# HG changeset patch # User John W. Eaton # Date 1294215789 18000 # Node ID 08f8b0d96091556d3cdf95bab9829c04ff5a25ad # Parent cbe3963daefd3685a1814a2c3500158b72ce496d doc fixes diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2011-01-05 John W. Eaton + + * interpreter/plot.txi (Introduction to Plotting): Formatting + and style fixes. Eliminate redundant example. + 2011-01-03 Rik * interpreter/octave.texi: Add new menu item "Correlation and diff --git a/doc/interpreter/plot.txi b/doc/interpreter/plot.txi --- a/doc/interpreter/plot.txi +++ b/doc/interpreter/plot.txi @@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ is used is controlled by the @code{backend} function. (See @ref{Graphics Backends}.) -The function call @code{backend("fltk")} selects the fltk/OpenGL system, and -@code{backend("gnuplot")} selects the gnuplot system. +The function call @code{backend ("fltk")} selects the fltk/OpenGL system, and +@code{backend ("gnuplot")} selects the gnuplot system. The two systems may be used selectively through the use of the @code{backend} property of the graphics handle for each figure. This is explained in @ref{Graphics Data Structures}. @@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ The graphics objects are arranged in a hierarchy: -1. The root is at 0. i.e., @code{get(0)} returns the properties of the root +1. The root is at 0. i.e., @code{get (0)} returns the properties of the root object. 2. Below the root are @code{figure} objects. @@ -894,9 +894,9 @@ @code{surface}, and @code{image} objects. Graphics handles may be distinguished from function handles (@ref{Function -Handles}) by means of the function @code{ishandle()}. @code{ishandle} returns +Handles}) by means of the function @code{ishandle}. @code{ishandle} returns true if its argument is a handle of a graphics object. In addition, the figure -object may be tested using @code{isfigure()}. @code{isfigure} returns true only +object may be tested using @code{isfigure}. @code{isfigure} returns true only if its argument is a handle of a figure. ishghandle() is synonymous with ishandle(). The @code{whos} function can be used to show the object type of each currently defined graphics handle. (Note: this is not true today, but it @@ -912,22 +912,22 @@ For example, the property "type" of the graphics object pointed to by the graphics handle h may be displayed by: -@code{get(h, "type")} - -The properties and their current values are returned by @code{get(h)} +@example +get (h, "type") +@end example + +The properties and their current values are returned by @code{get (h)} where h is a handle of a graphics object. If only the names of the allowed properties are wanted they may be displayed by: -@code{get(h, "");} +@code{get (h, "")}. Thus, for example, -@c @example -@smallformat +@smallexample @group -@verbatim -h=figure(); -get(h,"type") +h = figure (); +get (h, "type") ans = figure -get(h, ""); +get (h, ""); error: get: ambiguous figure property name ; possible matches: __backend__ currentobject paperposition toolbar @@ -945,63 +945,16 @@ color menubar resize wvisualmode colormap mincolormap resizefcn xdisplay createfcn name selected xvisual -currentpoint nextplot selectionhighlight xvisualmode +currentpoint nextplot selectionhighlight xvisualmode currentaxes numbertitle selectiontype currentcharacter paperorientation tag -@end verbatim @end group -@end smallformat -@c @end example -@c @end flushleft -@c @example -@smallformat -@group -@verbatim -aa=axes(); -get(aa,""); -error: get: ambiguous axes property name ; possible matches: - -__modified__ drawmode tickdir xtickmode -__myhandle__ fontangle tickdirmode yaxislocation -activepositionproperty fontname ticklength ycolor -alim fontsize tightinset ydir -alimmode fontunits title ygrid -ambientlightcolor fontweight type ylabel -beingdeleted gridlinestyle uicontextmenu ylim -box handlevisibility units ylimmode -busyaction hittest userdata yminorgrid -buttondownfcn interpreter view yminortick -cameraposition interruptible visible yscale -camerapositionmode key x_normrendertransform ytick -cameratarget keybox x_projectiontransform yticklabel -cameratargetmode keypos x_rendertransform yticklabelmode -cameraupvector keyreverse x_viewporttransform ytickmode -cameraupvectormode layer x_viewtransform zcolor -cameraviewangle linestyleorder xaxislocation zdir -cameraviewanglemode linewidth xcolor zgrid -children minorgridlinestyle xdir zlabel -clim nextplot xgrid zlim -climmode outerposition xlabel zlimmode -@end verbatim -@end group -@group -@verbatim -clipping parent xlim zminorgrid -color plotboxaspectratio xlimmode zminortick -colororder plotboxaspectratiomode xminorgrid zscale -createfcn position xminortick ztick -currentpoint projection xscale zticklabel -dataaspectratio selected xtick zticklabelmode -dataaspectratiomode selectionhighlight xticklabel ztickmode -deletefcn tag xticklabelmode -@end verbatim -@end group -@end smallformat -@c @end example +@end smallexample The root figure has index 0. Its properties may be displayed by: -@code{get(0,"")}. -The uses of @code{get()} and @code{set()} are further explained in +@code{get (0, "")}. + +The uses of @code{get} and @code{set} are further explained in @ref{doc-get,,get}, @ref{doc-set,,set}. @DOCSTRING(isprop)