multi-line tick labels draw multiple draw solid circle: currently a syntax error coord y 0,1 seems to change x margins access to pic variables? ticklen too big in lots of places; adjust automatically? axes in the middle? in grap, probalby should have each attribute set its flag or value regardless of the type of object, than have the object pick up the resulting values, and endstat() clean up afterwards. system ...; needs unique filename generator. can't use pic in copy "filename" labeling of curves, points labels on points of graphs -- text strings get attached to points in plot, etc. variables to set attributes under user control, as in pic e.g., space in frame.c From swift!ehg Fri Apr 27 15:10 EST 1984 Suggestions for grap: When plotting several curves, it might be natural to add one point at a time to each curve by using named coordinate systems. But I want to be able to have the two curves be automatically scaled by a single transformation so that they are plotted in consistent coordinates. I tried this in /n/swift/usr/ehg/cur/grap/two.g. I get a "Floating exception - core dumped" in pic on this file. Consider driving nplot, so that we can use the pen plotter for large plots and so that simple plots come out faster. There are a few parameterized symbols you might consider adding: error bars, windvanes, arrows, maybe even faces. On the other hand, grap is already starting to get modestly complicated and I would understand if you reject symbols. Along this line, I would recommend that you NOT try to add splines or surface/contour plots. Continue to leave room in the syntax for specification of color. clarify in grap.1: numberlist: How is draw turned off? linedesc: Does optexpr specify the linewidth? What plot markers are guaranteed to be properly centered? JLB: Text manipulation Paragraphs (blocks) of text Uniform way of changing symbol size (global \s-2) Labelling of curves, points, etc. Arrow from text to one point in a cluster (automatic placement of text, and then an arrow) Exotic functionality ehg: consider driving nplot Swap x and y command (rotates 90 degrees) Cubic splines for smooth curves Pie charts Leave a hole in grap and pic for color New geometry circle at <point> radius <expression in inches> Handling data out of bounds Choices: put it there anyway, ignore it, raise error Selection: grap var shell command Need a unique filename generator use grap vars for default attributes (as in pic) Richard Steinberg: way to put "x" at end of arrow so it looks like axes in mathematics. From andrew Wed May 10 21:36:18 EDT 1989 it is too bad that grap doesn't do copy sh { sort +4n datafile } thru { circle at $1,$2 } using temporary files to communicate bewteeen the shell and grap sort of makes you think pipes were invented after grap. From sirius!npn Tue Dec 4 09:06 EST 1990 From: sirius!npn (Nils-Peter Nelson +1 201 582 6078) To: mhuxo!dbk, mhuxo!mos, research!bwk Subject: dashed lines in grap It's now much clearer what is wanted-- the line should go through all the data points and still be dashed. This means that the dash segments will themselves be segmented lines. As of today, grap insists that each dash segment be a simple straight line.