--- loncom/xml/lonplot.pm	2002/03/06 19:55:30	1.55
+++ loncom/xml/lonplot.pm	2003/09/27 04:15:26	1.85.2.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Dynamic plot
 #
-# $Id: lonplot.pm,v 1.55 2002/03/06 19:55:30 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: lonplot.pm,v 1.85.2.1 2003/09/27 04:15:26 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -91,22 +91,20 @@ my %linestyles =
      yerrorbars	    => [3,4],
      xyerrorbars    => [4,6],
      boxes          => 3,
-#     boxerrorbars   => [3,4,5],
-#     boxxyerrorbars => [4,6,7],
-#     financebars    => 5,
-#     candlesticks   => 5,
      vector	    => 4
     );		    
 
 my $int_test       = sub {$_[0]=~s/\s+//g;$_[0]=~/^\d+$/};
 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 $pos_real_test  =
+    sub {$_[0]=~s/\s+//g;$_[0]=~/^[+]?\d*\.?\d*([eE][+-]\d+)?$/};
+my $color_test     = sub {$_[0]=~s/\s+//g;$_[0]=~/^x[\da-fA-F]{6}$/};
 my $onoff_test     = sub {$_[0]=~/^(on|off)$/};
 my $key_pos_test   = sub {$_[0]=~/^(top|bottom|right|left|outside|below| )+$/};
 my $sml_test       = sub {$_[0]=~/^(small|medium|large)$/};
 my $linestyle_test = sub {exists($linestyles{$_[0]})};
-my $words_test     = sub {$_[0]=~s/\s+/ /g;$_[0]=~/^([\w\(\)]+ ?)+$/};
+my $words_test     = sub {$_[0]=~s/\s+/ /g;$_[0]=~/^([\w~!\@\#\$\%^&\*\(\)-=_\+\[\]\{\}:\;\'<>,\.\/\?\\]+ ?)+$/};
 
 ###################################################################
 ##                                                               ##
@@ -114,7 +112,8 @@ my $words_test     = sub {$_[0]=~s/\s+/
 ##                                                               ##
 ###################################################################
 my @gnuplot_edit_order = 
-    qw/bgcolor fgcolor height width font transparent grid border align/;
+    qw/alttag bgcolor fgcolor height width font transparent grid samples 
+    border align texwidth/;
 
 my $gnuplot_help_text = <<"ENDPLOTHELP";
 <p>
@@ -150,15 +149,22 @@ ENDPLOTHELP
 
 my %gnuplot_defaults = 
     (
+     alttag       => {
+	 default     => 'dynamically generated plot',
+	 test        => $words_test,
+	 description => 'brief description of the plot',
+      	 edit_type   => 'entry',
+	 size        => '40'
+	 },
      height       => {
-	 default     => 200,
+	 default     => 300,
 	 test        => $int_test,
 	 description => 'height of image (pixels)',
       	 edit_type   => 'entry',
 	 size        => '10'
 	 },
      width        => {
-	 default     => 200,
+	 default     => 400,
 	 test        => $int_test,
 	 description => 'width of image (pixels)',
 	 edit_type   => 'entry',
@@ -185,7 +191,7 @@ my %gnuplot_defaults =
 	 edit_type   => 'onoff'
 	 },
      grid         => {
-	 default     => 'off',
+	 default     => 'on',
 	 test        => $onoff_test, 
 	 description => 'Display grid',
 	 edit_type   => 'onoff'
@@ -203,13 +209,27 @@ my %gnuplot_defaults =
 	 edit_type   => 'choice',
 	 choices     => ['small','medium','large']
 	 },
+     samples         => {
+	 default     => '100',
+	 test        => $int_test,
+	 description => 'Number of samples for non-data plots',
+	 edit_type   => 'choice',
+	 choices     => ['100','200','500','1000','2000','5000']
+	 },
      align        => {
-	 default     => 'left',
+	 default     => 'center',
 	 test        => sub {$_[0]=~/^(left|right|center)$/},
 	 description => 'alignment for image in html',
 	 edit_type   => 'choice',
 	 choices     => ['left','right','center']
-	 } 
+	 },
+     texwidth     => {
+         default     => '93',
+         test        => $int_test,
+         description => 'Width of plot when printed (mm)',
+         edit_type   => 'entry',
+         size        => '5'
+         },
      );
 
 my %key_defaults = 
@@ -301,12 +321,13 @@ my %tic_defaults =
 	 },
      );
 
