--- loncom/xml/lonplot.pm	2008/05/26 10:38:52	1.141
+++ loncom/xml/lonplot.pm	2014/07/09 15:17:32	1.152.6.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Dynamic plot
 #
-# $Id: lonplot.pm,v 1.141 2008/05/26 10:38:52 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: lonplot.pm,v 1.152.6.1 2014/07/09 15:17:32 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 # http://www.lon-capa.org/
 #
 
+
+
+
 package Apache::lonplot;
 
 use strict;
@@ -57,6 +60,8 @@ BEGIN {
 }
 
 
+=pod
+
 ## 
 ## Description of data structures:
 ##
@@ -88,6 +93,8 @@ BEGIN {
 ##                                                               ##
 ###################################################################
 
+=cut
+
 my $max_str_len = 50;    # if a label, title, xlabel, or ylabel text
                          # is longer than this, it will be truncated.
 
@@ -448,7 +455,7 @@ my %tic_defaults =
 	 },         
      );
 
-my @axis_edit_order = ('color','xmin','xmax','ymin','ymax','xformat', 'yformat');
+my @axis_edit_order = ('color','xmin','xmax','ymin','ymax','xformat', 'yformat', 'xzero', 'yzero');
 my %axis_defaults = 
     (
      color   => {
@@ -496,11 +503,26 @@ my %axis_defaults =
      yformat      => {
          default     => 'on',
          test        => sub {$_[0]=~/^(on|off|\d+(f|F|e|E))$/},
-         description => 'X-axis number formatting',
+         description => 'Y-axis number formatting',
          edit_type   => 'choice',
          choices     => ['on', 'off', '2e', '2f'],
          },
-
+     
+     xzero => {
+     	default => 'off',
+     	test	=> sub {$_[0]=~/^(off|line|thick-line|dotted)$/},
+     	description => 'Show x-zero (y=0) axis',
+     	edit_type  => 'choice',
+     	choices	=> ['off', 'line', 'thick-line', 'dotted'],
+     	},
+     
+     yzero => {
+     	default => 'off',
+     	test	=> sub {$_[0]=~/^(off|line|thick-line|dotted)$/},
+     	description => 'Show y-zero (x=0) axis',
+     	edit_type  => 'choice',
+     	choices	=> ['off', 'line', 'thick-line', 'dotted'],
+     	},
      );
 
 my @curve_edit_order = ('color','name','linestyle','linewidth','linetype','pointtype','pointsize','limit');
@@ -757,6 +779,7 @@ sub get_font {
 	$selected_font = $font_properties{$Apache::lonplot::plot{'fontface'}};
     }
     if ($target eq 'tex' && defined($Apache::lonplot::plot{'texfont'})) {
+#	$selected_font = $font_properties{'classic'};
 	$size = $Apache::lonplot::plot{'texfont'};
     }
     return ($size, $selected_font);
@@ -819,6 +842,13 @@ sub parse_label {
     return $result;
 }
 
+#
+#  Note that there are severe restrictions on font selection in the
+# ps driver now.  later in life Gnuplot is supposed to support
+# utf-8 fonts in the posts script driver.  When this happens,
+# the tex entries with comments that include the word <FIX>
+# should be changed to print the correct glyphs rather than some
+# approximation or fallback of what is intended.
 
