Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cornell!calvin!jim From: jim@calvin.EE.CORNELL.EDU (Jim Providakes) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Igor 1.10: graphing/data analysis for Mac Message-ID: <1199@calvin.EE.CORNELL.EDU> Date: 2 Aug 89 12:49:46 GMT References: <8908020006.AA11190@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Reply-To: jim@calvin.spp.cornell.edu.UUCP (PUT YOUR NAME HERE) Organization: Cornell Space Plasma Physics Group Lines: 30 In article <8908020006.AA11190@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> "MELISSA HINES" writes: >In our lab, we have been using Igor, a data analysis and graphing program > for the Macintosh by WaveMetrics, for about 4 months. We are EXTREMELY > happy with it. I have been beta testing the next version, 1.10, and have > just gotten permission to describe the new features to the net. The new > version should be shipping within the next two weeks. > > In conclusion, we have found that Igor is an extremely useful and versatile > program for data analysis and graphing on the Macintosh. I highly > recommend it to anyone in science or engineering. > >------ I received version 1.0 of Igor last week and it really is a great program. I did my darnest to get it to bomb and it just would not. I would like to comment on an aspect of Igor that Mellisa did not mention and that I found to be extremely useful. Igor is very effective scheme in handling user mistakes. A dialog box appears if a user attempts an illegal command. What I found very useful was not only did Igor tell you what the error was, it would have an option button named "Explain Error" that the user could press to obtain a additianal sentences telling the user what the error meant. Often new users need more that either an error number or a 3 word cryptic error message to help them to resolve a problem. Also, I have found that Wave Metrics support line was excellent. I should mention, that I have been a Kaleidagraph user for some time and I wish the makers of Igor would incorporate more extensive historgram plotting capabilites like those found in Kaleidagraphs i.e., Box plots, and percentile plots, and stackable historgrams.