+my @axis_edit_order = ('color','xmin','xmax','ymin','ymax');
 my %axis_defaults = 
     (
      color   => {
 	 default => 'x000000', 
 	 test => $color_test,
-	 description => 'color of axes (x000000)',
+	 description => 'color of grid lines (x000000)',
 	 edit_type   => 'entry',
 	 size        => '10'
 	 },
@@ -362,8 +383,8 @@ first tag will be the X data and the sec
 </p>
     <dt> Curve Function
     <dd> The <b>function</b> tag allows you to specify the curve to be 
-plotted as a formula that gnuplot can understand.  Be careful using this
-tag - it is surprisingly easy to give gnuplot a function it cannot deal
+plotted as a formula that gnuplot can understand.  <b>Be careful using this
+tag.</b>  It is surprisingly easy to give gnuplot a function it cannot deal
 with properly.  Be explicit: 2*sin(2*3.141592*x/4) will work but
 2sin(2*3.141592x/4) will not.  If you do not receive any errors in the
 gnuplot data but still do not have an image produced, it is likely there
@@ -371,6 +392,8 @@ is an error in your <b>function</b> tag.
 </dl>
 ENDCURVEHELP
 
+my @curve_edit_order = ('color','name','linestyle','pointtype','pointsize');
+
 my %curve_defaults = 
     (
      color     => {
@@ -393,7 +416,29 @@ my %curve_defaults =
 	 description => 'Line style',
 	 edit_type   => 'choice',
 	 choices     => [keys(%linestyles)]
-	 }
+	 },
+# gnuplots term=gif driver does not handle linewidth :(
+#     linewidth => {
+#         default     => 1,
+#         test        => $int_test,
+#         description => 'Line width (may not apply to all line styles)',
+#         edit_type   => 'choice',
+#         choices     => [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
+#         },
+     pointsize => {
+         default     => 1,
+         test        => $pos_real_test,
+         description => 'point size (may not apply to all line styles)',
+         edit_type   => 'entry',
+         size        => '5'
+         },
+     pointtype => {
+         default     => 1,
+         test        => $int_test,
+         description => 'point type (may not apply to all line styles)',
+         edit_type   => 'choice',
+         choices     => [0,1,2,3,4,5,6]
+         }
      );
 
