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1.1       matthew     1: \label{Authoring_Dynamic_Plot_Curve}
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                      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}.
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                     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: 
1.8     ! raeburn    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.
1.3       faziophi   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: