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CYCLE PLOT

Name:
    CYCLE PLOT
Type:
    Support Command
Purpose:
    Cycle through the current list of saved plots using mouse buttons.
Description:
    The SAVE PLOT and REPEAT PLOT commands allow you to save and recall graphs. The primary use of this is to compare the current graph to previously created graphs.

    Dataplot maintains a list of saved graphs for the current session. The CYCLE PLOT command allows you to cycle through these saved graphs using the mouse as follows:

    1. Clicking the left mouse button moves down the current list.
    2. Clicking the right mouse button moves up the current list.
    3. Clicking the middle mouse button returns control to Dataplot.

    The CYCLE PLOT must be preceded by at least one REPEAT PLOT command (i.e., there must be at least one saved graph drawn on the screen to cycle through, usually will be several before entering the CYCLE PLOT command).

    Note that the REPEAT PLOT command puts all graphs in the same window. CYCLE GRAPH allows you to control which of the restored plots is currently visisble.

    These commands are host dependent. They are currently supported for the following platforms:

    1. Unix platforms via the X11 device driver;
    2. Windows 95/98/NT command line version built with the Microsoft Fortran compiler;
    3. Dataplot GUI (both Unix and Windows 95/98/NT).

Syntax:

    CYCLE PLOT

    This syntax waits for you to click on the current redrawn graph in order to initiate actions.

Examples:
    READ FILE.DAT Y1 Y2 Y3
    HISTOGRAM Y1
    SAVE PLOT HIST.1
    HISTOGRAM Y2
    SAVE PLOT HIST.2
    HISTOGRAM Y3
    SAVE PLOT HIST.3
    REPEAT PLOT HIST.1
    REPEAT PLOT HIST.2
    REPEAT PLOT HIST.2
    CYCLE GRAPH
Default:
    None
Synonyms:
    CYCLE GRAPH, CP, and CG are all synonyms for CYCLE PLOT.
Note:
    The "current list" consists of all plots saved in the current session and any plots from previous Dataplot sessions explicitly recalled with the REPEAT PLOT command.
Note:
    The REPEAT PLOT command is used to display a plot saved with SAVE PLOT. The LIST PLOT command lists the currently saved plots (by sequence number, file name, and title). The CYCLE PLOT command allows you to cycle through the pixmaps in the current list by clicking mouse buttons. The PIXMAP TITLE command allows you to specify the title for a saved plot. This title is simply for ease of identification in listing the saved plots and is not saved as part of the plot.
Related Commands: Applications:
    Interactive Usage
Implementation Date:
    7/1997
Program:
    READ BERGER1.DAT Y X
    FIT Y X
    4-PLOT RES
    SAVE PLOT RES.1
    QUADRATIC FIT Y X
    4-PLOT RES
    SAVE PLOT RES.2
    REPEAT PLOT RES.1
    REPEAT PLOT RES.2
    CYCLE PLOT

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Date created: 6/5/2001
Last updated: 10/13/2015

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