--- loncom/xml/lonplot.pm	2001/12/20 20:24:36	1.11
+++ loncom/xml/lonplot.pm	2002/01/02 14:33:50	1.30
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Dynamic plot
 #
-# $Id: lonplot.pm,v 1.11 2001/12/20 20:24:36 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: lonplot.pm,v 1.30 2002/01/02 14:33:50 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -26,15 +26,14 @@
 # http://www.lon-capa.org/
 #
 # 12/15/01 Matthew
-# 12/18 12/19 12/20 Matthew
+# 12/17 12/18 12/19 12/20 12/21 12/27 12/28 12/30 Matthew
 package Apache::lonplot;
 
 use strict;
 use Apache::File;
 use Apache::response;
 use Apache::lonxml;
-
-use Digest::MD5  qw(md5 md5_hex md5_base64);
+use Apache::edit;
 
 sub BEGIN {
   &Apache::lonxml::register('Apache::lonplot',('plot'));
@@ -53,81 +52,237 @@ sub BEGIN {
 ##  grid
 ##  border
 ##  font
+##  align
 ##
 ##  @labels: $labels[$i] = \%label
 ##           %label: text, xpos, ypos, justify
-## 
+##
 ##  @curves: $curves[$i] = \%curve
-##        %curve: name, linestyle, ( function | data )
+##           %curve: name, linestyle, ( function | data )
 ##
 ##  $curves[$i]->{'data'} = [ [x1,x2,x3,x4],
 ##                            [y1,y2,y3,y4] ]
 ##
-##------------------------------------------------------------
-##
-## Tests used in checking the validitity of input
-##
+
+###################################################################
+##                                                               ##
+##        Tests used in checking the validitity of input         ##
+##                                                               ##
+###################################################################
+
+my %linestyles = 
+    (
+     lines          => 2,     # Maybe this will be used in the future
+     linespoints    => 2,     # to check on whether or not they have 
+     dots	    => 2,     # supplied enough <data></data> fields
+     points         => 2,     # to use the given line style.  But for
+     steps	    => 2,     # now there are more important things 
+     fsteps	    => 2,     # for me to deal with.
+     histeps        => 2,
+     errorbars	    => 2,
+     xerrorbars	    => 2,
+     yerrorbars	    => 2,
+     xyerrorbars    => 2,
+     boxes          => 2,
+     boxerrorbars   => 2,
+     boxxyerrorbars => 2,
+     financebars    => 2,
+     candlesticks   => 2,
+     vector	    => 2
+    );		    
+
 my $int_test       = sub {$_[0]=~s/\s+//g;$_[0]=~/^\d+$/};
-my $real_test      = sub {$_[0]=~s/\s+//g;$_[0]=~/^[+-]?\d*\.?\d*$/};
+my $real_test      = 
+    sub {$_[0]=~s/\s+//g;$_[0]=~/^[+-]?\d*\.?\d*([eE][+-]\d+)?$/};
 my $color_test     = sub {$_[0]=~s/\s+//g;$_[0]=~/^x[\da-f]{6}$/};
 my $onoff_test     = sub {$_[0]=~/^(on|off)$/};
-my $key_pos_test   = sub {$_[0]=~/^(top|bottom|right|left|outside|below)+$/};
+my $key_pos_test   = sub {$_[0]=~/^(top|bottom|right|left|outside|below| )+$/};
 my $sml_test       = sub {$_[0]=~/^(small|medium|large)$/};
-my $linestyle_test = sub {$_[0]=~/^(lines|linespoints|dots|points|steps)$/};
-my $words_test     = sub {$_[0]=~s/\s+/ /g;$_[0]=~/^(\w+ ?)+$/};
-##
-## Default values for attributes of elements
-##
+my $linestyle_test = sub {exists($linestyles{$_[0]})};
+my $words_test     = sub {$_[0]=~s/\s+/ /g;$_[0]=~/^([\w\(\)]+ ?)+$/};
+
+###################################################################
+##                                                               ##
+##                      Attribute metadata                       ##
+##                                                               ##
+###################################################################
 my %plot_defaults = 
     (
-     height       => {default => 200,       test => $int_test   },
-     width        => {default => 200,       test => $int_test   },
-     bgcolor      => {default => 'xffffff', test => $color_test },
-     fgcolor      => {default => 'x000000', test => $color_test },
-     transparent  => {default => 'off',     test => $onoff_test },
