic marks and corresponding word values at such tic marks.
The virtual coordinate system uses centimeter as units. However, the actual size of one unit is dependent on the
implementation of the device driver in DIGLIB. It is not recommended to use this coordinate system if different
output devices are used for preliminary and final plots.
It may be convenient to use normalized coordinates to draw boxes and texts. The user may give normalized
coordinates outside zero and one if the user wishes to write texts outside the area enclosed by the square. To
ensure proper operation outside the normalized box, the clipping must be turned off.

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2.4 Graphical Operation Codes

The Graphical Operation Code (GOC) determines how the coordinates will be interpreted and also what shall be
done at the point determined by the coordinates. For an individual data point, its GOC codes must be given. For
each data BLOCK, the user may define a default GOC that will be used for the whole BLOCK, unless a GOC is
explicitly defined for a specific point.
The GOC is a combination of the following characters:
Character Meaning
W, V or N To use Word, Virtual or Normalized coordinates
A or R To use Absolute or Relative values
M or D To perform a Move or Draw operation
B To apply “soft” splines on the line drawn between the coordinate pairs
S To plot default symbol
S# To change default symbol to No # and to plot it
’TEXT To plot any text “TEXT” at the current position
N.B. The ’ command should be the last operation in a GOC code.
If S is omitted, no symbol will be plotted. A number selecting the symbol can optionally follow the character S.
The DIGLIB software determines which symbol the number represents. See Section 2.10 for more details on
plotting symbols.
If any of the other characters are omitted, the default defined for the BLOCK will be used. Absolute values imply
the current coordinates; relative values mean that they shall be added to the current coordinates. The GOC must
be written without any space between various characters, but the order for the characters is irrelevant.
If no GOC is defined for a BLOCK, the system default is MWA, which means Move Word Absolute, i.e., move to
the given point that is interpreted as absolute word coordinates. The GOC=DNA means draw a line from the
current point to the new one interpreting the coordinates as normalized. After each draw or move operation, the
so-called current point will be the new point.
The TEXT following the ’ command is interpreted and expanded by the DIGLIB software, if it includes any ^
operator or STRING names using the ~ descriptor (see Sections 4.14 and 4.15). For obtaining PostScript
outputs, the TEXT must be edited by the LTEXT’s Text Formatting Program instead (see Chapter 5).

2.5 Tables or Blocks

In many cases, the user has (calculated or experimental) data in form of tables, and would like to plot one or
several columns as X-axis and one or more columns as Y-axis. A single table may contain many sets of data
records of the same kind of information for a specific data BLOCK. There can be many data BLOCKS in a
DATASET.
By enclosing such a table in a data BLOCK, the user can select which column(s) is the X-axis and which is the
Y-axis. For instance,
BLOCK X=C1; Y1=C3; Y2=C2; GOC=C4,DAW
Where the X-axis values are in column 1, the Y-axis values are in columns 2 and 3, and any GOC codes will be
in column 4. The default GOC for this BLOCK is Draw Absolute Word. The GOC code inside the table is only
necessary if the default GOC is not applicable.
A more elaborate use of the table is shown in this example:
BLOCK X=C3; Y=1E3/(C3+273); GOC=C8,MAWS1
Where the X-axis values are in column 3, the Y-axis values are in column 1 but here they are transformed by
first adding 273 and then divide by 1000 by the result. Any GOC is in column 8, and the default GOC is Move
Absolute Word and plot the Symbol No. 1.

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Columns in a table must be separated by one or more space characters. Thus, they do not have to be justified.
It is possible to have tables with mixed text and numbers, but the user must be aware of the fact that each word
followed by a space is counted as one column. Of course, the columns used for plotting must be numerical. An
example of a legal line in a table is
298.15 This_is_the_second_column 11.5 This_is_the_fourth_column
Note that a line in the table must not exceed 80 characters. A BLOCK must be terminated by a line with the
BLOCKEND command.

2.6 Drawing a Polygon

Normally, each point is written on a separate line. But in order to draw a line in a more compact way, the use
may use the command DRAWLINE. DRAWLINE is followed by a couple of X/Y pairs of numbers. The X/Y
pairs must be separated by a space, and there must be a comma sign between the X and Y values. DRAWLINE
makes a move operation to the first pair of X/Y coordinates, and then draw a line among all pairs up to the last
one. All pairs must fit on one line of 80 characters, but the user may of course have several consequent
DRAWLINE commands.

2.7 Drawing an Analytical Function

As was shown earlier, it is possible in a BLOCK to set an axis to a function. It is not even necessary to use a
value from any column in order to compute the function value to be plotted. In order to plot a function with an
even increment of the independent variable, there is a command FUNCTION.

2.8 Painting of an Enclosed Area

It is possible to paint or fill an area in a specified pattern in the plot with the PAINT command. Available
patterns are determined by the DIGLIB software. Related command to PAINT is PCFUNCTION. At present, the
PAINT command only works on PostScript devices; see Section 5.9 and Figure 5 for all types of possible
patterns available for various fonts in the PostScript format.

2.9 Writing a Text

In order to write a text, the user may use the TEXT command. This will write the text at the current point.
It is also possible to write a text at any X/Y pair by appending a single quote followed by the text on the same
line. For example,
1.1 1.0 NAM’This is a text
will cause the text “This is a text” to be written at the normalized coordinates (1.1, 1.0).
The user may select the font used for the text by the FONT command, and the size of the characters by the
CHARSIZE command. This size of the symbols can be set with a SYMBOLSIZE command.
If a text or a single character should be of a different font than all the other text, or if the user would like to use
subscripts or superscripts in a text, it is necessary to use the ^ operators or STRING command to create the text
(see Sections 4.14 and 4.15). The STRING command will store, in a variable specified by the user, the text
including all text-formatting information defined by the DIGLIB software; this is shown in Example 3 (Section
6.3) and Example 5 (Section 6.5).
However, if a graphical output is done on a PostScript device using the PostScript hardcopy fonts, special text
formatting codes as presented in Chapter 5 (the LTEXT Text Formatting Program) should be used. Note that the
above-mentioned STRING formatting syntax will then not be valid.

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2.10 Plotting a Symbol

As described in Section 2.4, a GOC code in a data BLOCK may contain an S option to plot a symbol for a X/Y
pair or the same symbols for the while data BLOCK. A number selecting the symbol may optionally follow the
character S. Like writing texts, it is also possible to plot a symbol at any current X/Y position by appending a
quote specified by the symbol number in the GOC code (e.g., 1.1 1.0 MANS5’This is a text).
Figure 1 summarizes all standard symbols available in the DIGLIB software (Figure 1a as printed from the
Thermo-Calc/DICTRA Graph window, and Figure 1b as saved in EMF format). Note that a default symbol is
the current symbol in the current run of the Thermo-Calc/FOP/DICTRA software (it is usually the No 1 symbol
if the POST-processor is switched on for the first time). S (i.e., # is not specified) means that the current
symbol is plotted. S0 (i.e., #=0) means that no symbol is plotted.
Note that all the DIGLIB symbols work properly and give very nice output results for the PostScript format (as
illustrated in Figure 1c, graphical files viewed by PostScript-supporting graphical software, or hardcopies
printed on PostScript-supporting devices).
One can also insert DIGLIB symbols into LaTeX-edited documents; for details, refer to Section 2.13 and Figure
1d.

2.11 Other Commands and Miscellaneous

Line type can be solid, long dashed, short dashed or dotted. This can be selected by the LINETYPE command.
If the user has a color device, it is also possible to change color on the lines with the COLOR command. On
some non-color devices, colors are simulated with different width and dashing of the lines.
By default, all data outside the normalized coordinates zero and one are not plotted. This can be changed by
using the CLIP command.
When plotting symbols representing various experimental data, it is important that the symbols are centered
around the coordinate values.
When writing a text, the user would instead often like to give the coordinates of the lower left corner of the first
character in the text. This is the default case, but the user may change it by the ATTRIBUTE command.
The user may create libraries with e.g. texts and include these in many similar plots by using the INCLUDE
command.
The dollar sign $ as the first character of a line stands for a comment character, and thus the whole line will be
ignored when plotting.

2.12 Interactive Plotting

The DATAPLOT file is read into the POST-processor of the Thermo-Calc, FuncOptPlot or DICTRA
workspaces by the APPEND_EXPERIMENTAL_DATA or QUICK_EXPERIMENTAL_PLOT commands. These
commands will ask for the name of the DATAPLOT file and also which PROLOGUE(S) and DATASET(S) to
be plotted.
By giving the PROLOGUE/DATASET number as -1, the user will obtain a list of the available
PROLOGUES/DATASETS in the file. Note that if “DATASET 0” is present in a DATAPLOT file, its data will
always be used independent on which other DATASETS have been chosen.

