1PLSTART(3plplot) PLplot API PLSTART(3plplot)
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6 plstart - Initialization
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9 plstart(devname, nx, ny)
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12 Alternative to plstar(3plplot) for initializing the plotting package.
13 The device name keyword for the desired output device must be supplied
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15 plstar(3plplot). If the requested device is not available, or if the
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17 plstar(3plplot) is used. This routine also divides the output device
18 page into nx by ny subpages, each of which may be used independently.
19 The subroutine pladv(3plplot) is used to advance from one subpage to
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22 Redacted form: General: plstart(devname, nx, ny)
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25 This function is not used in any examples.
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28 devname (PLCHAR_VECTOR(3plplot), input)
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30 the required output device. If devname is NULL or if the first
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35 Number of subpages to divide output page in the x direction.
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38 Number of subpages to divide output page in the y direction.
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42 Many developers (who are credited at http://plplot.org/credits.php)
43 have contributed to PLplot over its long history.
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50 July, 2023 PLSTART(3plplot)