 ###################################################################
@@ -416,9 +461,6 @@ sub start_gnuplot {
 	      'xtics','ytics'));
     push (@Apache::lonxml::namespace,'lonplot');
     if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'tex') {
-	my $inside = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/gnuplot",$$parser[-1]);
-	$inside=&Apache::run::evaluate($inside,$safeeval,$$parstack[-1]);
-	&Apache::lonxml::newparser($parser,\$inside);
 	&get_attributes(\%plot,\%gnuplot_defaults,$parstack,$safeeval,
 			$tagstack->[-1]);
     } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
@@ -443,29 +485,37 @@ sub end_gnuplot {
     &Apache::lonxml::deregister('Apache::lonplot',
 	('title','xlabel','ylabel','key','axis','label','curve'));
     my $result = '';
+    my $randnumber;
+    # need to call rand everytime start_script would evaluate, as the
+    # safe space rand number generator and the global rand generator 
+    # are not seperate
+    if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'tex' || $target eq 'grade' ||
+	$target eq 'answer') {
+      $randnumber=int(rand(1000));
+    }
     if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'tex') {
 	&check_inputs(); # Make sure we have all the data we need
 	##
 	## Determine filename
 	my $tmpdir = '/home/httpd/perl/tmp/';
 	my $filename = $ENV{'user.name'}.'_'.$ENV{'user.domain'}.
-	    '_'.time.'_'.$$.int(rand(1000)).'_plot.data';
+	    '_'.time.'_'.$$.$randnumber.'_plot';
 	## Write the plot description to the file
 	&write_gnuplot_file($tmpdir,$filename,$target);
 	$filename = &Apache::lonnet::escape($filename);
 	## return image tag for the plot
 	if ($target eq 'web') {
 	    $result .= <<"ENDIMAGE";
-<img src    = "/cgi-bin/plot.gif?file=$filename&output=gif" 
-     width  = "$plot{'width'}" 
+<img src    = "/cgi-bin/plot.gif?file=$filename.data&output=gif" 
+     width  = "$plot{'width'}"
      height = "$plot{'height'}"
      align  = "$plot{'align'}"
-     alt    = "image should be /cgi-bin/plot.gif?$filename" />
+     alt    = "$plot{'alttag'}" />
 ENDIMAGE
         } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	    &Apache::lonnet::ssi('cgi-bin/plot.gif?file=$filename'.
-				 '&output=eps');
-	    $result = "$filename.eps";
+	    #might be inside the safe space, register the URL for later
+	    &Apache::lonxml::register_ssi("/cgi-bin/plot.gif?file=$filename.data&output=eps");
+	    $result = '\graphicspath{{/home/httpd/perl/tmp/}}\includegraphics[width='.$plot{'texwidth'}.' mm]{'.&Apache::lonnet::unescape($filename).'.eps}';
 	}
     } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
 	$result.=&Apache::edit::tag_end($target,$token);
@@ -572,17 +622,18 @@ sub start_title {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result='';
     if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'tex') {
-	$title = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/title",$$parser[-1]);
+	$title = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/title",$parser);
+	$title=&Apache::run::evaluate($title,$safeeval,$$parstack[-1]);
 	$title =~ s/\n/ /g;
 	if (length($title) > $max_str_len) {
 	    $title = substr($title,0,$max_str_len);
 	}
     } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
 	$result.=&Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Plot Title');
-	my $text=&Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/title",$$parser[-1]);
+	my $text=&Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/title",$parser);
 	$result.=&Apache::edit::end_row().
 	    &Apache::edit::start_spanning_row().
-	    &Apache::edit::editfield('',$text,'',60,1);
+	    &Apache::edit::editline('',$text,'',60);
     } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
 	my $text=$$parser[-1]->get_text("/title");
 	$result.=&Apache::edit::rebuild_tag($token);
@@ -605,17 +656,18 @@ sub start_xlabel {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result='';
     if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'tex') {
-	$xlabel = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/xlabel",$$parser[-1]);
+	$xlabel = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/xlabel",$parser);
+	$xlabel=&Apache::run::evaluate($xlabel,$safeeval,$$parstack[-1]);
 	$xlabel =~ s/\n/ /g;
 	if (length($xlabel) > $max_str_len) {
 	    $xlabel = substr($xlabel,0,$max_str_len);
