1plplot(3plplot)                   PLplot API                   plplot(3plplot)
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NAME

6       PLplot - Advanced 2D and 3D scientific plotting library
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DESCRIPTION

9       Available API man pages:
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11       pl_setcontlabelformat: Set format of numerical label for contours
12       pl_setcontlabelparam:  Set  parameters  of contour labelling other than
13       format of numerical label
14       pladv: Advance the (sub-)page
15       plarc: Draw a circular or elliptical arc
16       plaxes: Draw a box with axes, etc. with arbitrary origin
17       plbin: Plot a histogram from binned data
18       plbop: Begin a new page
19       plbox: Draw a box with axes, etc
20       plbox3: Draw a box with axes, etc, in 3-d
21       plbtime: Calculate broken-down time from continuous time for  the  cur‐
22       rent stream
23       plcalc_world:  Calculate world coordinates and corresponding window in‐
24       dex from relative device coordinates
25       plclear: Clear current (sub)page
26       plcol0: Set color, cmap0
27       plcol1: Set color, cmap1
28       plcolorbar: Plot color bar for image, shade or gradient plots
29       plconfigtime: Configure the transformation between continuous and  bro‐
30       ken-down time for the current stream
31       plcont: Contour plot
32       plcpstrm:  Copy  state parameters from the reference stream to the cur‐
33       rent stream
34       plctime: Calculate continuous time from broken-down time for  the  cur‐
35       rent stream
36       plend: End plotting session
37       plend1: End plotting session for current stream
38       plenv0:  Same  as  plenv(3plplot) but if in multiplot mode does not ad‐
39       vance the subpage, instead clears it
40       plenv: Set up standard window and draw box
41       pleop: Eject current page
42       plerrx: Draw error bars in x direction
43       plerry: Draw error bars in the y direction
44       plfamadv: Advance to the next family file on the next new page
45       plfill: Draw filled polygon
46       plfill3: Draw filled polygon in 3D
47       plflush: Flushes the output stream
48       plfont: Set font
49       plfontld: Load Hershey fonts
50       plGetCursor: Wait for graphics input event and translate to world coor‐
51       dinates.
52       plgchr: Get character default height and current (scaled) height
53       plgcmap1_range: Get the cmap1 argument range for continuous color plots
54       plgcol0: Returns 8-bit RGB values for given color index from cmap0
55       plgcol0a:  Returns  8-bit RGB values and PLFLT alpha transparency value
56       for given color index from cmap0
57       plgcolbg:  Returns the background color (cmap0[0]) by 8-bit RGB value
58       plgcolbga:  Returns the background color (cmap0[0]) by 8-bit RGB  value
59       and PLFLT alpha transparency value
60       plgcompression: Get the current device-compression setting
61       plgdev: Get the current device (keyword) name
62       plgdidev: Get parameters that define current device-space window
63       plgdiori: Get plot orientation
64       plgdiplt: Get parameters that define current plot-space window
65       plgdrawmode: Get drawing mode (depends on
66              device support!)
67       plgfam: Get family file parameters
68       plgfci: Get FCI (font characterization integer)
69       plgfnam: Get output file name
70       plgfont: Get family, style and weight of the current font
71       plglevel: Get the (current) run level
72       plgpage: Get page parameters
73       plgra: Switch to graphics screen
74       plgradient: Draw linear gradient inside polygon
75       plgriddata: Grid data from irregularly sampled data
76       plgspa: Get current subpage parameters
77       plgstrm: Get current stream number
78       plgver: Get the current library version number
79       plgvpd: Get viewport limits in normalized device coordinates
80       plgvpw: Get viewport limits in world coordinates
81       plgxax: Get x axis parameters
82       plgyax: Get y axis parameters
83       plgzax: Get z axis parameters
84       plhist: Plot a histogram from unbinned data
85       plhlsrgb: Convert HLS color to RGB
86       plimagefr: Plot a 2D matrix using cmap1
87       plimage: Plot a 2D matrix using cmap1 with automatic color adjustment
88       plinit: Initialize PLplot
89       pljoin: Draw a line between two points
90       pllab: Simple routine to write labels
91       pllegend:  Plot  legend using discretely annotated filled boxes, lines,
92       and/or lines of symbols
93       pllightsource: Sets the 3D position of the light source
94       plline: Draw a line
95       plline3: Draw a line in 3 space
96       pllsty: Select line style
97       plmap: Plot continental outline or shapefile data in world coordinates
98       plmapfill: Plot all or a subset of Shapefile data, filling the polygons
99       plmapline: Plot all or a subset of Shapefile data using lines in  world
100       coordinates
101       plmapstring:  Plot  all  or a subset of Shapefile data using strings or
102       points in world coordinates
103       plmaptex: Draw text at points defined by Shapefile data in world  coor‐
104       dinates
105       plmeridians: Plot latitude and longitude lines
106       plmesh: Plot surface mesh
107       plmeshc: Magnitude colored plot surface mesh with contour
108       plmkstrm: Creates a new stream and makes it the default
109       plmtex: Write text relative to viewport boundaries
110       plmtex3: Write text relative to viewport boundaries in 3D plots
111       plot3d: Plot 3-d surface plot
112       plot3dc: Magnitude colored plot surface with contour
