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SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package File Formats             plot(4B)



NAME
     plot - graphics interface

DESCRIPTION
     Files of this format  are interpreted for various devices by
     commands.  A  graphics file is a stream of plotting instruc-
     tions. Each instruction consists of an ASCII letter  usually
     followed  by  bytes  of binary information. The instructions
     are executed in order. A point is designated by  four  bytes
     representing  the  x  and  y  values; each value is a signed
     integer. The last designated point in  an  l,  m,  n,  or  p
     instruction  becomes  the  ``current  point''  for  the next
     instruction.

     m    Move: the next four bytes give a new current point.


     n    Cont: draw a line from the current point to  the  point
          given by the next four bytes.


     p    Point: plot the point given by the next four bytes.


     l    Line: draw a line from the point given by the next four
          bytes to the point given by the following four bytes.


     t    Label: place the following ASCII  string  so  that  its
          first  character falls on the current point. The string
          is terminated by a NEWLINE.


     a    Arc: the first four bytes give  the  center,  the  next
          four  give  the  starting point, and the last four give
          the end point of a circular arc. The least  significant
          coordinate  of  the end point is used only to determine
          the quadrant. The arc is drawn counter-clockwise.


     c    Circle: the first four bytes give  the  center  of  the
          circle, the next two the radius.


     e    Erase: start another frame of output.


     f    Linemod: take the following string, up to a NEWLINE, as
          the  style  for  drawing  further lines. The styles are
          ``dotted,'' ``solid,'' ``longdashed,'' ``shortdashed,''
          and ``dotdashed.'' Effective only in plot 4014 and plot
          ver.



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SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package File Formats             plot(4B)



     s    Space: the next four bytes give the lower  left  corner
          of the plotting area; the following four give the upper
          right corner. The plot will be magnified or reduced  to
          fit the device as closely as possible.

          Space settings that exactly fill the plotting area with
          unity  scaling  appear  below.  The upper limit is just
          outside the plotting area.



     In every case the plotting  area  is  taken  to  be  square;
     points  outside  may be displayable on devices whose face is
     not square.

     4014         space(0, 0, 3120, 3120);


     ver          space(0, 0, 2048, 2048);


     300, 300s    space(0, 0, 4096, 4096);


     450          space(0, 0, 4096, 4096);






























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