2.13 Formatting DIGLAB Symbols in LaTeX Documents

When writing papers using the LaTeX editor, one may sometimes refer to use the DIGLIB symbols in texts, in
addition to in figures (which are described in other sections of this document). Naturally, this is very useful
necessarily/appropriately referring to the corresponding LaTeX symbols (closest to those DIGLIB symbols

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which have been plotted on a Thermo-Calc/DICTRA figure using the DATAPLOT Graphical Language) in the
texts of LaTeX documents for publications/reports.
This section shows how to generate some DIGLIB symbols in texts, through the attached LaTeX source file
(DIGLIB_Sym.tex listed below) and its converted jpg file (DIGLIB_Sym.jpg as in Figure 1d).
\documentclass[dvips,12pt]{article}
\textwidth 165mm
\textheight 225mm
\oddsidemargin 1mm
\evensidemargin 1mm
\topmargin 1mm
%%\usepackage{amssymb}
%% next replace amssymb and to get udtimes
\usepackage[utopia]{mathdesign}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage{graphics}
\usepackage{graphicx,subfigure} % with figures
%\usepackage[draft]{graphicx} % without figures
\usepackage{subfigure} % with figures
\topmargin 1mm
\oddsidemargin 1mm
\evensidemargin 1mm

\begin{document}

{\Large \bf Diglib symbols and their corresponding LaTeX symbols}

\vspace{5mm}

The table below gives the closest corresponding LaTeX symbol. All symbols (except for +) must be generated
in math mode. Most of these require the package amssymb, i.e., one must have a directive
usepackage{amssymb} in the preamble. Two of the symbols require the more extensive mathdesign which
can be included with usepackage[utopia]{mathdesign}.

\vspace{5mm}
{\Large
\begin{tabular}{llll}
Diglib & Latex & Latex name & Note\\
1 & $\vartriangle$ & $\backslash$vartriangle & amssymb \\
2 & $\square$ & $\backslash$square\\
3 & {\Huge $\diamond$} & $\backslash$diamond & size $\backslash$Large \\
4 & $\udtimes$ & $\backslash$udtimes & mathdesign \\
5 & $\triangledown$ & $\backslash$triangledown & amssymb\\
6 & + & normal + \\
7 & $\ast$ & $\backslash$ast & amssymb\\
8 & $\times$ & $\backslash$times \\
9 & {\Huge $\circ$} & $\backslash$circ & size $\backslash$Large \\
10 & {\Huge $\star$} & $\backslash$star & size $\backslash$Large, amssymb\\
11 & $\curlyvee$ & $\backslash$curlyvee & amssymb\\
12 & $\Join$ & $\backslash$Join\\
13 & & - & nothing similar, overlapping $> <$\\
14 & & - & nothing similar, 10-edged star \\
15 & $\maltese$ & $\backslash$maltese & mathdesign \\
16 & & - & nothing similar, a pentagon \\
17 & $\curlywedge$ & $\backslash$curlywedge & amssymb\\
\end{tabular}}

\end{document}

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Figure 1a. Examples of All the DIGLIB Symbols (printed from TC Graph Window)

Figure 1b. Examples of All the DIGLIB Symbols (in EMF Format)

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1 11 100 110 120 130 140 200 210 220 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380

2 12 101 111 121 131 141 201 211 221 301 311 321 331 341 351 361 371 381

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3 13 102 112 122 132 142 202 212 222 302 312 322 332 342 352 362 372 382

4 14 103 113 123 133 143 203 213 223 303 313 323 333 343 353 363 373 383

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0.6 5 15 104 114 124 134 144 204 214 224 304 314 324 334 344 354 364 374 384

6 16 105 115 125 135 145 205 215 225 305 315 325 335 345 355 365 375 385

0.4 7 17 106 116 126 136 146 206 216 226 306 316 326 336 346 356 366 376 386
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0.2 9 19 108 118 128 138 148 208 218 228 308 318 328 338 348 358 368 378 388

10 20 109 119 129 139 149 209 219 229 309 319 329 339 349 359 369 379 389

Figure 1c. Examples of All the DIGLIB Symbols (in PostScript Format)
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0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0
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Figure 1d. Examples of Some DIGLIB Symbols (in LaTeX Format)

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3 PROLOGUE Commands
Below follows a presentation of the PROLOGUE command and subsequently a list of all legal commands in a
PROLOGUE.

3.1 PROLOGUE
Description: The PROLOGUE command indicates the beginning of a number of consequent lines of user-
defined diagram layout manipulating commands. The PROLOGUE lines are displayed on
the terminal along with the text “optional text” when using the -1 option in the
POST-processor as prompted for the PROLOGUE number in the
APPEND_EXPERIMENTAL_DATA or QUICK_EXPERIMENTAL_PLOT command.
Synopsis: PROLOGUE # optional text
Notes: # is an unsigned integer identifying the PROLOGUE.

3.2 XSCALE
Description: The XSCALE command sets the scaling in word coordinates of the X-axis.
Synopsis: XSCALE min max
Notes: min and max are real numbers.

3.3 YSCALE
Description: The YSCALE command sets the scaling in word coordinates of the Y-axis.
Synopsis: YSCALE min max
Notes: min and max are real numbers.

3.4 XTEXT
Description: The XTEXT command sets the X-axis text.
Synopsis: XTEXT text
Notes: text is an arbitrary text string that may contain text-formatting codes.

3.5 YTEXT
Description: The YTEXT command sets the Y-axis text.
Synopsis: YTEXT text
Notes: text is an arbitrary text string that may contain text-formatting codes.

3.6 XTYPE
Description: The XTYPE command sets the X-axis type as linear (default), logarithmic or inverse.
Synopsis: XTYPE type
Notes: type is a character string reading LIN, LOG or INV.

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3.7 YTYPE
Description: The YTYPE command sets the Y-axis type as linear (default), logarithmic or inverse.
Synopsis: YTYPE type
Notes: type is a character string reading LIN, LOG or INV.

3.8 XLENGTH
Description: The XLENGTH command sets the X-axis length to approximately # centimeters.
Synopsis: XLENGTH #
Notes: # is a positive real number (the approximate X-axis length in centimeters).

3.9 YLENGTH
Description: The YLENGTH command sets the Y-axis length to approximately # centimeters.
Synopsis: YLENGTH #
Notes: # is a positive real number (the approximate Y-axis length in centimeters).

3.10 TIC_TYPE
Description: The TIC_TYPE command sets the relative length of the tic marks. Default value is 1.
Negative number gives tics on the inside of the diagram frame. 0 gives no tics.
Synopsis: TIC_TYPE #
Notes: # is a real number.

3.11 TITLE
Description: The TITLE command sets the title text string to be printed above the diagram.
Synopsis: TITLE text
Notes: text is an arbitrary text string that may contain text-formatting codes

3.12 DIAGRAM_TYPE
Description: The DIAGRAM_TYPE command sets the diagram type to square (which is default) or
triangular.
Synopsis: DIAGRAM_TYPE type plot_3rd_axis clip_along_third-axis
Notes: type is a character string reading SQUARE (default) or TRIANGULAR. If type reads
TRIANGULAR, then two additional parameters should be given namely:
“plot_3rd_axis” and “clip_along_third-axis” that are characters strings
reading YES or NO.

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4 DATASET Commands
Below follows a presentation of the DATASET command and subsequently a list of all legal commands in a
DATASET.

4.1 DATASET
Description: The DATASET command indicates the beginning of a number of consequent lines comprising
a set of user-defined data. The DATASET lines are displayed on the terminal along with the
text “optional text” when using the -1 option in the POST-processor as prompted for
the DATASET number in the APPEND_EXPERIMENTAL_DATA or
QUICK_EXPERIMENTAL_PLOT command.
Synopsis: DATASET # optional text
Notes: # is an unsigned integer identifying this set of data.

4.2 BLOCK
Description: The BLOCK command defines how the following numeric data block shall be interpreted. The
definitions of X and Y coordinates may also be expressed as a function of the column
values, making it possible to perform transformations.
Synopsis: BLOCK X&=C#; ...; Y&=C#; ...; GOC=C#,@@@...
Notes: &’ are optional unsigned integers that make it possible to plot several (maximum 9) X- or Y-
axis columns. #’ are unsigned integers identifying the column numbers. The column
number # in “GOC=C#” is the location of any possible GOC codes in the current data
BLOCK; @@@ stands for the default Graphical Operation Code (GOC) for the current
BLOCK. The GOC code inside the current table is only necessary if the current default
GOC is not applicable.
Legal GOC characters include:
Character Meaning
W Word coordinates (default)
V Virtual coordinates
N Normalized coordinates
A XY are absolute values (default)
R XY are relative values
M Move to XY (default)
D Draw to XY
B Apply “soft” splines on a line drawn (used only on BLOCK data)
S Plot current symbol at XY
S# Change current symbol to No # symbol, and plot it at XY
’TEXT Plot the text “TEXT” at XY (it must appear last in the GOC code)

Note that the TEXT following the ’ command is interpreted and expanded by the DIGLIB
software, if it includes any ^ operator or STRING names using the ~ descriptor. For
obtaining PostScript outputs, the TEXT must be edited by the LTEXT Text Formatting
Program instead (see Chapter 5).