113       plot3dcl:  Magnitude colored plot surface with contour for z[x][y] with
114       y index limits
115       plparseopts: Parse command-line arguments
116       plpat: Set area line fill pattern
117       plpath: Draw a line  between  two  points,  accounting  for  coordinate
118       transforms
119       plpoin: Plot a glyph at the specified points
120       plpoin3: Plot a glyph at the specified 3D points
121       plpoly3: Draw a polygon in 3 space
122       plprec: Set precision in numeric labels
123       plpsty: Select area fill pattern
124       plptex: Write text inside the viewport
125       plptex3: Write text inside the viewport of a 3D plot
126       plrandd:  Random number generator returning a real random number in the
127       range [0,1]
128       plreplot: Replays contents of plot buffer to current device/file
129       plrgbhls: Convert RGB color to HLS
130       plschr: Set character size
131       plscmap0: Set cmap0 colors by 8-bit RGB values
132       plscmap0a: Set cmap0 colors by 8-bit RGB values and PLFLT alpha  trans‐
133       parency value
134       plscmap0n: Set number of colors in cmap0
135       plscmap1_range: Set the cmap1 argument range for continuous color plots
136       plscmap1: Set opaque RGB cmap1 colors values
137       plscmap1a: Set semitransparent cmap1 RGBA colors.
138       plscmap1l: Set cmap1 colors using a piece-wise linear relationship
139       plscmap1la:  Set cmap1 colors and alpha transparency using a piece-wise
140       linear relationship
141       plscmap1n: Set number of colors in cmap1
142       plscol0:  Set 8-bit RGB values for given cmap0 color index
143       plscol0a:  Set 8-bit RGB values and PLFLT alpha transparency value  for
144       given cmap0 color index
145       plscolbg: Set the background color by 8-bit RGB value
146       plscolbga:  Set the background color by 8-bit RGB value and PLFLT alpha
147       transparency value.
148       plscolor: Used to globally turn color output on/off
149       plscompression: Set device-compression level
150       plsdev: Set the device (keyword) name
151       plsdidev: Set parameters that define current device-space window
152       plsdimap: Set up transformation from metafile coordinates
153       plsdiori: Set plot orientation
154       plsdiplt: Set parameters that define current plot-space window
155       plsdiplz: Set parameters incrementally (zoom mode) that define  current
156       plot-space window
157       plsdrawmode: Set drawing mode (depends on device support!)
158       plseed: Set seed for internal random number generator.
159       plsesc: Set the escape character for text strings
160       plsetopt: Set any command-line option
161       plsfam: Set family file parameters
162       plsfci: Set FCI (font characterization integer)
163       plsfnam: Set output file name
164       plsfont: Set family, style and weight of the current font
165       plshades: Shade regions on the basis of value
166       plshade:  Shade individual region on the basis of value
167       plslabelfunc:  Assign  a function to use for generating custom axis la‐
168       bels
169       plsmaj: Set length of major ticks
170       plsmem: Set the memory area to be plotted (RGB)
171       plsmema: Set the memory area to be plotted (RGBA)
172       plsmin: Set length of minor ticks
173       plsori: Set orientation
174       plspage: Set page parameters
175       plspal0: Set the cmap0 palette using the  specified  cmap0*.pal  format
176       file
177       plspal1:  Set  the  cmap1 palette using the specified cmap1*.pal format
178       file
179       plspause: Set the pause (on end-of-page) status
180       plsstrm: Set current output stream
181       plssub: Set the number of subpages in x and y
182       plssym: Set symbol size
183       plstar: Initialization
184       plstart: Initialization
185       plstransform: Set a global coordinate transform function
186       plstring: Plot a glyph at the specified points
187       plstring3: Plot a glyph at the specified 3D points
188       plstripa: Add a point to a strip chart
189       plstripc: Create a 4-pen strip chart
190       plstripd: Deletes and releases memory used by a strip chart
191       plstyl: Set line style
192       plsurf3d: Plot shaded 3-d surface plot
193       plsurf3dl: Plot shaded 3-d surface plot for z[x][y] with y index limits
194       plsvect: Set arrow style for vector plots
195       plsvpa: Specify viewport in absolute coordinates
196       plsxax: Set x axis parameters
197       plsyax: Set y axis parameters
198       plsym: Plot a glyph at the specified points
199       plszax: Set z axis parameters
200       pltext: Switch to text screen
201       pltimefmt: Set format for date / time labels
202       plvasp: Specify viewport using aspect ratio only
203       plvect: Vector plot
204       plvpas: Specify viewport using coordinates and aspect ratio
205       plvpor: Specify viewport using normalized subpage coordinates
206       plvsta: Select standard viewport
207       plw3d: Configure the transformations required for projecting a 3D  sur‐
208       face on a 2D window
209       plwidth: Set pen width
210       plwind: Specify window
211       plxormod: Enter or leave xor mode
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AUTHORS

214       Many  developers  (who  are  credited at http://plplot.org/credits.php)
215       have contributed to PLplot over its long history.

SEE ALSO

217       PLplot documentation at http://plplot.org/documentation.php.
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222                                 January, 2023                 plplot(3plplot)
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