-     grid         => {default => 'off',     test => $onoff_test },
-     border       => {default => 'on',      test => $onoff_test },
-     font         => {default => 'medium',  test => $sml_test   }
+     height       => {
+	 default     => 200,
+	 test        => $int_test,
+	 description => 'height of image (pixels)',
+	 edit_type   => 'entry' 
+	 },
+     width        => {
+	 default     => 200,
+	 test        => $int_test,
+	 description => 'width of image (pixels)',
+	 edit_type   => 'entry'
+	 },
+     bgcolor      => {
+	 default     => 'xffffff',
+	 test        => $color_test, 
+	 description => 'background color of image (xffffff)',
+	 edit_type   => 'entry'
+	 },
+     fgcolor      => {
+	 default     => 'x000000',
+	 test        => $color_test,
+	 description => 'foreground color of image (x000000)',
+	 edit_type   => 'entry' 
+	 },
+     transparent  => {
+	 default     => 'off',
+	 test        => $onoff_test, 
+	 description => '',
+	 edit_type   => 'on_off'
+	 },
+     grid         => {
+	 default     => 'off',
+	 test        => $onoff_test, 
+	 description => '',
+	 edit_type   => 'on_off'
+	 },
+     border       => {
+	 default     => 'on',
+	 test        => $onoff_test, 
+	 description => '',
+	 edit_type   => 'on_off'
+	 },
+     font         => {
+	 default     => 'medium',
+	 test        => $sml_test,
+	 description => 'Size of font to use',
+	 edit_type   => 'choice',
+	 choices     => ['small','medium','large']
+	 },
+     align        => {
+	 default     => 'left',
+	 test        => sub {$_[0]=~/^(left|right|center)$/},
+	 description => 'alignment for image in html',
+	 edit_type   => 'choice',
+	 choices     => ['left','right','center']
+	 } 
      );
 
 my %key_defaults = 
     (
-     title => { default => '',          test => $words_test   },
-     box   => { default => 'off',       test => $onoff_test   },
-     pos   => { default => 'top right', test => $key_pos_test }
+     title => { 
+	 default => '',
+	 test => $words_test,
+	 description => 'Title of key',
+	 edit_type   => 'entry'
+	 },
+     box   => { 
+	 default => 'off',
+	 test => $onoff_test,
+	 description => 'Draw a box around the key?',
+	 edit_type   => 'on_off'
+	 },
+     pos   => { 
+	 default => 'top right', 
+	 test => $key_pos_test, 
+	 description => 'position of the key on the plot',
+	 edit_type   => 'choice',
+	 choices     => ['top left','top right','bottom left','bottom right',
+			 'outside','below']
+	 }
      );
 
 my %label_defaults = 
     (
-     xpos    => {default => 0,         test => $real_test     },
-     ypos    => {default => 0,         test => $real_test     },
-     justify => {default => 'left',    
-                 test => sub {$_[0]=~/^(left|right|center)$/} }
+     xpos    => {
+	 default => 0,
+	 test => $real_test,
+	 description => 'x position of label (graph coordinates)',
+	 edit_type   => 'entry'
+	 },
+     ypos    => {
+	 default => 0, 
+	 test => $real_test,
+	 description => 'y position of label (graph coordinates)',
+	 edit_type   => 'entry'
+	 },
+     justify => {
+	 default => 'left',    
+	 test => sub {$_[0]=~/^(left|right|center)$/},
+	 description => 'justification of the label text on the plot',
+	 edit_type   => 'choice',
+	 choices     => ['left','right','center']
+     }
      );
 
 my %axis_defaults = 
     (
-     color     => {default => 'x000000', test => $color_test},
-     xmin      => {default => '-10.0',   test => $real_test },
-     xmax      => {default => ' 10.0',   test => $real_test },
-     ymin      => {default => '-10.0',   test => $real_test },
-     ymax      => {default => ' 10.0',   test => $real_test }
+     color   => {
+	 default => 'x000000', 
+	 test => $color_test,
+	 description => 'color of axes (x000000)',
+	 edit_type   => 'entry'
+	 },
+     xmin      => {
+	 default => '-10.0',
+	 test => $real_test,
+	 description => 'minimum x-value shown in plot',
+	 edit_type   => 'entry'
+	 },
+     xmax      => {
+	 default => ' 10.0',
