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From: symons@imec.uucp (Jan Symons)
Newsgroups: comp.text.desktop
Subject: looking for a program to plot figures in a text
Summary: A powerfull tool for plotting data and functions
Keywords: figures, plotting data, drawing
Message-ID: <544@imec.UUCP>
Date: 3 Apr 89 13:54:57 GMT
Reply-To: symons@imec.prlb2.UUCP (Jan Symons)
Followup-To: Comp.text.desktop
Organization: IMEC, INTERUNIVERSITY MICROELECTRONICS CENTER, BELGIUM
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this is my first posting, so forgive me if I did something wrong. 

In our company we are dealing with lots of data from measurements which
we want to use for reports and ready-to-print publications. So we need
program, able to read data arrays and make a graph out of them. The results
will be output to a postscript printer. Unfortunately we can't find any
such program, suitable for our needs. The Mac's CricketGraph does a good
job, but still needs a lot of manual corrections etc..

I have here an impressive list of what the program should do. Does anything
exists on an IBM-PC, Macintosh, Vax/VMS or Ultrix that can handle most of
the items. We appreciate your help very much.

The Ultimate Plot-Program.
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 1. multiple x-y curves on same plot.
 2. X-Y axis and X-Y1-Y2 axis.
 3. all combinations of lin., log. and 1/x, 1/y axes.
 4. User can select nr. of major and minor ticks on axes.
 5. Ticks inside or outside axis.
 6. Frame on/off
 7. Labels, messages, titles, captions etc. in a selected font,
    with symbols, sub- and superscript available.
 8. arrows, symbols, legends ... anywhere in the figure.
 9. Error bars for x and y directions.
10. Cut and paste of graphics for insets in figures.
11. Different symbols available for data points.
12. Function plotting for fitted curves.
13. Preferable Postscript, HPGL output ...
14. To be used together with a DTP package on PC, Mac, VAX/VMS, or /Ultrix
15. Able to read ascii data files.
16. Second scale on opposite axis (eg. Temperature on x and 1/T on top)

                           Thank you for your help.

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Please email to --> UUCP : symons@imec.prlb2.mcvax

J. Symons at IMEC, kapeldreef 75, B-3030 Leuven, Belgium
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