 	}
     } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
 	$result.=&Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Plot Xlabel');
-	my $text=&Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/xlabel",$$parser[-1]);
+	my $text=&Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/xlabel",$parser);
 	$result.=&Apache::edit::end_row().
 	    &Apache::edit::start_spanning_row().
-	    &Apache::edit::editfield('',$text,'',60,1);
+	    &Apache::edit::editline('',$text,'',60);
     } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
 	my $text=$$parser[-1]->get_text("/xlabel");
 	$result.=&Apache::edit::rebuild_tag($token);	
@@ -639,17 +691,18 @@ sub start_ylabel {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
     my $result='';
     if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'tex') {
-	$ylabel = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/ylabel",$$parser[-1]);
+	$ylabel = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/ylabel",$parser);
+	$ylabel = &Apache::run::evaluate($ylabel,$safeeval,$$parstack[-1]);
 	$ylabel =~ s/\n/ /g;
 	if (length($ylabel) > $max_str_len) {
 	    $ylabel = substr($ylabel,0,$max_str_len);
 	}
     } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
 	$result .= &Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Plot Ylabel');
-	my $text = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/ylabel",$$parser[-1]);
+	my $text = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/ylabel",$parser);
 	$result .= &Apache::edit::end_row().
 	    &Apache::edit::start_spanning_row().
-	    &Apache::edit::editfield('',$text,'',60,1);
+	    &Apache::edit::editline('',$text,'',60);
     } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
 	my $text=$$parser[-1]->get_text("/ylabel");
 	$result.=&Apache::edit::rebuild_tag($token);
@@ -676,7 +729,8 @@ sub start_label {
 	my %label;
 	&get_attributes(\%label,\%label_defaults,$parstack,$safeeval,
 		    $tagstack->[-1]);
-	my $text = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/label",$$parser[-1]);
+	my $text = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/label",$parser);
+	$text = &Apache::run::evaluate($text,$safeeval,$$parstack[-1]);
 	$text =~ s/\n/ /g;
 	$text = substr($text,0,$max_str_len) if (length($text) > $max_str_len);
 	$label{'text'} = $text;
@@ -684,10 +738,10 @@ sub start_label {
     } elsif ($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",$$parser[-1]);
+	my $text = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/label",$parser);
 	$result .= &Apache::edit::end_row().
 	    &Apache::edit::start_spanning_row().
-	    &Apache::edit::editfield('',$text,'',60,1);
+	    &Apache::edit::editline('',$text,'',60);
     } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
 	&Apache::edit::get_new_args
 	    ($token,$parstack,$safeeval,keys(%label_defaults));
@@ -722,7 +776,8 @@ sub start_curve {
     } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
 	$result .= &Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Curve');
 	$result .= &help_win($curve_help_text);
-	$result .= &edit_attributes($target,$token,\%curve_defaults);
+	$result .= &edit_attributes($target,$token,\%curve_defaults,
+                                    \@curve_edit_order);
     } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
 	my $constructtag=&Apache::edit::get_new_args
 	    ($token,$parstack,$safeeval,keys(%curve_defaults));
@@ -752,17 +807,22 @@ sub start_function {
     my $result='';
     if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'tex') {
 	if (exists($curves[-1]->{'data'})) {
-	    &Apache::lonxml::warning('Use of <function> precludes use of <data>.  The <data> will be omitted in favor of the <function> declaration.');
+	    &Apache::lonxml::warning
+                ('Use of the <b>curve function</b> tag precludes use of '.
+                 ' the <b>curve data</b> tag.  '.
+                 'The curve data tag will be omitted in favor of the '.
+                 'curve function declaration.');
 	    delete $curves[-1]->{'data'} ;
 	}
-	$curves[-1]->{'function'} = 
-	    &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/function",$$parser[-1]);
+        my $function = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/function",$parser);
+	$function = &Apache::run::evaluate($function,$safeeval,$$parstack[-1]);