4.3 BLOCKEND
Description: The BLOCKEND command terminates the local definition of the graphical operation code
defined by the earlier BLOCK command.

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Synopsis: BLOCKEND

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4.4 DATAPOINT
Description: DATAPOINT is not actually a DATASET command, but the basic DATAPLOT command (see
synopsis below) performs an action at the current point determined by the specified X/Y-
coordinates.
A DATASET may contain various data points, in addition to one or more data BLOCKS (see
Section 4.2). Such data points are separated and independent on each other.
Synopsis: X Y GOC
Notes: X and Y are unsigned real numbers identifying the X/Y-coordinates for the current data
point. GOC stands for Graphical Operation Code (GOC) for the current point. Legal GOC
characters are listed in Section 4.2.
Examples: 0.7 0.95 N'Example 6
0.5 0.08 MNA'E^FS18^SQ(^SK^FS10A+5#8*C#^FS10 -!a^FS18)^FS11+B^DIa#b#$

4.5 CLIP
Description: The CLIP command turns clipping on or off. If it is OFF, it allows output outside the ordinary
plot area defined by normalized coordinates zero and one.
Synopsis: CLIP clp
Notes: clp is a character string reading ON or OFF.

4.6 ATTRIBUTE
Description: The ATTRIBUTE command specifies where the current XY position is in the character or
symbol plotbox.
Synopsis: ATTRIBUTE attribute
Notes: attribute may be TOP, CENTER or BOTTOM.
ATTRIBUTE CENTER is default for symbols;
ATTRIBUTE BOTTOM is default for characters.
Examples: Character plotboxes

*
*
*
TOP CENTER BOTTOM

4.7 LINETYPE
Description: The LINETYPE command redefines the current linetype in the plot.
Synopsis: LINETYPE #
Notes: # must be an unsigned integer.
Legal linetypes are (for both normal graphical outputs and for PostScript formats, as
illustrated in Figures 1 and 3):
Number Linetype
1 solid (default)
2 long dashed
3 short dashed
4 dotted

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4.8 DRAWLINE
Description: The DRWALINE command draws a line starting at (x1,y1) to (xn,yn) through (x2,y2) 
(x(n-1), y(n-1)).
Synopsis: DRAWLINE x1,y1 x2,y2 ...... xn,yn
Notes: x and y may be reals or integers of any value.
This is identical to connecting all points in a table:
x1 y1 M
x2 y2 D
... ... D
xn yn D

4.9 CHARSIZE
Description: The CHARSIZE command redefines the default size of the characters in the plot. The
character size has an initial default value, which may vary with the current font setting and
the output device (the plot format).
Synopsis: CHARSIZE $$
Notes: $$ must be an unsigned real.

4.10 SYMBOLSIZE
Description: The SYMBOLSIZE command redefines the current symbol size setting. The symbol size has
an initial default value.
Synopsis: SYMBOLSIZE $$
Notes: $$ must be an unsigned real.

4.11 GLOBALSIZE
Description: The GLOBALSIZE command redefines the default global size of the plot. The global size has
an initial default value.
Synopsis: GLOBALSIZE $$
Notes: $$ must be an unsigned real.

4.12 COLOR
Description: The COLOR command redefines the current color setting.
Synopsis: COLOR code
Notes: code is an unsigned integer number (from 0 to 21) identifying the color, or a character string
specifying the color, as demonstrated in Example 10 (Section 6.10).
There are 22 legal color codes (from 0 to 21) as listed below, and their color effects are shown
in Figure 2.
Code Color Equivalent Character
0 BACKGROUND INVISIBLE
1 BLACK NORMAL
2 RED VERY_THICK
3 GREEN THIN
4 BLUE THICK
5 YELLOW VERY_THIN
6 MAGENTA DASHED
7 CYAN DOTTED

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8 PURPLE
9 GOLD
10 TURQUOISE
11 PINK
12 GRAY
13 ORAGNERED
14 MAROON
15 PLUM
16 SEAGREEN
17 OLIVEDRAB
18 SIENNA
19 ORANGE
20 CORAL
21 UserDef

Any digit larger than 21 will have the color effect same as 1 (black).

Figure 2. All the DIGLIB Color Codes and Their Color Effects

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4.13 FONT
Description: The FONT command redefines the default font setting in the POST-processor.
Synopsis: FONT #
Notes: # is an unsigned integer.
Legal fonts are:
Number Font Name
1 Cartographic Roman (default)
2 Bold Roman Script
3 Bold Roman
4 Bold Italic
5 Script
6 Bold Script
7 UNCIAL
8 Bold Greek
9 Gothic English
10 Gothic Greek
Their outputs are illustrated in Figure 3.
Note: For the use of the PostScript hardcopy fonts, the font assignments are different and more
fonts are optionally available; see Section 5.7 and Table 1.

Figure 3. Examples of All the DIGLIB Fonts and Line Types

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4.14 STRING
Description: The STRING command defines a string containing a text and operation codes (e.g., to change
the default font settings).
Synopsis: STRING name text_with_each_character_in_^S#^G^F#^U#^D#^R#^L#^N
Notes: name is a valid alphanumeric name (variable) to represent the text including all text-
formatting codes. It is highly recommended that all the characters in the name shall be
written in CAPITAL CASE (such as ACA2SO4); otherwise, the defined STRING may
sometimes be incorrectly plotted subsequently.
“text_with_each_character_in_^S#^G^F#^U#^D#^R#^L#^N” means the text is
coded with each of its characters (and/or numeric numbers) that are formatted with
various operators (^S#, ^G, ^F#, ^U#, ^D#, ^R#, ^L# and/or ^N). #’ are unsigned
integers. ^ is the caret character and does not mean a control character. Between an #
(in an operator) and a numeric number (as a part of the text), there must always be a
comma sign “,”; otherwise, the number will not be plotted in the text, because the # with
the number will be interpreted as another incorrect #.
Legal string operation codes in the DIGLIB software are:
Operator Operation
^S# Set character size to size #
^G Set font to Greek
^F# Set font to font number #
^U# Move up # units
^D# Move down # units
^R# Move right # units
^L# Move left # units
^N Not move, remain at current position
In some of the commands, #=0 resets the option to previous (or default) value.
Examples:
STRING Alpha1 ^Ga^F0^D0^S8,1^S0^U0  1 

STRING M23C6 M^D0^S8,23^S0^U0C^D0^S8,6^S0^U0  M 23C 6  

STRING ACA2CO3 ^Ga^F0^D0^S8Ca^D0^S4,2^S0^U0^S8CO^D0^S4,3^S0^U0

 Ca2CO3
When using the PostScript hardcopy fonts, the above operation codes are NOT valid; see
instead Chapter 5 (the LTEXT Text Formatting Program).

4.15 TEXT
Description: The TEXT command outputs, at the current position, the text following the keyword TEXT
or the text in the string “string_name” that has previously been defined with the
STRING command.
Synopsis: TEXT text or ~string_name
Notes: It is possible to mix ^ operators and previously defined string names using the ~ operator.
When using the PostScript hardcopy fonts, the above ^ operators are NOT valid; see instead
Chapter 5 (the LTEXT Text Formatting Program).

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4.16 FUNCTION
Description: The FUNCTION command defines and plots a user-defined function.
Synopsis 1: FUNCTION Y=f(X); start end number_of_XY_pairs; GOC;
Synopsis 1: FUNCTION X=f(Y); start end number_of_XY_pairs; GOC;
Notes: f(X) or f(Y) are legal mathematical functions of X or Y, understandable by a FORTRAN
program. start and end are unsigned real numbers, and
number_of_XY_pairs an unsigned integer. GOC is a legal graphical operation
code as defined in BLOCK command definition (see Section 4.2).

4.17 PCFUNCTION
Description: The PCFUNCTION command appends a user-defined function to the current path. It is used
together with the PAINT command (see Section 4.16).
Synopsis 1: PCFUNCTION Y=f(X); start end number_of_XY_pairs; GOC;
Synopsis 1: PCFUNCTION X=f(Y); start end number_of_XY_pairs; GOC;
Notes: f(X) or f(Y) are legal mathematical functions of X or Y, understandable by a FORTRAN
program. start and end are unsigned real numbers, and
number_of_XY_pairs an unsigned integer. GOC is a legal graphical operation
code as defined in BLOCK command definition (see Section 4.2).