+	 test => $real_test,
+	 description => 'maximum x-value shown in plot',	 
+	 edit_type   => 'entry'
+	 },
+     ymin      => {
+	 default => '-10.0',
+	 test => $real_test,
+	 description => 'minimum y-value shown in plot',	 
+	 edit_type   => 'entry'
+	 },
+     ymax      => {
+	 default => ' 10.0',
+	 test => $real_test,
+	 description => 'maximum y-value shown in plot',	 
+	 edit_type   => 'entry'
+	 }
      );
 
 my %curve_defaults = 
     (
-     color     => {default => 'x000000', test => $color_test             },
-     name      => {default => 'x000000', test => sub {1} },#sub {$_[0]=~/^[\w ]*$/} },
-     linestyle => {default => 'lines',   test => $linestyle_test         }
+     color     => {
+	 default => 'x000000',
+	 test => $color_test,
+	 description => 'color of curve (x000000)',
+	 edit_type   => 'entry'
+	 },
+     name      => {
+	 default => '',
+	 test => $words_test,
+	 description => 'name of curve to appear in key',
+	 edit_type   => 'entry'
+	 },
+     linestyle => {
+	 default => 'lines',
+	 test => $linestyle_test,
+	 description => 'Style of the axis lines',
+	 edit_type   => 'choice',
+	 choices     => ['lines','linespoints','dots','points','steps',
+			 'fsteps','histeps','errorbars','xerrorbars',
+			 'yerrorbars','xyerrorbars','boxes','boxerrorbars',
+			 'boxxyerrorbars','financebars','candlesticks',
+			 'vector']
+	 }
      );
 
-##
-## End of defaults
-##
+###################################################################
+##                                                               ##
+##                    parsing and edit rendering                 ##
+##                                                               ##
+###################################################################
 my (%plot,%key,%axis,$title,$xlabel,$ylabel,@labels,@curves);
 
 sub start_plot {
-    %plot    = undef;   %key     = undef;   %axis   = undef; 
+    %plot    = ();      %key     = ();      %axis   = (); 
     $title   = undef;   $xlabel  = undef;   $ylabel = undef;
     $#labels = -1;      $#curves = -1;
     #
@@ -135,40 +290,55 @@ sub start_plot {
     my $result='';
     &Apache::lonxml::register('Apache::lonplot',
 	     ('title','xlabel','ylabel','key','axis','label','curve'));
-    push (@Apache::lonxml::namespace,'plot');
-    ## Always evaluate the insides of the <plot></plot> tags
-    my $inside = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/plot",$$parser[-1]);
-    $inside=&Apache::run::evaluate($inside,$safeeval,$$parstack[-1]);
-    &Apache::lonxml::newparser($parser,\$inside);
-    ##-------------------------------------------------------
-    &get_attributes(\%plot,\%plot_defaults,$parstack,$safeeval,
-		    $tagstack->[-1]);
+    push (@Apache::lonxml::namespace,'lonplot');
     if ($target eq 'web') {
+	my $inside = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/plot",$$parser[-1]);
+	$inside=&Apache::run::evaluate($inside,$safeeval,$$parstack[-1]);
+	&Apache::lonxml::newparser($parser,\$inside);
+	&get_attributes(\%plot,\%plot_defaults,$parstack,$safeeval,
+			$tagstack->[-1]);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result .= &Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Plot');
+	$result .= &edit_attributes($target,$token,\%plot_defaults);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
+	my $constructtag=&Apache::edit::get_new_args
+	    ($token,$parstack,$safeeval,keys(%plot_defaults));
+	if ($constructtag) {
+	    $result = &Apache::edit::rebuild_tag($token);
+#	    $result.= &Apache::edit::handle_insert();
+	}
     }
-    return '';
+    return $result;
 }
 
 sub end_plot {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
+
     pop @Apache::lonxml::namespace;
     &Apache::lonxml::deregister('Apache::lonplot',
 	('title','xlabel','ylabel','key','axis','label','curve'));
     my $result = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	## Determine filename -- Need to use the 'id' thingy that Gerd 
-	## mentioned.
