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1.1       matthew     1: \label{Authoring_Dynamic_Plot_Curve}
                      2: 
                      3: The \textbf{curve} tag is where you set the data to be plotted by gnuplot.
                      4: 
1.4       foxr        5: The following parameters may be present in the \textbf{curve} tag and allow
                      6: access to most of the formatting parameters for a curve in gnuplot.
                      7: 
1.1       matthew     8: 
                      9: \begin{itemize}
                     10: 
1.4       foxr       11: \item color
1.1       matthew    12: 
1.7     ! raeburn    13: The color of the curve on the plot. See ``Selecting Colors'' section  
1.1       matthew    14: \ref{Authoring_Dynamic_Plot_Color_Selection}.
                     15: 
                     16: 
1.4       foxr       17: \item name
1.1       matthew    18: 
                     19: If a key is present, the name of the curve will appear with a sample of its
                     20: line type.
                     21: 
1.4       foxr       22: \item linestyle
1.1       matthew    23: 
1.7     ! raeburn    24: See ``Line Styles'' section \ref{Authoring_Dynamic_Plot_Linestyle} for
1.1       matthew    25: more information about the available line styles and their data requirements.
                     26: 
1.4       foxr       27: \item linetype
1.3       faziophi   28: 
                     29: The type of line.  Current options include 'solid' and 'dashed'.  At this time, all dashed lines draw with line width of '1' in web output.  This parameter may not apply to all linestyles.
                     30: 
1.4       foxr       31: \item linewidth
1.3       faziophi   32: 
                     33: The thickness of the line drawn by plotting engine.  This parameter may not apply to all linestyles.
                     34: 
1.4       foxr       35: \item pointtype
1.1       matthew    36: 
                     37: This parameter may not apply to all linestyles.
                     38:  
1.4       foxr       39: \item pointsize
1.1       matthew    40: 
                     41: This parameter may not apply to all linestyles.  The size of the points, in
                     42: pixels, present on the line.  Some point types are not affected by this
                     43: parameter.
                     44: 
1.4       foxr       45: \item  limit 
                     46: 
                     47: This parameter controls the pont to fill for fillled curves.
                     48: 
                     49: \item arrowhead
                     50: 
                     51: For vector plots, controls where in the vector the arrow head(s) appear
                     52: 
                     53: \item arrowstyle
                     54: 
                     55: For vector plots controls the fill style of the arrow.
                     56: 
                     57: \item arrowlength
                     58: 
                     59: For vector plots determines the distance between the vector line end and the tip
                     60: of the arrow.
                     61: 
                     62: \item arrowangle
                     63: 
                     64: For vector plots, determines the angle the arrow branches make with the 
                     65: vector line.
                     66: 
                     67: \item arrowbackangle
                     68: 
                     69: For vector plots, determines the angle the arrow lines that return to the
                     70: main line from the branches make with the arrow branches.
                     71: 
1.1       matthew    72: \end{itemize}
                     73: 
                     74: There are two ways of entering the information to be plotted, which are 
                     75: accessed using the subtags of \textbf{curve}, \textbf{data} 
1.7     ! raeburn    76: (see ``Plotting Data Points'' section \ref{Authoring_Dynamic_Plot_Curve_Data}) 
        !            77: and \textbf{function}
        !            78: (see ``Plotting Functions'' section \ref{Authoring_Dynamic_Plot_Curve_Function}).
1.1       matthew    79: