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# Plot Options

Plot options and their defaults are shown below. The defaults are set whenever you use the 'reset' or 'new' commands and are defined in script system\classes\plot\plotdefs.ijs.

Options are specified by providing the option name followed by its argument. Several options can be given at one time, separated by semicolons. Option values are stored as uppercase global variables.

Options whose names begin with 'x' apply to the x-axis; corresponding options apply to the y and z axes.

"Isigraph units" are based on graphics window size of 1000 by 1000.

Some of these options refer to "gl" commands which are documented in the wd Commands online help.

Options | Type | Default | Description
aspect | n | 2r3 | ratio of graphics window height to width. Used to adjust ticmark lengths, and graph boxes for a pie chart.
axes | b | 1 1 | if x,y axes are shown
backcolor | color | WHITE | background color
bandcolor | colors | see Plot Colors | band color scheme
border | b | 0 | if a border is drawn
bordersize | n | 8 | size of border (isigraph units)
boxed | b | 1 | if drawn in a box (3D only)
captionfont | font | Arial 40 | font for x and y captions
clear | b | 1 | if clear the background before drawing plot
color | colors | see Plot Colors | plot colors
edgecolor | colors | BLACK | edge color (ellipse, pie, poly, rect)
forecolor | color | BLACK | foreground color (for axes, text)
frame | b | 0 | if plot is framed
gridcolor | color | GRAY | grid line color
grids | b | 0 0 | if x, y grids are shown
itemcolor | colors | see Plot Colors | item color scheme
key | c | {none} | key names (legend identifying plot items)
keyfont | font | Courier New 25 | font for key names
keystyle | n | 0 2 | 0=horizontal 1=vertical style 0-3 positions from top left
labelfont | font | Courier New 40 | font for labels
labels | b | 1 1 | if x,y labels shown
mesh | b | 1 | if a mesh is drawn (3D only)
orientation | n | 1 | 1=portrait, 2=landscape (printing only)
penpattern | v | see plotdefs | patterns used by pen styles
pensize | n | 1 | pensize (see definition of glpen)
penstyle | n | solid | pen style (see definition of glpen)
plotbox | n | 0 0 1000 1000 | position and size of plotting window.
plotcaption | c | Plot | plot caption
polar | b | 0 | if a polar plot, data is r;theta (2D only)
rtic | v | {none} | r tics (#major,#minor) (radar plot only)
separator | c | | | separator for char matrix entries
symbolfont | font | Symbol 40 bold | symbol font used in point plots
textcolor | color | BLACK | text color
textfont | c | Arial 40 | text font
ticmajor | v | 12 | size of major tic marks (isigraph units)
ticminor | v | 8 | size of minor tic marks (isigraph units)
tics | v | 1 1 | if x, y tic marks shown
title | c | {none} | title text
titlefont | c | Arial 60 | title font
type | c | line | plot type (see Plot Types)
viewcenter | v | 0 0 0 | position of plot center (3D only)
viewpoint | v | 1.6 _2.4 1.5 | position of observer (3D only)
viewsize | v | 1 1 0.5 | relative sizes of viewbox
viewup | v | 0 0 1 | upwards direction (3D only)
visible | b | 1 | if plot is displayed
xcaption | c | {none} | x caption
xgridpattern | v | 3 5 | x grid pattern
xint | n | {none} | position of x-intercept
xlabel | c | {none} | x labels
xlog | n | 0 | if log applied to x values
xrange | v | {none} | range of x data - low,high
xtic | v | {none} | x tic (style)
xticpos | v | {none} | x tic positions

Type | Description
b | boolean 0 or 1
c | character string
color[s] | color or color matrix - given by name or values
font | font specification
n | number
v | numeric list

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