+	&check_inputs(); # Make sure we have all the data we need
+	##
+	## Determine filename
 	my $tmpdir = '/home/httpd/perl/tmp/';
-	my $filename = $tmpdir.$ENV{'user.name'}.'_'.$ENV{'user.domain'}.
-	    '_plot.data';
-	my $usersees=md5_base64($filename.'_'.$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'});
-	
+	my $filename = $ENV{'user.name'}.'_'.$ENV{'user.domain'}.
+	    '_'.time.'_'.$$.int(rand(1000)).'_plot.data';
 	## Write the plot description to the file
-	my $fh=Apache::File->new('/home/httpd/perl/tmp/'.$filename);
-	$result .= '<pre>';
-	$result .= &write_gnuplot_file($fh);
-	$result .= '</pre>'.$/;
+	my $fh=Apache::File->new(">$tmpdir$filename");
+	print $fh &write_gnuplot_file();
+	close($fh);
 	## return image tag for the plot
-	$result .= '<img src="/cgi-bin/plot.cgi?'.$usersees.'"/>';
+	$result .= <<"ENDIMAGE";
+<img src    = "/cgi-bin/plot.gif?$filename" 
+     width  = "$plot{'width'}" 
+     height = "$plot{'height'}"
+     align  = "$plot{'align'}"
+     alt    = "/cgi-bin/plot.gif?$filename" />
+ENDIMAGE
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::tag_end($target,$token);
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -177,10 +347,19 @@ sub end_plot {
 sub start_key {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result='';
-    &get_attributes(\%key,\%key_defaults,$parstack,$safeeval,
-		    $tagstack->[-1]);
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+	&get_attributes(\%key,\%key_defaults,$parstack,$safeeval,
+		    $tagstack->[-1]);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result .= &Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Plot Key');
+	$result .= &edit_attributes($target,$token,\%key_defaults);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
+	my $constructtag=&Apache::edit::get_new_args
+	    ($token,$parstack,$safeeval,keys(%key_defaults));
+	if ($constructtag) {
+	    $result = &Apache::edit::rebuild_tag($token);
+	    $result.= &Apache::edit::handle_insert();
+	}
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -189,17 +368,26 @@ sub end_key {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::tag_end($target,$token);
     }
     return $result;
 }
+
 ##------------------------------------------------------------------- title
 sub start_title {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
-    $title = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/title",$$parser[-1]);
     my $result='';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+	$title = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/title",$$parser[-1]);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Plot Title');
+	my $text=&Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/title",$$parser[-1]);
+	$result.='</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">'.
+	    &Apache::edit::editfield('',$text,'',60,1);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
+	my $text=$$parser[-1]->get_text("/title");
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::modifiedfield($token);
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -208,7 +396,8 @@ sub end_title {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::tag_end($target,$token);
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -216,9 +405,16 @@ sub end_title {
 sub start_xlabel {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result='';
-    $xlabel = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/xlabel",$$parser[-1]);
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+	$xlabel = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/xlabel",$$parser[-1]);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Plot Xlabel');
+	my $text=&Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/xlabel",$$parser[-1]);
+	$result.='</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">'.
+	    &Apache::edit::editfield('',$text,'',60,1);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
+	my $text=$$parser[-1]->get_text("/xlabel");
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::modifiedfield($token);
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -227,17 +423,26 @@ sub end_xlabel {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::tag_end($target,$token);
     }
     return $result;
 }
+
 ##------------------------------------------------------------------- ylabel
 sub start_ylabel {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result='';
-    $ylabel = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/ylabel",$$parser[-1]);
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+	$ylabel = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/ylabel",$$parser[-1]);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result .= &Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Plot Ylabel');
+	my $text = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/ylabel",$$parser[-1]);
+	$result .= '</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">'.