+	$curves[-1]->{'function'} = $function; 
     } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
 	$result .= &Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Gnuplot compatible curve function');
-	my $text = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/function",$$parser[-1]);
+	my $text = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/function",$parser);
 	$result .= &Apache::edit::end_row().
 	    &Apache::edit::start_spanning_row().
-	    &Apache::edit::editfield('',$text,'',60,1);
+	    &Apache::edit::editline('',$text,'',60);
     } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
 	$result.=&Apache::edit::rebuild_tag($token);
 	my $text=$$parser[-1]->get_text("/function");
@@ -787,12 +847,15 @@ sub start_data {
     my $result='';
     if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'tex') {
 	if (exists($curves[-1]->{'function'})) {
-	    &Apache::lonxml::warning('Use of <data> precludes use of .'.
-	    '<function>.  The <function> will be omitted in favor of '.
-            'the <data> declaration.');
+	    &Apache::lonxml::warning
+                ('Use of the <b>curve function</b> tag precludes use of '.
+                 ' the <b>curve data</b> tag.  '.
+                 'The curve function tag will be omitted in favor of the '.
+                 'curve data declaration.');
 	    delete($curves[-1]->{'function'});
 	}
-	my $datatext = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/data",$$parser[-1]);
+	my $datatext = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/data",$parser);
+	$datatext=&Apache::run::evaluate($datatext,$safeeval,$$parstack[-1]);
 	# Deal with cases where we're given an array...
 	if ($datatext =~ /^\@/) {
 	    $datatext = &Apache::run::run('return "'.$datatext.'"',
@@ -812,14 +875,14 @@ sub start_data {
 	    # Check that it's non-empty
 	    if (! defined($data[$i])) {
 		&Apache::lonxml::warning(
-		    'undefined <data> value.  Replacing with '.
+		    'undefined curve data value.  Replacing with '.
 		    ' pi/e = 1.15572734979092');
 		$data[$i] = 1.15572734979092;
 	    }
 	    # Check that it's a number
 	    if (! &$real_test($data[$i]) & ! &$int_test($data[$i])) {
 		&Apache::lonxml::warning(
-		    'Bad <data> value of '.$data[$i].'  Replacing with '.
+		    'Bad curve data value of '.$data[$i].'  Replacing with '.
 		    ' pi/e = 1.15572734979092');
 		$data[$i] = 1.15572734979092;
 	    }
@@ -834,10 +897,10 @@ sub start_data {
 	push  @{$curves[-1]->{'data'}},\@data;
     } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
 	$result .= &Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Comma or space deliminated curve data');
-	my $text = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/data",$$parser[-1]);
+	my $text = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/data",$parser);
 	$result .= &Apache::edit::end_row().
 	    &Apache::edit::start_spanning_row().
-	    &Apache::edit::editfield('',$text,'',60,1);
+	    &Apache::edit::editline('',$text,'',60);
     } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
 	$result.=&Apache::edit::rebuild_tag($token);
 	my $text=$$parser[-1]->get_text("/data");
@@ -865,7 +928,8 @@ sub start_axis {
 			$tagstack->[-1]);
     } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
 	$result .= &Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Plot Axes');
-	$result .= &edit_attributes($target,$token,\%axis_defaults);
+	$result .= &edit_attributes($target,$token,\%axis_defaults,
+				    \@axis_edit_order);
     } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
 	my $constructtag=&Apache::edit::get_new_args
 	    ($token,$parstack,$safeeval,keys(%axis_defaults));
@@ -948,15 +1012,19 @@ sub write_gnuplot_file {
 	# set output
 	$gnuplot_input .= "set output\n";
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$gnuplot_input .= "set term postscript eps monochrome\n";
-	$gnuplot_input .= "set output \"$filename.eps\"\n";
+	$gnuplot_input .= "set term postscript eps monochrome solid\n";
+	$gnuplot_input .= "set output \"/home/httpd/perl/tmp/".
+	    &Apache::lonnet::unescape($filename).".eps\"\n";
     }
     # grid
     $gnuplot_input .= 'set grid'.$/ if ($plot{'grid'} eq 'on');
     # border
     $gnuplot_input .= ($plot{'border'} eq 'on'?
 		       'set border'.$/           :
