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Last update: 17-Aug-09
If a 'base' is given, the area between the curve and 'base' is filled with the current color (DATACOLOR). 'base' can be any valid number, variable, or math function.
If a 'base' is given, the area between the data values and 'base' is filled with the current color (DATACOLOR). 'base' can be any valid number, variable, or math function. If no 'base' is given, then the histogram blocks are filled from the bottom of the graph (YMIN).
|- Subscript and reduce fontsize.
|= Return to baseline and initial fontsize.
|> Increase font size.
|< Decrease font size.
|~ Overstrike last character.
|X?? Read ?? as a two digit hexadecimal number, and print the corresponding ascii character.
|B Change to bold font.
|I Change to italic font.
|U Alternate between underline/not underline.
|H Use Helvetica font. See also SETFONT.
|T Use Times font. See also SETFONT.
|C Use Courier font. See also SETFONT.
|S Use Symbol font. See also SETFONT.
|L LEFTJUSTIFY.
|M CENTERTEXT ( |C was already taken by Courier ).
|0 Draws symbol number 0 in the textstring.
|1 Draws symbol number 1 in the textstring.
|2 Draws symbol number 2 in the textstring.
|3 Draws symbol number 3 in the textstring.
|4 Draws symbol number 4 in the textstring.
|5 Draws symbol number 5 in the textstring.
|6 Draws symbol number 6 in the textstring.
|7 Draws symbol number 7 in the textstring.
|8 Draws symbol number 8 in the textstring.
|9 Draws symbol number 9 in the textstring.
|_ Draws 0.25 inches of a line using the current PENWIDTH and DASH in the textstring.
|| Draws the character '|'.
|\ Draws the character '\'.
| A quoted space. Forces a space.
|%varname Insert character variable 'varname' into text.
|$varname Insert numeric variable 'varname' into text.
|{math} Insert numeric result of {math} into text. See MATH.
|#?? Use ?? places after decimal point when inserting numeric values into text. Trailing zeroes are not shown.
|#+ Forces the inclusion of a plus sign at the beginning of positive numbers. The default is to omit the plus sign on positive numbers.
|#- Instructs plotl to omit the plus sign at the beginning of positive numbers. This is the default.
|#(i2.2) Instructs plotl to use the FORTRAN format specified between the parenthesis to format the number. This overrides just about all the other |# commands.
|^ Use scientific notation when inserting numeric values into text.
|: Use ddd/hh:mm:ss format when inserting numeric values into text.
Note that the convention for 3DROTATION was changed on 27-MAY-1995. Scripts written before this date will very likely use the old convention. These scripts can either be updated to use the new angle convention, or, the command 'VERSION 1995.05.26' can be issued before the 3DROTATION command is executed.
If you choose to update the script, note that '3drot -90 0 0' in the old convention is equivalent to '3drot 0 0 0' now. Also, '3drot -25 25 0' is equivalent to '3drot -65 0 -25' now. In general, new_xrotation = -90 - old_xrotation, new_yrotation = old_zrotation, and new_zrotation = -old_yrotation.
ECHO Terminal type is |%term.
Note that once an enviroment variable has been used, it becomes an internal plotl variable, and is not updated if the environment variable changes. Also, unix environment variables are case sensistive, while internal plotl character variables are not. The case sensitivity is maintained within plotl to retrieve the value of the external variable, but once internalized, the case sensitivity is lost.