+	    &Apache::edit::editfield('',$text,'',60,1);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
+	my $text=$$parser[-1]->get_text("/ylabel");
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::modifiedfield($token);
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -246,25 +451,41 @@ sub end_ylabel {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::tag_end($target,$token);
     }
     return $result;
 }
+
 ##------------------------------------------------------------------- label
 sub start_label {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result='';
-    my %label;
-    &get_attributes(\%label,\%label_defaults,$parstack,$safeeval,
-		    $tagstack->[-1]);
-    $label{'text'} = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/label",$$parser[-1]);
-    if (! &$words_test($label{'text'})) {
-	# I should probably warn about it, too.
-	$label{'text'} = 'Illegal text';
-    }
-    push(@labels,\%label);
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+	my %label;
+	&get_attributes(\%label,\%label_defaults,$parstack,$safeeval,
+		    $tagstack->[-1]);
+	$label{'text'} = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/label",$$parser[-1]);
+	if (! &$words_test($label{'text'})) {
+	    # I should probably warn about it, too.
+	    $label{'text'} = 'Illegal text';
+	}
+	push(@labels,\%label);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result .= &Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Plot Label');
+	$result .= &edit_attributes($target,$token,\%label_defaults);
+	my $text = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/label",$$parser[-1]);
+	$result .= '</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">'.
+	    &Apache::edit::editfield('',$text,'',60,1);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
+	my $constructtag=&Apache::edit::get_new_args
+	    ($token,$parstack,$safeeval,keys(%label_defaults));
+	if ($constructtag) {
+	    $result = &Apache::edit::rebuild_tag($token);
+	    $result.= &Apache::edit::handle_insert();
+	}
+	my $text=$$parser[-1]->get_text("/label");
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::modifiedfield($token);
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -273,7 +494,8 @@ sub end_label {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::tag_end($target,$token);
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -282,14 +504,23 @@ sub end_label {
 sub start_curve {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result='';
-    my %curve;
-    &get_attributes(\%curve,\%curve_defaults,$parstack,$safeeval,
-		    $tagstack->[-1]);
-    push (@curves,\%curve);
     &Apache::lonxml::register('Apache::lonplot',('function','data'));
     push (@Apache::lonxml::namespace,'curve');
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+	my %curve;
+	&get_attributes(\%curve,\%curve_defaults,$parstack,$safeeval,
+		    $tagstack->[-1]);
+	push (@curves,\%curve);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result .= &Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Curve');
+	$result .= &edit_attributes($target,$token,\%curve_defaults);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
+	my $constructtag=&Apache::edit::get_new_args
+	    ($token,$parstack,$safeeval,keys(%label_defaults));
+	if ($constructtag) {
+	    $result = &Apache::edit::rebuild_tag($token);
+	    $result.= &Apache::edit::handle_insert();
+	}
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -300,22 +531,32 @@ sub end_curve {
     pop @Apache::lonxml::namespace;
     &Apache::lonxml::deregister('Apache::lonplot',('function','data'));
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::tag_end($target,$token);
     }
     return $result;
 }
+
 ##------------------------------------------------------------ curve function
 sub start_function {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result='';
-    if (exists($curves[-1]->{'data'})) {
-	&Apache::lonxml::warning('Use of <function> precludes use of <data>.  The <data> will be omitted in favor of the <function> declaration.');
-	delete $curves[-1]->{'data'} ;
-    }
-    $curves[-1]->{'function'} = 
-	&Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/function",$$parser[-1]);
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+	if (exists($curves[-1]->{'data'})) {
+	    &Apache::lonxml::warning('Use of <function> precludes use of <data>.  The <data> will be omitted in favor of the <function> declaration.');
+	    delete $curves[-1]->{'data'} ;
+	}
+	$curves[-1]->{'function'} = 
+	    &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/function",$$parser[-1]);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result .= &Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Curve Function');
+	my $text = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/function",$$parser[-1]);
+	$result .= '</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">'.
+	    &Apache::edit::editfield('',$text,'',60,1);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
+	# Why do I do this?
