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6 gle - Graphics Layout Engine
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9 gle [options] file.gle ...
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12 GLE (Graphics Layout Engine) is a graphics scripting language designed
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14 slides. GLE supports various graph types (function plots, histograms,
15 bar graphs, scatter plots, contour lines, color maps, surface plots,
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17 plex output can be created by relying on GLE's scripting language,
18 which is full featured with subroutines, variables, and logic control.
19 GLE relies on LaTeX for text output and supports mathematical formulea
20 in graphs and figures. GLE's output formats include EPS, PS, PDF, JPEG,
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24 GLE's documentation is distrubuted in PDF format and can be found at
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30 -help Shows help about command line options.
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32 -info Outputs software version, build date, GLE_TOP, GLE_BIN, etc.
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34 -verbosity
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41 Sets the resolution for bitmap import/export and PDF output.
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50 Previews the output with QGLE.
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53 Selects a GLE version to run.
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56 Selects a GLE compatibility mode.
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58 -calc Runs GLE in "calculator" mode.
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60 -tex Indicates that the script includes LaTeX expressions.
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62 -inc Creates an .inc file with LaTeX code.
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70 -nocolor
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74 Create transparent output (with -d png).
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80 /usr/share/gle/4.1.2/glerc
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83 Per user configuration file.
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