4.18 PAINT
Description: The PAINT command paints the area enclosed by the current path in the current pattern. The
current path starts at the last MOVETO given and includes all subsequent DRAWs. Also see
PCFUNCTION command (in Section 4.17).

However, this command only works for the PostScript format (as graphical files or on printed
hardcopy) at present.
Synopsis: PAINT <code> <video> <mode>
Notes: <> denotes optional parameters. To set a new current pattern, supply any or all of the
optional parameters.
<code> is a single letter 0-9, A-Z or a-t (if <code>=t, also supply a space and
a number in the range 0.00-1.00).
<video> is a string reading NORMAL or INVERSE.
<mode> is a string reading TRANSPARENT or OPAQUE.
Default parameters are: <code>=0, <video>=NORMAL, <mode>=TRANSPARENT.
All PostScript paint patterns are presented in Section 5.9 and Figure 5.

4.19 INCLUDE
Description: The INCLUDE command includes a file into the current input stream (for a demonstration, see
Example 5 in Section 6.5).
Synopsis: INCLUDE filename
Notes: filename is a legal filename (with its correct path) for the operation system.

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When using PostScript hardcopy fonts, a special set of text formatting codes is available. These codes are in
principle identical to those used by the LTEXT Text Formatting Program. The text formatting codes may be
introduced into your character strings in order to modify the appearance of your texts on the printed sheet or on
the PostScript-format graphical file (which can then be imported into your documents for various purposes).

Normally, a CODE starts with the character caret ^ (ASCII 94) and is followed by a two-letter mnemonic for
identification. Note that the code mnemonic may be written in UPPER or lower cases.

To write a ^ on the printed copy or PostScript-format file, type in ^^. The most common CODES are those for
setting font type (^fo**), font size (^fs**) and for making superscript (^up...$) or subscript (^do...$)
indexes.

The CODES may be divided into the following five different categories:
1. Those taking no argument;
2. Those taking one argument;
3. Those taking one string argument;
4. Those taking two string arguments;
5. Those taking more arguments.

5.1 Codes Taking No Argument

The following codes do not need any argument for formatting texts:

Code Operation Resulting Text

^HX Write 15h-bar (i.e., Plank constant divided by two pi)
^LN Write Natural logarithm ln
^LB Start large parenthesis (
^EB End large parenthesis )
^LC Start large curled brace {
^EC End large curled brace }
^LS Start large squared bracket [
^ES End large squared bracket ]
^VB Write large vertical bar 
^SL Write large slash /
^QS Start large square root sign 
^QE End large square root sign (i.e., draws a line to the root sign) 
The codes can be written in either UPPER, or lower case, or mixed. Note that the code ^HX may not be working
properly for some PostScript fonts.

Example 8 gives an illustration on how such codes are written in a DATAPLOT (EXP) file, and how the
resulting texts look like in a PostScript graphical file (as viewed by any PostScript-supporting graphical
program) or on a printed copy.

There is a special codes taking on argument (it is just an operation, without any resulting text):
CTRL-M Move to the leftmost position on the next line (i.e., Carriage return)
Note that CTRL-M is the CONTROL_M option (not as written characters) in the DATAPLOT textual file, so it is
equal to a <RETURN> action. It starts a new line for coding the text formatting and/or X/Y coordinates.

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5.2 Codes Taking One Argument

The following codes need one argument for formatting texts:

Code Operation Example

^FO** Put font ** as current font (default **=05) ^FO27
^IF** Put font ** as current index font (default **=05) ^IF9
^FS** Put font size ** as current font size (default **=12) ^FS5
^RO** Rotate the line ** degree counter-clockwise (-90**90) ^RO30
^CCxY Compose character is used to create letters that are not normally (see the table
accessible, but can be composed from an ordinary letter and a sign. below)
Compose character is used for signs above short lower case letters and
signs below all letters. The first character after ^CC is the base letter
(x) and the second character (Y) is the code of the sign according to the
table below.
^CUXY Compose character in UPPER case is used to create letters that are not (see the table
normally accessible, but can be composed from an ordinary letter and a below)
sign. Compose character in UPPER case is used for signs above upper
case letters and tall lower case letters. The first character after ^CU is
the base letter (X) and the second character (Y) is the code of the sign
according to the table below.

The following table lists the sign codes that format the second characters in the codes ^CCxY and/or ^CUXY:
Code Sign Example (in ^CCaY and ^CUAY, where Y = corresponding sign code)
a acute accent á, Á
b breve b
c circumflex â, Â
d dotaccent d
e dieresis ä, Ä
g grave accent à, À
j caron j
m macron m
o ogonek o
r ring å, Å
s cedilla ç, Ç (i.e., the French character ç)
t tilde ã, Ã
u Hungarian dots u
There are some special codes that take one argument, as given in the following table:

Code Operation Example

(Codes  Result)
^^ Write ^ in the text. a^^b  a^b
^_ State or end underlining of characters. a^_bc^_  abc
^# Write # in the text. a^#b  a#b
^$ Write $ in the text. a^$b  a$b
^! Write ! in the text. a^!b  a!b
!C Write the specified character (C = any character in UPPER or a!Db  ab
lower case) in the symbol font (i.e., the font 29). a!db  ab

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CTRL-H% Backspace of length (0.333*DS*%) where DS is the default

font size. The number % is optional and only one digit is
significant. If % is absent or equals 0, then % is set to 1.
CTRL-O%%% The character corresponding to the octal code %%% in the
current ENCODING vector corresponding to the current
font (see Tables 2a, 2b & 2c) will be printed. %%% must be
three digits; otherwise, the code CTRL-O%%% is ignored.

5.3 Codes Taking One String Argument

The following codes need one string argument (that is ended by the sign $ or #) for formatting texts:

Code Operation Example

(Codes  Result)
^GR text $ Greek letters and symbols. ^GRA=b$  
^UP index $ Index up B^Upa3$  Ba3
^DO index $ Index down D^DO5f$  D5f
^BI index $ Large-bracket index up B^BIa3$  B[a3]
^BD index $ Large-bracket index down D^BD5f$  D[5f]
^SQ text $ Square root sign with text E^SQa3s$  Ea3s

Note that the special character $ is used as terminator. The character # may also be used for this purpose. See
Section 5.6. Also see Section 5.2 (Special codes taking one argument) about writing $ or # in the text.

5.4 Codes Taking Two String Arguments

The following codes need two string arguments (each of them is ended by the sign $ or #) for formatting texts:

Code Operation Example

(Codes  Result)

^DI index up $ index down $ Double index B^DIa$b$  B ab

10
^SU upper limit $ lower limit $ Summation sign ^SUf=1$10$B^DOf$ 
B
f 1
f

20
^IN upper limit $ lower limit $ ^INx=0$20$X^UP5$ 
X
Integral 5

x 0
A5
^KV dividend $ divisor $ Division ^KVA+5$8*C$ 
8*C
5
^SK dividend $ divisor $ Small division ^SK5$8$  8

Note that the special character $ is used as terminator. The character # may also be used for this purpose. See
Section 5.6. Also see Section 5.2 (Special codes taking one argument) about writing $ or # in the text.

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5.5 Codes Taking Many Arguments

Many arguments that are legal PostScript commands/codes may be used in the ^PS ...... code:

Code Operation Note

^PS ...... The rest of the line is assumed to contain only legal This command should be
PostScript codes placed on a single line.
Example:
0.2 0.3 MNA'^PS xm ym 80 (\238) putsymbol)
(For the relevant output, as well as other such codes and their outputs, see Example 7 in Section 6.7).

5.6 Nesting of Codes

It is permitted to nestle different codes inside each other. If a code is nestled, it may be necessary to replace $
with #, because that $ will close all nestlings while # only closes the latest nestling. For instance,
0.2 0.3 MNA'E^FS18^SQ(^SK^FS10A+5#8*C# -6^FS18)^FS11*B^DIa#b#$

5.7 PostScript Fonts

A PostScript font is identified by its font number. All possible PostScript fonts are listed in Table 1 and
illustrated in Figure 4.
To choose a specific PostScript font, use the LTEXT Text Formatting Code ^FO** (for texts) and ^IF** (for
indices), where ** is a two digit font number (in case written as a one digit number, it is secure to leave a space
after the number; otherwise the following text might be printed incorrectly). Not that some fonts may be absent
on a specific PostScript device. If a font is not available, the Courier font (i.e., **=05) is selected if possible.
The current font size for texts can be set by the code ^FS**), where ** is a one or two digit font number.
Due to the differences in implementation strategies of the PostScript interpreter made by different manufactures,
some PostScript devices will fail to print if the user tries to use a non-present font.