+	my $text=$$parser[-1]->get_text("/function");
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::modifiedfield($token);
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -324,40 +565,59 @@ sub end_function {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result .= &Apache::edit::end_table();
     }
     return $result;
 }
+
 ##------------------------------------------------------------ curve  data
 sub start_data {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result='';
-    if (exists($curves[-1]->{'function'})) {
-	&Apache::lonxml::warning('Use of <data> precludes use of <function>.'.
-            '  The <function> will be omitted in favor of the <data>'.
-            ' declaration.');
-	delete($curves[-1]->{'function'});
-    }
-    my $datatext = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/data",$$parser[-1]);
-    $datatext =~ s/\s+//g;  # No whitespace, numbers must be seperated
-                            # by commas
-    if ($datatext !~ /^(([+-]?\d*\.?\d*)[, ]?)+$/) {
-	&Apache::lonxml::warning('Malformed data: '.$datatext);
-	$datatext = '';
-    }
-    # Need to do some error checking on the @data array - 
-    # make sure it's all numbers and make sure each array 
-    # is of the same length.
-    my @data = split /,/,$datatext;
-    for (my $i=0;$i<=$#data;$i++) {
-	# Check that it's non-empty
-	# Check that it's a number
-	# Maybe I need a 'debug=on' switch to list the data set
-	#    out in a warning?
-    }
-    push  @{$curves[-1]->{'data'}},\@data;
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+	if (exists($curves[-1]->{'function'})) {
+	    &Apache::lonxml::warning('Use of <data> precludes use of .'.
+	    '<function>.  The <function> will be omitted in favor of '.
+            'the <data> declaration.');
+	    delete($curves[-1]->{'function'});
+	}
+	my $datatext = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/data",$$parser[-1]);
+	$datatext =~ s/\s+/ /g;  
+	# Need to do some error checking on the @data array - 
+	# make sure it's all numbers and make sure each array 
+	# is of the same length.
+	my @data;
+	if ($datatext =~ /,/) {
+	    @data = split /,/,$datatext;
+	} else { # Assume it's space seperated.
+	    @data = split / /,$datatext;
+	}
+	for (my $i=0;$i<=$#data;$i++) {
+	    # Check that it's non-empty
+	    if (! defined($data[$i])) {
+		&Apache::lonxml::warning(
+		    'undefined <data> value.  Replacing with '.
+		    ' pi/e = 1.15572734979092');
+		$data[$i] = 1.15572734979092;
+	    }
+	    # Check that it's a number
+	    if (! &$real_test($data[$i]) & ! &$int_test($data[$i])) {
+		&Apache::lonxml::warning(
+		    'Bad <data> value of '.$data[$i].'  Replacing with '.
+		    ' pi/e = 1.15572734979092');
+		$data[$i] = 1.15572734979092;
+	    }
+	}
+	push  @{$curves[-1]->{'data'}},\@data;
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result .= &Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Curve Data');
+	my $text = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/data",$$parser[-1]);
+	$result .= '</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">'.
+	    &Apache::edit::editfield('',$text,'',60,1);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
+	my $text=$$parser[-1]->get_text("/data");
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::modifiedfield($token);
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -366,7 +626,8 @@ sub end_data {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result .= &Apache::edit::end_table();
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -375,10 +636,19 @@ sub end_data {
 sub start_axis {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result='';
-    &get_attributes(\%axis,\%axis_defaults,$parstack,$safeeval,
-		    $tagstack->[-1]);
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+	&get_attributes(\%axis,\%axis_defaults,$parstack,$safeeval,
+			$tagstack->[-1]);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result .= &Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Plot Axes');
+	$result .= &edit_attributes($target,$token,\%axis_defaults);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
+	my $constructtag=&Apache::edit::get_new_args
+	    ($token,$parstack,$safeeval,keys(%axis_defaults));
+	if ($constructtag) {
+	    $result = &Apache::edit::rebuild_tag($token);
+	    $result.= &Apache::edit::handle_insert();
+	}
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -387,22 +657,34 @@ sub end_axis {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	# This routine should never return anything.
