5.2. Common plot options

Header
Title

Plot title [click to show advanced options]

Display

Select plotting display. 0=default. For multiple plots select different display numbers

Header-Options

font

title font

height

title font height

color

title font color

options

additional gnuplot commands when setting the title

grid

grid display on/off

aspect

aspect ratio (1 for square)

lines

types of lines gnuplot to use for plotting solid or dashed

Axes

Axes

Select (add or remove) possible axes

x,y

cannot be removed

z

for 3D graphics

cb

color band for 2D color plots

x2

top side axes

y2

right side axes

img

virtual axis for setting a background image it uses the x2 and y2 axes for dimensioning

Axis

Click axes name to show advanced options

Label

Label for axis

Log

use logarithmic scale on/off

Min

optional minimum value for the axis

Max

optional maximum value for the axis

File

background calibration image

Calibration

Set the extremities of the background image. Uses the x2,y2 limits

Axes-Opt
font

axes font

height

axes font height

color

axes font color

options

additional gnuplot commands when setting the axes

Fields and Buttons on Footer
Commands

In this text box the user and enter gnuplot commands to modify partially or completely the behavior of the plot. Special commands are the

plot

substitute with plot cmd the default command line. Used to mark the location of the plot command to be inserted

splot
substitute with splot cmd the default command

line. Used to mark the location of the plot command to be inserted

replot

substitute with replot cmd the default command line, useful to append the plotting commands after a previously existing plot command

With the gnuplot commands the user has full control of all commands. For example issuing a “reset” command gnuplot will ignore all the settings from flair and the user has to manually enter his plot.

You can add labels, arrows, text, modify the palette, axes, position or size of the plot with the use of the “Gnuplot commands” window

Note

  • Multiple plots can be edited, plotted, saved, printed at once.

  • Select the multiple plots from the listbox.

  • To edit a specific field Right-Click on the field to enable it and change the value. All fields that are enabled will update their value to the selected plots