-		       'set noborder'.$/         );    # title, xlabel, ylabel
+		       'set noborder'.$/         );
+    # sampling rate for non-data curves
+    $gnuplot_input .= "set samples $plot{'samples'}\n";
+    # title, xlabel, ylabel
     # titles
     $gnuplot_input .= "set title  \"$title\"\n"  if (defined($title)) ;
     $gnuplot_input .= "set xlabel \"$xlabel\"\n" if (defined($xlabel));
@@ -985,7 +1053,7 @@ sub write_gnuplot_file {
     if (%key) {
 	$gnuplot_input .= 'set key '.$key{'pos'}.' ';
 	if ($key{'title'} ne '') {
-	    $gnuplot_input .= 'title " '.$key{'title'}.'" ';
+	    $gnuplot_input .= 'title "'.$key{'title'}.'" ';
 	} 
 	$gnuplot_input .= ($key{'box'} eq 'on' ? 'box ' : 'nobox ').$/;
     } else {
@@ -997,6 +1065,10 @@ sub write_gnuplot_file {
 	$gnuplot_input .= 'set label "'.$label->{'text'}.'" at '.
 	    $label->{'xpos'}.','.$label->{'ypos'}.' '.$label->{'justify'}.$/ ;
     }
+    if ($target eq 'tex') {
+        $gnuplot_input .="set size 1,".$plot{'height'}/$plot{'width'}*1.38;
+        $gnuplot_input .="\n";
+        }
     # curves
     $gnuplot_input .= 'plot ';
     for (my $i = 0;$i<=$#curves;$i++) {
@@ -1006,12 +1078,22 @@ sub write_gnuplot_file {
 	    $gnuplot_input.= 
 		$curve->{'function'}.' title "'.
 		$curve->{'name'}.'" with '.
-		$curve->{'linestyle'};
+                $curve->{'linestyle'};
+            $gnuplot_input.= ' linewidth 4 ' if ($target eq 'tex');
+            if (($curve->{'linestyle'} eq 'points')      ||
+                ($curve->{'linestyle'} eq 'linespoints') ||
+                ($curve->{'linestyle'} eq 'errorbars')   ||
+                ($curve->{'linestyle'} eq 'xerrorbars')  ||
+                ($curve->{'linestyle'} eq 'yerrorbars')  ||
+                ($curve->{'linestyle'} eq 'xyerrorbars')) {
+                $gnuplot_input.=' pointtype '.$curve->{'pointtype'};
+                $gnuplot_input.=' pointsize '.$curve->{'pointsize'};
+            }
 	} elsif (exists($curve->{'data'})) {
 	    # Store data values in $datatext
 	    my $datatext = '';
 	    #   get new filename
-	    my $datafilename = "$tmpdir/$filename.$i";
+	    my $datafilename = "$tmpdir/$filename.data.$i";
 	    my $fh=Apache::File->new(">$datafilename");
 	    # Compile data
 	    my @Data = @{$curve->{'data'}};
@@ -1030,10 +1112,20 @@ sub write_gnuplot_file {
 	    $gnuplot_input.= '"'.$datafilename.'" title "'.
 		$curve->{'name'}.'" with '.
 		$curve->{'linestyle'};
+            $gnuplot_input.= ' linewidth 4 ' if ($target eq 'tex');
+            if (($curve->{'linestyle'} eq 'points')      ||
+                ($curve->{'linestyle'} eq 'linespoints') ||
+                ($curve->{'linestyle'} eq 'errorbars')   ||
+                ($curve->{'linestyle'} eq 'xerrorbars')  ||
+                ($curve->{'linestyle'} eq 'yerrorbars')  ||
+                ($curve->{'linestyle'} eq 'xyerrorbars')) {
+                $gnuplot_input.=' pointtype '.$curve->{'pointtype'};
+                $gnuplot_input.=' pointsize '.$curve->{'pointsize'};
+            }
 	}
     }
     # Write the output to a file.
-    my $fh=Apache::File->new(">$tmpdir$filename");
+    my $fh=Apache::File->new(">$tmpdir$filename.data");
     print $fh $gnuplot_input;
     close($fh);
     # That's all folks.
@@ -1058,7 +1150,7 @@ sub check_inputs {
     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");
+	    &Apache::lonxml::warning("One of the curves specified did not contain any curve data or curve function declarations\n");
 	    return '';
 	}
     }
@@ -1103,11 +1195,11 @@ sub edit_attributes {
 sub insert_gnuplot {
     my $result = '';
     #  plot attributes
-    $result .= "<gnuplot \n";
+    $result .= "\n<gnuplot ";
     foreach my $attr (keys(%gnuplot_defaults)) {
-	$result .= "     $attr=\"$gnuplot_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}\"\n";
+	$result .= "\n     $attr=\"$gnuplot_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}\"";
     }
-    $result .= ">\n";
+    $result .= ">";
     # Add the components (most are commented out for simplicity)
     # $result .= &insert_key();
     # $result .= &insert_axis();
@@ -1116,7 +1208,7 @@ sub insert_gnuplot {
     # $result .= &insert_ylabel();    
     $result .= &insert_curve();
     # close up the <gnuplot>
-    $result .= "</gnuplot>\n";
+    $result .= "\n</gnuplot>";
     return $result;
 }
 
