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Introduction |
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Grace is a WYSIWYG 2D plotting tool for the X Window System and
M*tif. Grace runs on practically any version of Unix-like OS. As well, it
has been successfully ported to VMS, OS/2, and Win9*/NT/2000/XP (some minor
functionality may be missing, though).
Grace is a descendant of ACE/gr, also known as Xmgr.
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Features |
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Grace features at a glance:
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General |
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WYSIWYG design
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Convenient point-and-click graphical user interface
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Precise control of graph features
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True publication quality
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Instant plot refresh
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Export Options |
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Exports vector graphics to (E)PS, PDF, MIF, and SVG formats
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Supports cross-platform PNG, PNM, and JPEG formats
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Device-independent Type1 font rastering, including anti-aliasing, ligatures,
and kerning
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Graphing Flexibility |
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Unlimited number of graphs
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Unlimited number of curves on a graph
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Up to 256 customizable colors
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9 dashed line styles
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32 fill patterns
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10 built-in marker symbols; plus, any character glyph from any font can
be used as a marker
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Color/fill markers
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Text annotations with subscripts, superscripts, mixed fonts, styles and
colors and more complex typesetting
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Curve Fitting |
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Linear and nonlinear least-squares
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Calculation and display of residuals
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Arbitrarily complex user-defined fitting functions, including dynamically
loadable C/Fortran/... modules
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Fitting with constraints
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Region restrictions
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Fitting with arbitrary weight functions
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Analysis Capability |
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FFT
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Integration and differentiation
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Histograms
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Splines, including Akima splines
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Interpolation and smoothing
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Convolution, correlation, and covariation
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Sorting
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Data Formats |
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Unlimited data size; up to six dimensions plus an optional array of strings
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Reads text data input files
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Reads 1D netCDF files
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Programmability |
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Built-in programming language
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Math functions manipulate entire array
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Variables, including arrays (1D)
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User-definable functions via loadable modules
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All aspects of plot outlook can be programmed
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Controllable by external programs
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Customization/Extensibility |
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Dynamic module loading - write your own C/Fortran/...
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User-defined colors
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User-supplied fonts and encodings
Please refer to the Grace User's Guide for more detailed
description.
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Getting software |
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The software is available from
https://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/pub/grace/
and it is daily mirrored at
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Suggestions and bug reports |
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If you found a bug in Grace or wish to suggest some improvements, please do
it on-line.
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Web design: Copyleft © 1998-2000 Evgeny Stambulchik
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