5.8 PostScript Vectors

One may write some special characters and/or symbols that are encoding from corresponding PostScript vectors
(see Example 7 in Section 6.7), through the following LTEXT codes or PostScript commands:
0.2 0.3 MNA'CTRL-O238
0.2 0.3 MNA'^PS xm ym 80 (\238) putsymbol)
A PostScript vector is identified by its vector code that is presented as an octal number %%%. Note that %%%
must be three digit; otherwise, the command CTRL-O%%% code or the PostScript ^PS command will be
ignored.
However, the outputs might be different, depending upon what font has been switched on. All possible
PostScript vectors with the PostScript fonts 1-20 and 30-42 are listed in Table 2a; with the font 29 in Table 2b;
and with the font 43 in Table 2c.

5.9 PostScript Paint Patterns

One may paint a specific area with a PostScript paint pattern (see Example 7 in Section 6.7), through LTEXT
codes or PostScript commands. A PostScript paint patterns is identified by its pattern code that is a single letter
0-9, A-Z or a-t (if <code>=t, also supply a space and a number in the range 0.00-1.00).
However, the outputs for the case with NORMAL video setting are different from those for the case with
INVERSE video setting. All the possible PostScript paint patterns are listed in Figures 5a (NORMAL) and 5b
(INVERSE).

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Table 1. List of the Available PostScript Fonts

Number Font Name Resulting Text
01 AvantGarde-Book AvantGarde-Book
02 AvantGarde-Book Oblique AvantGarde-Book Oblique
03 AvantGarde-Demi AvantGarde-Demi
04 AvantGarde-Demi Oblique AvantGarde-Demi Oblique
05 Courier Courier
06 Courier-Oblique Courier-Oblique
07 Courier-Bold Courier-Bold
08 Courier-Bold Oblique Courier-Bold Oblique
09 Helvetica Helvetica
10 Helvetica-Oblique Helvetica-Oblique
11 Helvetica-Bold Helvetica-Bold
12 Helvetica-Bold Oblique Helvetica-Bold Oblique
13 LubalinGraph-Book LubalinGraph-Book
14 LubalinGraph-Book Oblique LubalinGraph-Book-Oblique
15 LubalinGraph-Demi LubalinGraph-Demi
16 LubalinGraph-Demi Oblique LubalinGraph-Demi Oblique
17 NewCenturySchlbk-Roman NewCenturySchlbk-Roman
18 NewCenturySchlbk-Italic NewCenturySchlbk-Italic
19 NewCenturySchlbk-Bold NewCenturySchlbk-Bold
20 NewCenturySchlbk-Bold Italic NewCenturySchlbk-Bold Italic
21 Souvenir-Light Souvenir-Light
22 Souvenir-Light Italic Souvenir-Light Italic
23 Souvenir-Demi Souvenir-Demi
24 Souvenir-Demi Italic Souvenir-Demi Italic
25 Time-Roman Time-Roman
26 Time-Italic Time-Italic
27 Time-Bold Time-Bold
28 Time-Bold Italic Time-Bold Italic
29 Symbol 
30 Helvetica-Narrow Helvetica-Narrow
31 Helvetica-Narrow-Bold Helvetica-Narrow-Bold
32 Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique
33 Helvetica-Narrow-Bold Oblique Helvetica-Narrow-Bold Oblique
34 Bookman-Demi Bookman-Demi
35 Bookman-Demi Italic Bookman-Demi Italic
36 Bookman-Light Bookman-Demi
37 Bookman-Light Italic Bookman-Light Italic
38 Palatino-Roman Palatino-Roman
39 Palatino-Bold Palatino-Bold
40 Palatino-Italic Palatino-Italic
41 Palatino-Bold Italic Palatino-Bold Italic
42 ZapfChancery-Medium Italic ZapfChancery-Medium Italic


43 ZapfDingbats 

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Figure 4. PostScript Outputs of the Available PostScript Fonts

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Table 2a. Current ENCODING Vectors used by PostScript Fonts 1-28 & 30-42

octal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
\00x
\01x
\02x
\03x
\04x ! ” # $ % & ’
\05x ( ) * + , - . /
\06x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
\07x 8 9 : ; < = > ?
\10x @ A B C D E F G
\11x H I J K L M N O
\12x P Q R S T U V W
\13x X Y Z [ \ ] ^ _
\14x ‘ a b c d e f g
\15x h i j k l m n o
\16x p q r s t u v w
\17x x y z { | } ~
\20x ™ ‰ • ƒ † ‡ Ł ł
\21x { [ } ] \ | Œ œ
\22x ¹ ` ´ ˆ ˜ ˉ ˘ ˙
\23x ¨ ˚ ¸ ˝ ˛ ˇ
\24x Ÿ ¡ ¢ £ ¤ ¥ ¦ §
\25x … © ª « ¬ - ® /
\26x ° ± ‹ › Ž µ ¶ ·
\27x Š š º » ž ¿
\30x À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ Ç
\31x È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï
\32x Ð Ñ Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö ×
\33x Ø Ù Ú Û Ü Ý Þ ß
\34x à á â ã ä å æ ç
\35x è é ê ë ì í î ï
\36x ð ñ ò ó ô õ ö ÷
\37x ø ù ú û ü ý þ ÿ

No printable characters Only on LN03R not the QMS-PS810

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Table 2b. Current ENCODING Vectors used by PostScript Font 29

octal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
\00x
\01x
\02x
\03x
\04x        
\05x        
\06x        
\07x        
\10x        
\11x        
\12x        
\13x        
\14x        
\15x        
\16x        
\17x        
\20x        
\21x        
\22x        
\23x        
\24x        
\25x        
\26x        
\27x        
\30x        
\31x        
\32x        
\33x        
\34x        
\35x        
\36x        
\37x        

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Table 2c. Current ENCODING Vectors used by PostScript Font 43

octal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
\00x
\01x
\02x
\03x
\04x        
\05x        
\06x        
\07x        
\10x        
\11x        
\12x        
\13x        
\14x        
\15x        
\16x        
\17x        
\20x        
\21x        
\22x        
\23x        
\24x        
\25x        
\26x        
\27x        
\30x        
\31x        
\32x        
\33x        
\34x        
\35x        
\36x        
\37x        

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Figure 5a. Current ENCODING PostScript Paint Patterns (NORMAL Video Status)

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Figure 5b. Current ENCODING PostScript Paint Patterns (INVERSE Video Status)

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6 Examples of DATAPLOT Files and Their

Resulting Outputs

6.1 Example 1 – Draw Lines and Symbols

$DATAPLOT Example 1

PROLOG 1 EXAMPLE 1 0<X<100, 0<Y<100

XSCALE 0.00000 100
YSCALE 0.00000 100
XTYPE LINEAR
YTYPE LINEAR
XLENGTH 11.5000
YLENGTH 11.5000
TITLE EXAMPLE 1
XTEXT X
YTEXT Y

DATASET 1 Two lines started with two symbols

ATTRIBUTE CENTER
0.05 0.95 N'Example 1
0.7 0.95 NS'Line 1
0.7 0.90 NS2'Line 2
10 10 S1
20 80 D
80 80 S2
80 10 D
50 60

THERMO-CALC (2001.08.16:11.26) : EXAMPLE 15.1

100
Example 15.1 Line 1
90 Line 2
80
70
60
Y

50

40
30
20
10
0
0 20 40 60 80 100
X

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6.2 Example 2 – Draw Polygons and Symbols

$DATAPLOT Example 1

PROLOG 2 EXAMPLE 2 0<X<100, 0<Y<100

XSCALE 0.00000 100
YSCALE 0.00000 100
XTYPE LINEAR
YTYPE LINEAR
XLENGTH 11.5000
YLENGTH 11.5000
TITLE EXAMPLE 2
XTEXT X
YTEXT Y

DATASET 2 Two ploygons with three types of symbols

ATTRIBUTE CENTER
CLIP OFF
0.05 0.95 N'Example 2
1.1 0.95 NS1'SYMBOL 1
1.1 0.90 NS2'SYMBOL 2
1.1 0.85 NS3'SYMBOL 3
BLOCK X=C1; Y=C2; GOC=C3,DSWA
40 40 M
40 60
60 60 S2'CHANGE OF SYMBOL
60 40
40 40 S0
BLOCKEND
BLOCK X=C1*100; Y=C2*100; GOC=C3,DSWA
0.2 0.2 MS1
0.2 0.8
0.8 0.8
0.8 0.2
0.2 0.2
BLOCKEND

THERMO-CALC (2001.08.16:11.33) : EXAMPLE 15.2

100
Example 15.2 SYMBOL 1
90 SYMBOL 2
SYMBOL 3
80
70
60 CHANGE OF SYMBOL
Y

50

40
30
20
10
0
0 20 40 60 80 100
X

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6.3 Example 3 – Using String and Various Line Types