@@ -1130,9 +1222,9 @@ sub insert_xtics {
     my $result;
     $result .= "\n    <xtics ";
     foreach my $attr (keys(%tic_defaults)) {
-	$result .= "$attr=\"$tic_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}\" ";
+	$result .= "\n        $attr=\"$tic_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}\" ";
     }
-    $result .= "/>\n";
+    $result .= "/>";
     return $result;
 }
 
@@ -1140,19 +1232,19 @@ sub insert_ytics {
     my $result;
     $result .= "\n    <ytics ";
     foreach my $attr (keys(%tic_defaults)) {
-	$result .= "$attr=\"$tic_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}\" ";
+	$result .= "\n        $attr=\"$tic_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}\" ";
     }
-    $result .= "/>\n";
+    $result .= "/>";
     return $result;
 }
 
 sub insert_key {
     my $result;
-    $result .= "\n    <key \n";
+    $result .= "\n    <key ";
     foreach my $attr (keys(%key_defaults)) {
-	$result .= "         $attr=\"$key_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}\"\n";
+	$result .= "\n         $attr=\"$key_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}\"";
     }
-    $result .= "   />\n";
+    $result .= " />";
     return $result;
 }
 
@@ -1160,24 +1252,24 @@ sub insert_axis{
     my $result;
     $result .= "\n    <axis ";
    foreach my $attr (keys(%axis_defaults)) {
-	$result .= "         $attr=\"$axis_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}\"\n";
+	$result .= "\n         $attr=\"$axis_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}\"";
     }
-    $result .= "   />\n";
+    $result .= " />";
     return $result;
 }
 
-sub insert_title { return "\n    <title></title>\n"; }
-sub insert_xlabel { return "\n    <xlabel></xlabel>\n"; }
-sub insert_ylabel { return "\n    <ylabel></ylabel>\n"; }
+sub insert_title  { return "\n    <title></title>"; }
+sub insert_xlabel { return "\n    <xlabel></xlabel>"; }
+sub insert_ylabel { return "\n    <ylabel></ylabel>"; }
 
 sub insert_label {
     my $result;
     $result .= "\n    <label ";
     foreach my $attr (keys(%label_defaults)) {
-	$result .= '         '.$attr.'="'.
-	    $label_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}."\"\n";
+	$result .= "\n         $attr=\"".
+            $label_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}."\"";
     }
-    $result .= "   ></label>\n";
+    $result .= "></label>";
     return $result;
 }
 
@@ -1185,22 +1277,22 @@ sub insert_curve {
     my $result;
     $result .= "\n    <curve ";
     foreach my $attr (keys(%curve_defaults)) {
-	$result .= '         '.$attr.'="'.
-	    $curve_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}."\"\n";
+	$result .= "\n         $attr=\"".
+	    $curve_defaults{$attr}->{'default'}."\"";
     }
-    $result .= "    >\n";
-    $result .= &insert_data().&insert_data()."</curve>\n";
+    $result .= " >";
+    $result .= &insert_data().&insert_data()."\n    </curve>";
 }
 
 sub insert_function {
     my $result;
-    $result .= "<function></function>\n";
+    $result .= "\n        <function></function>";
     return $result;
 }
 
 sub insert_data {
     my $result;
-    $result .= "     <data></data>\n";
+    $result .= "\n        <data></data>";
     return $result;
 }