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PIXMAP TITLE

Name:
    PIXMAP TITLE
Type:
    Support Command
Purpose:
    Specify a title for a plot saved with the SAVE PLOT command. This is a temporary title used for identification purposes only and is not saved with the plot.
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.

    The PIXMAP TITLE command applies to the current plot when the SAVE PLOT command is entered. The order of the plot command and PIXMAP TITLE command does not matter.

    Dataplot maintains a list of saved graphs for the current session. 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.

    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:
    PIXMAP TITLE <string>
    where <string> specifies the title for the saved plot.
Examples:
    HISTOGRAM Y1
    PIXMAP TITLE HISTOGRAM: Y1
    SAVE PLOT HIST.1
Default:
    None
Synonyms:
    None
Note:
    Be aware that for SAVE PLOT AUTOMATIC, the saving for a given plot is not executed until the next screen erase (typically the next plot) is encountered to allow for multi-plotting and the addition of diagrammatic graphics to a plot. The order of the commands would typically be something like:

      SAVE GRAPH AUTOMATIC
      4-PLOT Y
      PIXMAP TITLE 4-PLOT
      PLOT Y
      PIXMAP TITLE PLOT Y
      HISTOGRAM Y
      PIXMAP TITLE HISTOGRAM

    The main point here is that the PIXMAP TITLE comes AFTER the plot command.

Note:
    Unlike the regular TITLE command, the PIXMAP TITLE command does not persist. That is, it applies only to the next saved plot and then reverts to the default of using the file name.
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
    PIXMAP TITLE RESIDUALS FROM LINEAR FIT
    SAVE PLOT RES.1
    QUADRATIC FIT Y X
    4-PLOT RES
    PIXMAP TITLE RESIDUALS FROM QUADRATIC FIT
    SAVE PLOT RES.2
    LIST PLOT

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Date created: 06/05/2001
Last updated: 11/04/2015
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