+    } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
+	$result.=&Apache::edit::tag_end($target,$token);
+    } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
     }
     return $result;
 }
 
+###################################################################
+##                                                               ##
+##        Utility Functions                                      ##
+##                                                               ##
+###################################################################
+
+##----------------------------------------------------------- set_defaults
+sub set_defaults {
+    my ($var,$defaults) = @_;
+    my $key;
+    foreach $key (keys(%$defaults)) {
+	$var->{$key} = $defaults->{$key}->{'default'};
+    }
+}
+
 ##------------------------------------------------------------------- misc
 sub get_attributes{
-    my $values   = shift;
-    my $defaults = shift;
-    my $parstack = shift;
-    my $safeeval = shift;
-    my $tag      = shift;
-    my $attr;
-    foreach $attr (keys %{$defaults}) {
+    my ($values,$defaults,$parstack,$safeeval,$tag) = @_;
+    foreach my $attr (keys(%{$defaults})) {
 	$values->{$attr} = 
-	             &Apache::lonxml::get_param($attr,$parstack,$safeeval);
+	    &Apache::lonxml::get_param($attr,$parstack,$safeeval);
 	if ($values->{$attr} eq '' | !defined($values->{$attr})) {
 	    $values->{$attr} = $defaults->{$attr}->{'default'};
 	    next;
@@ -417,21 +699,19 @@ sub get_attributes{
     }
     return ;
 }
-
+##------------------------------------------------------- write_gnuplot_file
 sub write_gnuplot_file {
-    my $fh = shift;
     my $gnuplot_input = '';
     my $curve;
     # Collect all the colors
     my @Colors;
     push @Colors, $plot{'bgcolor'};
     push @Colors, $plot{'fgcolor'}; 
-    push @Colors, $axis{'color'};
-    push @Colors, $axis{'color'}; 
+    push @Colors, (defined($axis{'color'})?$axis{'color'}:$plot{'fgcolor'});
     foreach $curve (@curves) {
 	push @Colors, ($curve->{'color'} ne '' ? 
 		       $curve->{'color'}       : 
-		       $plot{'fgcolor'}      );
+		       $plot{'fgcolor'}        );
     }
     # set term
     $gnuplot_input .= 'set term gif ';
@@ -445,18 +725,16 @@ sub write_gnuplot_file {
     $gnuplot_input .= ($plot{'border'} eq 'on'?
 		       'set border'.$/           :
 		       'set noborder'.$/         );    # title, xlabel, ylabel
-    {
-    $gnuplot_input .= <<"ENDLABELS";
-set output 
-set title  "$title"
-set xlabel "$xlabel"
-set ylabel "$ylabel"
-set xrange \[$axis{'xmin'}:$axis{'xmax'}\]
-set yrange \[$axis{'ymin'}:$axis{'ymax'}\]
-ENDLABELS
+    $gnuplot_input .= "set output\n";
+    $gnuplot_input .= "set title  \"$title\"\n"  if (defined($title)) ;
+    $gnuplot_input .= "set xlabel \"$xlabel\"\n" if (defined($xlabel));
+    $gnuplot_input .= "set ylabel \"$ylabel\"\n" if (defined($ylabel));
+    if (%axis) {
+	$gnuplot_input .= "set xrange \[$axis{'xmin'}:$axis{'xmax'}\]\n";
+	$gnuplot_input .= "set yrange \[$axis{'ymin'}:$axis{'ymax'}\]\n";
     }
     # Key
-    if (defined($key{'pos'})) {
+    if (%key) {
 	$gnuplot_input .= 'set key '.$key{'pos'}.' ';
 	if ($key{'title'} ne '') {
 	    $gnuplot_input .= 'title "'.$key{'title'}.'" ';
@@ -464,7 +742,7 @@ ENDLABELS
 	$gnuplot_input .= ($key{'box'} eq 'on' ? 'box ' : 'nobox ').$/;
     } else {
 	$gnuplot_input .= 'set nokey'.$/;
-    }    
+    }
     # labels
     my $label;
     foreach $label (@labels) {
@@ -500,13 +778,141 @@ ENDLABELS
     }
     $gnuplot_input .= $/.$datatext;
     return $gnuplot_input;
-#    print $fh $gnuplot_input;
 }
 
-1;
-__END__
+#---------------------------------------------- check_inputs
+sub check_inputs {
+    ## Note: no inputs, no outputs - this acts only on global variables.
