ty
select type of plot
SYNOPSIS
ty [x_type y_type overall_type]
ty [x_type y_type z_type overall_type]
DESCRIPTION
The ty command allows direct control over the style of the plot. The stylistic choices are encoded in flags. One flag controls x-axis features, the next controls the y-axis. If in 3D mode, the third flag controls the z-axis. The last flag controls overall features of the plot.
There are three ways to select values for the flags: by entering values for each of them on the command line, by entering values as prompted or by choosing features one by one.
The following pages contain a summary of the features that can be turned on or off, with the corresponding values used in the coding scheme described below the charts. With each pair of options the default mode is given first, then the alternate mode and the corresponding decimal or octal code used to turn on the alternate mode.
Overall Flags:
Draw a complete box Just draw the x and y axes 2 02 Put tick marks all around No tick marks at top & right 4 04 Cut off plot symbols Let plot symbols overlap axes 8 010 Drop out-of-range points Draw them on the axes 16 020 Don't draw border Draw border around the edge 32 040 Use [ ] to enclose units Use ( ) to enclose units 64 0100 Numbers/labels on the left Put them on the right side 128 0200 Draw y axis on both sides Don't draw the right-side axis 256 0400 Draw y axis on both sides Only draw the right-side axis 512 01000 Use traditional axis labels Use APS-style[1]_ axis labels 1024 02000
| [1] | American Physical Society (APS) style labels have parenthesis around the units and no multiplication sign in front of the scale factor. For dimensionless quantities, the inverse of the scale factor is placed in front of the label with no parenthesis. |
Axis Flags:
Use normal tick spacing User-defined tick spacing 1 01 Use normal auto-ranging Consider entered ranges exact 2 02 Move in 1st, last tick marks Don't move tick marks 4 04 Use linear axis Use logarithmic axis 8 010 Number axis Don't number axis 16 020 Use scientific notation on linear axis Use engineering notation 32 040 Can use decimal notation on log axis Force power-of-10 notation 32 040 Use trailing zeroes No trailing zeroes 64 0100 Use leading zeroes No leading zeroes 128 0200 Print all axis numbers Don't print first number 256 0400 Draw tick marks Don't draw tick marks 512 01000 Tick marks inside axis No ticks marks inside axis 1024 02000 No tick marks outside axis Tick marks extend outside axis 2048 04000 Dual-height tick marks Uniform tick marks 4096 010000 Normal tick marks Tick marks form a grid 8192 020000 Draw axis and numbers Don't draw axis and numbers 16384 040000
If you enter ty with no arguments, you will be prompted to enter a value for each of the flags. If you enter nothing for a flag, you will be able to define the plot characteristics feature by feature.
When coding the flags for the axes and overall plot, the normal settings for plot and axis features each have a value of zero and the alternate settings have the values shown in the chart. Each flag represents the sum of the alternate modes selected. For example, entering 1,040 for an axis selects no numbering (16) and no tick marks inside the axis (1024). All other features are set to the usual mode.
A zero entered on the command line for one of the values means all the usual modes are used. If you enter a . for a value, C-PLOT will use the previous value for that set of flags and will not prompt for the individual features. If you precede a value by a + or a -,the features corresponding to the value will be turned on or off.
You can enter numbers in decimal, octal or hexadecimal. For octal, precede the number by 0, for hex, precede the number by 0x. When you next use the ty command, C-PLOT will display values according to the last-used input format.
EXAMPLE
ty 24 520 130