$DATAPLOT Example 3
PROLOG 3 EXAMPLE 3 0<X<10, 0<Y<100
XSCALE 0.00000 10
YSCALE 0.00000 100
XTYPE LINEAR
YTYPE LINEAR
XLENGTH 11.5000
YLENGTH 11.5000
TITLE EXAMPLE 3
XTEXT X
YTEXT Y
DATASET 3 Draw curvers; plot formatted texts and symbols
$Define some strings:
STRING BCC ^Ga^F0
STRING BCC1 ^Ga^F0^D0^S8,1^S0^U0
STRING M23C6 M^D0^S8,23^S0^U0C^D0^S8,6^S0^U0
STRING ACA2CO3 ^Ga^F0^D0^S8Ca^D0^S4,2^S0^U0^S8CO^D0^S4,3^S0^U0
STRING AMG2SO4 ^Ga^F0^D0^S8Mg^D0^S4,2^S0^U0^S8SO^D0^S4,4^S0^U0
$ Note: if as PostScript output:
$STRING BCC !a
$STRING BCC1 !a^do1$
$STRING M23C6 M^do23$C^do6$
$STRING ACA2CO3 !a^doCa^do2$^doCO^do3$
$STRING AMG2SO4 !a^doMg^do2$^doSO^do4$
ATTRIBUTE CENTER
CLIP OFF
FONT 2
0.05 0.95 N'Example 3
1.1 0.95 NS1'SYMBOL 1
CHARSIZE 0.2
1.1 0.90 NS2' SYMBOL 2
CHARSIZE 0.3
1.1 0.85 NS3'SYMBOL 3
1.1 0.80 N' ~BCC
1.1 0.75 NS1'~BCC1+~M23C6
SYMBOLSIZE 0.4
CHARSIZE 0.4
0.41 0.50 N'~ACA2CO3
0.56 0.30 N'~AMG2SO4
CLIP ON
LINETYPE 1
BLOCK X=C1; Y=C1*C1; GOC=C2, DWA
0 M
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
BLOCKEND
LINETYPE 2
BLOCK X=C1; Y=C1*C1+10; GOC=C2, DWA
0 M
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
BLOCKEND

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6.4 Example 4 – Draw Curves Defined by Functions

$DATAPLOT Example 4
PROLOG 4 EXAMPLE 4 0<X<100, 0<Y<100
XSCALE 0.00000 100
YSCALE 0.00000 100
XTYPE LINEAR
YTYPE LINEAR
XLENGTH 11.5000
YLENGTH 11.5000
TITLE EXAMPLE 4
XTEXT X
YTEXT Y
DATASET 4 Plot two functions as lines:
ATTRIBUTE CENTER
0.05 0.95 N'Example 4
$ Draw two lines defined by FUNCTIONS:
FUNCTION Y=10+0.5*X+20*Sin(X/5); 0 100 100; DWA;
FUNCTION Y=50+0.5*X; 0 100 10; DS1WA;
$ Write funtions beside the lines:
$ Note the real rotation angle (27 degree) can be seen
$ only on the PostScript hardcopy!
0.25 0.68 N'^RO27Y=50+0.5*X
0.25 0.45 N'^RO27Y=10+0.5*X+20*Sin(X/5)

THERMO-CALC (2001.08.16:16.32) : EXAMPLE 15.4

100
Example 15.4
90
80
5*X
50 +0.
70 Y= )
( X/5
Si n
60 + 20*
0.5 *X
Y

50
= 10+
Y
40
30
20
10
0
0 20 40 60 80 100
X

(Note that this is a PostScript copy of the output. On

Thermo-Calc Graph window and resulting EMF file,
the angle will not appear correctly.)

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6.5 Example 5 – Use Included Files for Predefined Symbols

$DATAPLOT Example 5
PROLOG 5 EXAMPLE 5 0<X<100, 0<Y<100
XSCALE 0.00000 100
YSCALE 0.00000 100
XTYPE LINEAR
YTYPE LINEAR
XLENGTH 11.5000
YLENGTH 11.5000
TITLE EXAMPLE 5
XTEXT X
YTEXT Y
DATASET 5 Write characters in various fonts, and defined symbols
FONT 2
INCLUDE <DATAPLOT-EXAMPLE-PATH>INCLUDE.EXP
ATTRIBUTE CENTER
0.05 0.95 N'Example 5
CLIP OFF
0.01 0.85 N'~TEST1A
0.01 0.75 N'~TEST1B
0.01 0.65 N'~TEST2A
0.01 0.55 N'~TEST2B
0.01 0.40 N'~BCC ~BCC1 ~M23C6
0.01 0.30 N'~ACA2CO3 ~AMG2SO4

The INCLUDE.EXP file has the following content:

-------------------------------------------------
STRING TEST1A ^Ga b c d e f g h i j k^F0
STRING TEST1B ^Gl m n o p q r s t u v w x y z^F0
STRING TEST2A a b c d e f g h i j k
STRING TEST2B 1 m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
STRING BCC ^Ga^F0
STRING BCC1 ^Ga^F0^D0^S8,1^S0^U0

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STRING BCC2 ^Ga^F0^D0^S8,2^S0^U0

STRING FCC ^Gc^F0
STRING FCC1 ^Gc^F0^D0^S8,1^S0^U0
STRING FCC2 ^Gc^F0^D0^S8,2^S0^U0
STRING L Liquid
STRING SIGMA ^Gs^F0
STRING MU ^Gm^F0
STRING LAVES ^Gl^F0
STRING CHI ^Gx^F0
STRING KSI ^Gr^F0
STRING MCETA ^S12^Gh^F0^S0
STRING M2C M^D0^S8,2^S0^U0C
STRING M2CT M^D0^S10,2^S0^U0C
STRING M6C M^D0^S8,6^S0^U0C
STRING M23C6 M^D0^S8,23^S0^U0C^D0^S8,6^S0^U0
STRING M7C3 M^D0^S8,7^S0^U0C^D0^S8,3^S0^U0
STRING M3C2 M^D0^S8,3^S0^U0C^D0^S8,2^S0^U0
STRING MC1-X MC^D0^S8,1-x^S0^U0
STRING XC x^D0^S7,C^S0^U0
STRING XFE x^D0^S7,Fe^S0^U0
STRING XMO x^D0^S7,Mn^S0^U0
STRING XW x^D0^S7,W^S0^U0
STRING UW ~XW/(~XMO+~XW)
STRING ac a^D0^S7,C^S0^U0
STRING ACC a^D0^S7,C^S0^U0
STRING ACA2CO3 ^Ga^F0^D0^S8Ca^D0^S4,2^S0^U0^S8CO^D0^S4,3^S0^U0
STRING AMG2SO4 ^Ga^F0^D0^S8Mg^D0^S4,2^S0^U0^S8SO^D0^S4,4^S0^U0
$ Note: if as PostScript output:
$STRING TEST1A !a !b !c !d !e !f !g !h !i !j !k^fo27
$STRING TEST1B !l !m !n !o !p !q !r !s !t !u !v !w !x !y !z^fo27
$STRING TEST2A a b c d e f g h i j k
$STRING TEST2B 1 m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
$STRING BCC !a
$STRING BCC1 !a^do1$
$STRING BCC2 !a^do2$
$STRING FCC !c
$STRING FCC1 !c^do1$
$STRING FCC2 !c^do2$
$STRING L Liquid
$STRING SIGMA !s
$STRING MU !m
$STRING LAVES !l
$STRING CHI !x
$STRING KSI !r
$STRING MCETA !h
$STRING M2C M^do2$C
$STRING M2CT M^do2$C
$STRING M6C M^do6$C
$STRING M23C6 M^do23$C^do6$
$STRING M7C3 M^do7$C^do3$
$STRING M3C2 M^do3$C^do2$
$STRING MC1-X MC^do1-x$
$STRING XC x^doC$
$STRING XFE x^doFe$
$STRING XMO x^doMo$
$STRING XW x^doW$
$STRING UW ~XW/(~XMO+~XW)
$STRING ac a^doC$
$STRING ACC a^doC$
$STRING ACA2CO3 !a^doCa^do2$^doCO^do3$
$STRING AMG2SO4 !a^doMg^do2$^doSO^do4$

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6.6 Example 6 – Plot Triangular Diagrams for Ternary Systems