+    ## Make sure we have all the input we need:
+    if (! %plot) { &set_defaults(\%plot,\%plot_defaults); }
+    if (! %key ) {} # No key for this plot, thats okay
+    if (! %axis) { &set_defaults(\%axis,\%axis_defaults); }
+    if (! defined($title )) {} # No title for this plot, thats okay
+    if (! defined($xlabel)) {} # No xlabel for this plot, thats okay
+    if (! defined($ylabel)) {} # No ylabel for this plot, thats okay
+    if ($#labels < 0) { }      # No labels for this plot, thats okay
+    if ($#curves < 0) { 
+	&Apache::lonxml::warning("No curves specified for plot!!!!");
+	return '';
+    }
+    my $curve;
+    foreach $curve (@curves) {
+	if (!defined($curve->{'function'})&&!defined($curve->{'data'})){
+	    &Apache::lonxml::warning("One of the curves specified did not contain any <data> or <function> declarations\n");
+	    return '';
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------ make_edit
+sub edit_attributes {
+    my ($target,$token,$defaults) = @_;
+    my $result;
+    foreach my $attr (sort keys(%$defaults)) {
+	if ($defaults->{$attr}->{'edit_type'} eq 'entry') {
+	    $result .= &Apache::edit::text_arg(
+                 $defaults->{$attr}->{'description'},
+		 $attr,
+		 $token);
+	} elsif ($defaults->{$attr}->{'edit_type'} eq 'choice') {
+	    $result .= &Apache::edit::select_arg(
+		 $defaults->{$attr}->{'description'},
+		 $attr,
+		 $defaults->{$attr}->{'choices'},
+		 $token);
+	}
+	$result .= '<br />';
+    }
+    return $result;
+}
+
+
+###################################################################
+##                                                               ##
+##           Insertion functions for editing plots               ##
+##                                                               ##
+###################################################################
+
+#------------------------------------------------ insert_xxxxxxx
+sub insert_plot {
+    my $result = '';
+    #  plot attributes
+    $result .= "<plot \n";
+    foreach my $attr (keys(%plot_defaults)) {
+	$result .= "     $attr=\"$plot_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}\"\n";
+    }
+    $result .= ">\n";
+    # Add the components
+    $result .= &insert_key();
+    $result .= &insert_axis();
+    $result .= &insert_title();    
+    $result .= &insert_xlabel();    
+    $result .= &insert_ylabel();    
+    $result .= &insert_curve();
+    # close up the <plot>
+    $result .= "</plot>\n";
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub insert_key {
+    my $result;
+    $result .= "    <key \n";
+    foreach my $attr (keys(%key_defaults)) {
+	$result .= "         $attr=\"$key_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}\"\n";
+    }
+    $result .= "   />\n";
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub insert_axis{
+    my $result;
+    $result .= '    <axis ';
+   foreach my $attr (keys(%axis_defaults)) {
+	$result .= "         $attr=\"$axis_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}\"\n";
+    }
+    $result .= "   />\n";
+    return $result;
+}
 
+sub insert_title { return "    <title></title>\n"; }
+sub insert_xlabel { return "    <xlabel></xlabel>\n"; }
+sub insert_ylabel { return "    <ylabel></ylabel>\n"; }
 
+sub insert_label {
+    my $result;
+    $result .= '    <label ';
+    foreach my $attr (keys(%label_defaults)) {
+	$result .= '         '.$attr.'="'.
+	    $label_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}."\"\n";
+    }
+    $result .= "   ></label>\n";
+    return $result;
+}
 
+sub insert_curve {
+    my $result;
+    $result .= '    <curve ';
+    foreach my $attr (keys(%curve_defaults)) {
+	$result .= '         '.$attr.'="'.
+	    $curve_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}."\"\n";
+    }
+    $result .= "    ></curve>\n";
+}
+
+sub insert_function {
+    my $result;
+    $result .= "<function></function>\n";
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub insert_data {
+    my $result;
+    $result .= "     <data></data>\n";
+    return $result;
+}
+
+##----------------------------------------------------------------------
+1;
+__END__