$DATAPLOT Example 6
PROLOG 6 EXAMPLE 6 0<X<0.969224, 0<Y<1.00000
XSCALE 0.00000 0.969224
YSCALE 0.307492E-01 1.00000
XTYPE LINEAR
YTYPE LINEAR
XLENGTH 11.5000
YLENGTH 11.5000
TITLE A-B-C at T=1000 K
XTEXT MOLE_FRACTION B
YTEXT MOLE_FRACTION C
DIAGRAM_TYPE TRIANGULAR YES YES
DATASET 6 Plot a ternary phase diagram
CLIP OFF
0.70 0.95 N'Example 6
0.85 0.30 N'B2C
0.54 0.87 N'Diamond
CHARSIZE 0.25
1.4E+01 1.10E+01 MVA'1:*B2C Liquid
1.4E+01 1.05E+01 MVA'2:*Diamond Liquid
0.10 0.10 N'Liquid
0.48 0.45 N'Diamond+
0.48 0.40 N' B2C+Liquid
5.80E-01 5.40E-02 MWA' 1
1.90E-01 2.40E-01 MWA' 1
0.65E-01 2.50E-01 MWA' 2
CHARSIZE 0.45
-0.10 -0.05 N'A
1.06 -0.05 N'B
0.50 0.95 N'C
CHARSIZE 0.35
$$ Calculated A-B-C Phase Equilibrium Data:
$ PHASE REGION FOR:
$F0 LIQUID
$E DIAMOND_A4
$F0 B2C
$ INVARIANT EQUILIBRIUM
COLOR 2
BLOCK X=C1; Y=C2; GOC=C3,WAD;
2.4555855989E-01 3.5568857193E-01 M
0.0000000000E+00 9.9999523163E-01
2.4555855989E-01 3.5568857193E-01 M
6.6666668653E-01 3.3333334327E-01
0.0000000000E+00 9.9999523163E-01 M
6.6666668653E-01 3.3333334327E-01
COLOR 1
BLOCKEND
$ PHASE REGION FOR:
$E LIQUID
$F0 B2C
BLOCK X=C1; Y=C2; GOC=C3,WAD;
$ PLOTTED COLUMNS ARE : X(LIQUID,B) and X(LIQUID,C)
2.2030337155E-01 1.2340000272E-01 M
2.2632879019E-01 1.1058768630E-01
2.3371633887E-01 9.9345825613E-02
2.4253317714E-01 8.9345827699E-02
2.6429468393E-01 7.2744041681E-02
2.8429466486E-01 6.2814079225E-02
2.9617273808E-01 5.8319382370E-02
3.2811737061E-01 4.9470417202E-02
3.6353862286E-01 4.3130427599E-02
3.9895987511E-01 3.8979098201E-02
4.5209178329E-01 3.5266116261E-02
5.2293431759E-01 3.3152002841E-02
6.1148744822E-01 3.3077053726E-02
6.4690870047E-01 3.3490389585E-02
6.8232995272E-01 3.4017231315E-02
7.3546189070E-01 3.4814555198E-02
7.5317251682E-01 3.5033416003E-02
8.0630439520E-01 3.5373892635E-02

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8.5943627357E-01 3.4983776510E-02
9.1256815195E-01 3.3575300127E-02
9.6747112274E-01 3.0857827514E-02
9.6922445297E-01 3.0749246478E-02
2.2030337155E-01 1.2340000272E-01 M
2.1294665337E-01 1.5308913589E-01
2.1171525121E-01 1.8851040304E-01
2.1532440186E-01 2.2393165529E-01
2.2180187702E-01 2.5935292244E-01
2.2992117703E-01 2.9477417469E-01
2.3888295889E-01 3.3019542694E-01
2.4555855989E-01 3.5568857193E-01
$ PLOTTED COLUMNS ARE : X(B2C,B) and X(B2C,C)
6.6666668653E-01 3.3333334327E-01 M
6.6666668653E-01 3.3333334327E-01
$ TIELINES
COLOR 3
6.6666668653E-01 3.3333334327E-01 M
8.7775242329E-01 3.4625384957E-02
6.6666668653E-01 3.3333334327E-01 M
7.9250496626E-01 3.5342670977E-02
6.6666668653E-01 3.3333334327E-01 M
2.4555824697E-01 3.5568737984E-01
6.6666668653E-01 3.3333334327E-01 M
2.3944084346E-01 9.2542596161E-02
6.6666668653E-01 3.3333334327E-01 M
2.3359020054E-01 3.0954307318E-01
6.6666668653E-01 3.3333334327E-01 M
2.2585247457E-01 2.7766343951E-01
6.6666668653E-01 3.3333334327E-01 M
2.1618695557E-01 1.3621240854E-01
2.2632879019E-01 1.1058768630E-01 M
6.6666668653E-01 3.3333334327E-01
COLOR 1
BLOCKEND
$ PHASE REGION FOR:
$F0 DIAMOND_A4
$E B2C
BLOCK X=C1; Y=C2; GOC=C3,WAD;
$ PLOTTED COLUMNS ARE : X(DIAMOND_A4,B) and X(DIAMOND_A4,C)
0.0000000000E+00 9.9999523163E-01 M
0.0000000000E+00 9.9999976158E-01
BLOCKEND
$ PHASE REGION FOR:
$E LIQUID
$F0 DIAMOND_A4
BLOCK X=C1; Y=C2; GOC=C3,WAD;
$ PLOTTED COLUMNS ARE : X(LIQUID,B) and X(LIQUID,C)
2.45558E-01 3.55688E-01 M
2.02635E-01 3.34830E-01
1.62439E-01 3.13753E-01
1.22439E-01 2.91531E-01
8.24390E-02 2.68542E-01
4.24390E-02 2.45480E-01
2.43905E-03 2.23138E-01
2.49999E-07 2.21816E-01
$ TIELINES
COLOR 3
0.00000E+00 9.99995E-01 M
2.35291E-01 3.50859E-01
0.00000E+00 9.99994E-01 M
1.98265E-01 3.32609E-01
0.00000E+00 9.99994E-01 M
1.32400E-01 2.97160E-01
0.00000E+00 9.99993E-01 M
1.14399E-01 2.86953E-01
BLOCKEND

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6.7 Example 7 – PostScript Characters/Symbols/Patterns/Lines

$DATAPLOT Example 7
PROLOG 7 EXAMPLE 7 0<X<10, 0<Y<100
XSCALE 0.00000 10
YSCALE 0.00000 100
XTYPE LINEAR
YTYPE LINEAR
XLENGTH 11.5000
YLENGTH 11.5000
TITLE ^fs16Works only on PS devices.^fs8
XTEXT X-Axis TEXT
YTEXT Y-Axis TEXT
DATASET 7 PostScript Output
ATTRIBUTE CENTER
0.05 0.95 N'Example 7
$Use LTEXT formatting codes to write a complex expression
$ at the coordinates (0.1, 0.8):
0.1 0.8 MNA'^upo#G^di!a#m#
$Paint a selected area (with Pattern 1) bound
$ by a square function and two line segments:
0 0 MWA
PCFUNCTION Y=X**2; 0 7 100; DWA
7 49 DWA
4.9 49 DWA
0 0 DWA
PAINT 1
$Put a text (beta) in a white box (Pattern s)
$ on the painted field:
3 19 MWA
4 19 DWA
4 26 DWA
3 26 DWA
3 19 DWA
PAINT s OPAQUE
3.28 22 MWA' !b
$Use ZapfDingbats font from PostScript to plot additional symbols:
$ The octal value 314 was selected from the ENCODING vectors.
0.1 0.20 MNA' ^ps xm ym 80 (\314) putsymbol

$Set some different linetypes using PostScript Codes:

$ Draw a very thick line
1.1 0.0 MNA' ^ps 10.0 slw
0.5 70 MWA
4 70 DWA
$ Draw a thick dash-dotted line
1.1 0.0 MNA' ^ps [100 10 5 10] 0 sd 5 slw
0.5 65 MWA
4 65 DWA
$ Draw a thin dash-double-dotted line
1.1 0.0 MNA' ^ps [60 10 5 5 5 10] 0 sd 1.0 slw
0.5 60 MWA
4 60 DWA
$ Reset to normal-thick-solid line
1.1 0.0 MNA' ^ps [] 0 sd 3.0 slw
0.5 55 MWA
4 55 DWA

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6.8 Example 8 – LTEXT Codes Taking No Arguments

$DATAPLOT Example 8
PROLOG 8 EXAMPLE 8 0<X<100, 0<Y<100
XSCALE 0.00000 100
YSCALE 0.00000 100
XTYPE LINEAR
YTYPE LINEAR
XLENGTH 11.5000
YLENGTH 11.5000
TITLE EXAMPLE 8
XTEXT X
YTEXT Y
DATASET 8 Various LTEXT Formatting Codes:
0.05 0.95 N'Example 8 ^fo27^fs15 Codes taking no arguments
$ Codes taking no arguments:
$0.05 0.80 MNA'^hx
0.1 0.80 MNA'^ln
0.2 0.80 MNA'^lb
0.25 0.80 MNA'^eb
0.3 0.80 MNA'^LC
0.35 0.80 MNA'^EC
0.4 0.80 MNA'^LS
0.45 0.80 MNA'^ES
0.55 0.80 MNA'^VB
0.65 0.80 MNA'^SL
0.75 0.80 MNA'^QS
0.85 0.80 MNA'^QE
$ Write expressions using codes taking on arguments:
0.02 0.50 MNA'Y1=^ln^lcX+0.1*^ls2X-sin^lb3+^qsX^sl100^qe^eb^es^ec
0.02 0.30 MNA'Y2=^ln^lcX+^lb3-5/7X^eb*^ls2X-0.3*Symbol4*X
0.10 0.12 MNA'+cos^lb8-^qsX+45X ^SLSymbol5^qe^eb*^ln^lb5X^eb^es^ec

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6.9 Example 9 – LTEXT Codes Taking Various Types of Arguments

$DATAPLOT PostScript Codes
PROLOG 9 PostScript Codes 0<X<1.0, 0<Y<1.0
XSCALE 0.0 1.0
YSCALE 0.0 1.0
XTYPE LINEAR
YTYPE LINEAR
XLENGTH 11.5000
YLENGTH 11.5000
TITLE PS Outputs
XTEXT LTEXT Codes for PostScript Outputs
YTEXT Special Characters/Symbols/Effects
DATASET 9 Various LTEXT Codes for PS characters/symbols/effects:
$ PostScript Codes:
CHARSIZE 0.2
0.01 0.95 MNA'^FO28Sign Code Y, ^^CCaY, ^^CUAY
0.5 0.95 MNA'^FO28Special Characters/Symbols/Effects
0.5 0.18 MNA'^FO28Nestling of Various Codes
0.1 0.88 MNA'^FO05a
0.1 0.82 MNA'^FO05b
0.1 0.76 MNA'^FO05c
0.1 0.70 MNA'^FO05d
0.1 0.64 MNA'^FO05e
0.1 0.58 MNA'^FO05g
0.1 0.52 MNA'^FO05j
0.1 0.46 MNA'^FO05m
0.1 0.40 MNA'^FO05o
0.1 0.34 MNA'^FO05r
0.1 0.28 MNA'^FO05s
0.1 0.22 MNA'^FO05t
0.1 0.16 MNA'^FO05u
CHARSIZE 0.3
0.2 0.88 MNA'^FO28^CCaa
0.2 0.82 MNA'^FO28^CCab
0.2 0.76 MNA'^FO28^CCac
0.2 0.70 MNA'^FO28^CCad
0.2 0.64 MNA'^FO28^CCae
0.2 0.58 MNA'^FO28^CCag
0.2 0.52 MNA'^FO28^CCaj
0.2 0.46 MNA'^FO28^CCam
0.2 0.40 MNA'^FO28^CCao
0.2 0.34 MNA'^FO28^CCar
0.2 0.28 MNA'^FO40^CCcs
0.2 0.22 MNA'^FO28^CCat
0.2 0.16 MNA'^FO28^CCau
CHARSIZE 0.25
0.3 0.88 MNA'^FO28^CUAa
0.3 0.82 MNA'^FO28^CUAb
0.3 0.76 MNA'^FO28^CUAc
0.3 0.70 MNA'^FO28^CUAd
0.3 0.64 MNA'^FO28^CUAe
0.3 0.58 MNA'^FO28^CUAg
0.3 0.52 MNA'^FO28^CUAj
0.3 0.46 MNA'^FO28^CUAm
0.3 0.40 MNA'^FO28^CUAo
0.3 0.34 MNA'^FO28^CUAr
0.3 0.28 MNA'^FO40^CUCs
0.3 0.22 MNA'^FO28^CUAt
0.3 0.16 MNA'^FO28^CUAu
0.5 0.88 MNA'^FO05A^^B^_ab34^_C^#D^$E^!F
0.5 0.82 MNA'!a !b !c !d !e !f !g !h !i !j !k
$0.5 0.76 MNA'^FO05 CTRL-H5 CTRL-O234
0.5 0.70 MNA'^GRa b c d e f g h 1 2 3 4 5$
0.5 0.60 MNA'^FO05B^UP^FS08a3^FS12$ D^DO^FS085f^FS12$
0.7 0.60 MNA'^FO05B^BI^FS08a3^FS12$ D^BD^FS085f^FS12$ E^SQa3s$
0.5 0.45 MNA'B^DI^FS08a$b$^FS12
0.65 0.45 MNA'^SU10#f=1#B^DO^FS08f$^FS12
0.80 0.45 MNA'^IN20#x=0#X^UP^FS085$^FS12
0.5 0.32 MNA'^KVA+5#8*C#
0.7 0.32 MNA'^SK5$8$
0.5 0.08 MNA'E^FS18^SQ(^SK^FS10A+5#8*C#^FS10 -!a^FS18)^FS11+B^DIa#b#$

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6.10 Example 10 – Color Codes and Their Color Effects

$DATAPLOT Color Codes & Color Effects
PROLOG 10 Color Codes 0<X<1.0, 0<Y<1.0
XSCALE 0.0 1.0
YSCALE 0.0 1.0
XTYPE LINEAR
YTYPE LINEAR
XLENGTH 11.5000
YLENGTH 11.5000
TITLE Color Outputs
XTEXT Color Codes
YTEXT Color Effects
DATASET 10 Various Color Codes for Color Outputs:
CHARSIZE 0.3
LINETYPE 1
BLOCK X=C1; Y=C2; GOC=C3,WAD;
0.05 0.95 MNA'Color Code: Color Effect
0.55 0.95 MNA'Color Code: Color Effect
CHARSIZE 0.25
COLOR 1
0.05 0.88 MNA'1: Black
CLIP ON
0.22 0.88 M
0.45 0.88
CLIP OFF
COLOR 2
0.05 0.82 MNA'2: Red
CLIP ON
0.22 0.82 M
0.45 0.82
CLIP OFF
COLOR 3
0.05 0.76 MNA'3: Green
CLIP ON
0.22 0.76 M
0.45 0.76
CLIP OFF
COLOR 4
0.05 0.70 MNA'4: Blue
CLIP ON
0.22 0.70 M
0.45 0.70
CLIP OFF
COLOR 5
0.05 0.64 MNA'5: Yellow
CLIP ON
0.22 0.64 M
0.45 0.64
CLIP OFF
COLOR 6
0.05 0.58 MNA'6: Magenta
CLIP ON
0.22 0.58 M
0.45 0.58
CLIP OFF
COLOR 7
0.05 0.52 MNA'7: Cyan
CLIP ON
0.22 0.52 M
0.45 0.52
CLIP OFF
COLOR 8
0.05 0.46 MNA'8: Purple
CLIP ON
0.22 0.46 M
0.45 0.46
CLIP OFF
COLOR 9
0.05 0.40 MNA'9: Gold
CLIP ON
0.22 0.40 M
0.45 0.40
CLIP OFF
COLOR 10
0.05 0.34 MNA'10: Turquoise
CLIP ON
0.22 0.34 M
0.45 0.34

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CLIP OFF
COLOR 11
0.05 0.28 MNA'11: Pink
CLIP ON
0.22 0.28 M
0.45 0.28
CLIP OFF
COLOR 12
0.05 0.22 MNA'12: Gray
CLIP ON
0.22 0.22 M
0.45 0.22
CLIP OFF
COLOR 13
0.05 0.16 MNA'13: Orangered
CLIP ON
0.22 0.16 M
0.45 0.16
CLIP OFF
COLOR 14
0.05 0.10 MNA'14: Moroon
CLIP ON
0.22 0.10 M
0.45 0.10
CLIP OFF
COLOR 15
0.05 0.04 MNA'15: Plum
CLIP ON
0.22 0.04 M
0.45 0.04
CLIP OFF
COLOR 16
0.55 0.88 MNA'16: Seagreen
CLIP ON
0.72 0.88 M
0.95 0.88
CLIP OFF
COLOR 17
0.55 0.82 MNA'17: Olivedrab
CLIP ON
0.72 0.82 M
0.95 0.82
CLIP OFF
COLOR 18
0.55 0.76 MNA'18: Sienna
CLIP ON
0.72 0.76 M
0.95 0.76
CLIP OFF
COLOR 19
0.55 0.70 MNA'19: Orange
CLIP ON
0.72 0.70 M
0.95 0.70
CLIP OFF
COLOR 20
0.55 0.64 MNA'20: Coral
CLIP ON
0.72 0.64 M
0.95 0.64
CLIP OFF
COLOR 21
0.55 0.58 MNA'21: UserDef
CLIP ON
0.72 0.58 M
0.95 0.58
CLIP OFF
COLOR 22
0.55 0.52 MNA'22 = 1
CLIP ON
0.72 0.52 M
0.95 0.52
CLIP OFF
COLOR 23
0.55 0.46 MNA'23 = 1
CLIP ON
0.72 0.46 M
0.95 0.46
CLIP OFF
... ...
BLOCKEND

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