 my %lookup = 
    (  # Greek alphabet:
@@ -888,31 +918,31 @@ my %lookup =
       '#134'          => {'tex' => '{/Text \262}',    'web' => "\x{2020}"},
       '#135'          => {'tex' => '{/Text \263}',    'web' => "\x{2021}"},
       '#136'          => {'tex' => '\\\\^',           'web' => '\\\\^'},
-      '#137'          => {'tex' => '{/Text \275}',    'web' => "\x{2030}"},
-      '#138'          => {'tex' => 'S',               'web' => "\x{160}"}, # no S-caron in ps fonts.
+      '#137'          => {'tex' => '%o',              'web' => "\x{2030}"}, # Per Mille <FIX>
+      '#138'          => {'tex' => 'S',               'web' => "\x{160}"}, # S-Caron <FIX>
       '#139'          => {'tex' => '<',               'web' => '<'},
-      '#140'          => {'tex' => '{/Text \352}',    'web' => "\x{152}"},
+      '#140'          => {'tex' => 'AE',              'web' => "\x{152}"}, # AE ligature <FIX>
       '#145'          => {'tex' => '\140',            'web' => "\x{2018}"},
       '#146'          => {'tex' => '\47',             'web' => "\x{2019}"},
-      '#147'          => {'tex' => '{/Text \252}',    'web' => "\x{201c}"},
-      '#148'          => {'tex' => '{/Text \315}',    'web' => '\\"'},
+      '#147'          => {'tex' => '\140\140',        'web' => "\x{201c}"}, # Left " <FIX>
+      '#148'          => {'tex' => '\47\47',          'web' => '\\"'},      # Right " <FIX>
       '#149'          => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \267}',  'web' => "\x{2022}"},
-      '#150'          => {'tex' => '{/Text \55}',     'web' => "\x{2013}"},  #Untested here en dash
+      '#150'          => {'tex' => '{/Text \55}',     'web' => "\x{2013}"},  # en dash
       '#151'          => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \55}',   'web' => "\x{2014}"},  # em dash
-      '#152'          => {'tex' => '~',               'web' => '~'},
-      '#153'          => {'tex' => '{/Text \324}',    'web' => "\x{2122}"}, # trademark
+      '#152'          => {'tex' => '\\\\~',           'web' => '\\\\~'},
+      '#153'          => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \324}',  'web' => "\x{2122}"}, # trademark
 
       # Accented letters, and other furreign language glyphs.
 
       '#154'          => {'tex' => 's',               'web' => "\x{161}"}, # small s-caron no ps.
       '#155'          => {'tex' => '>',               'web' => '\76'},     # >
-      '#156'          => {'tex' => '{/Text \372}',    'web' => "\x{153}"}, # oe ligature.
-      '#159',         => {'tex' => 'Y',               'web' => "\x{178}"}, # Y-umlaut - can't print
+      '#156'          => {'tex' => '{/Text \366}',    'web' => "\x{153}"}, # oe ligature.<FIX>
+      '#159',         => {'tex' => 'Y',               'web' => "\x{178}"}, # Y-umlaut - can't print <FIX>
       '(nbsp|#160)'   => {'tex' => ' ',               'web' => ' '},       # non breaking space.
       '(iexcl|#161)'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \241}',    'web' => "\x{a1}"},  # inverted !
       '(cent|#162)'   => {'tex' => '{/Text \242}',    'web' => "\x{a2}"},  # Cent currency.
-      '(pound|#163}'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \243}',    'web' => "\x{a3}"},  # GB Pound currency.
-      '(curren|#164)' => {'tex' => '{/Text \250}',    'web' => "\x{a4}"},  # Generic currency symb.
+      '(pound|#163)'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \243}',    'web' => "\x{a3}"},  # GB Pound currency.
+      '(curren|#164)' => {'tex' => '{/ZapfDingbats \161}','web' => "\x{a4}"},  # Generic currency symb. <FIX>
       '(yen|#165)'    => {'tex' => '{/Text \245}',    'web' => "\x{a5}"},  # Yen currency.
       '(brvbar|#166)' => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \174}',  'web' => "\x{a6}"},  # Broken vert bar no print.
       '(sect|#167)'   => {'tex' => '{\247}',          'web' => "\x{a7}"},  # Section symbol.
@@ -921,20 +951,20 @@ my %lookup =
       '(ordf|#170)'   => {'tex' => '{/Text \343}',    'web' => "\x{aa}"},  # Feminine ordinal.
       '(laquo|#171)'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \253}',    'web' => "\x{ab}"},  # << quotes.
       '(not|#172)'    => {'tex' => '\254',            'web' => "\x{ac}"},  # Logical not.
-      '(shy|#173)'    => {'tex' => '-',               'web' => "\x{ad}"},  # soft hyphen.
+      '(shy|#173)'    => {'tex' => '\255',               'web' => "\x{ad}"},  # soft hyphen.
       '(reg|#174)'    => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \342}',  'web' => "\x{ae}"},  # Registered tm.
-      '(macr|#175)'   => {'tex' => '^{-}',            'web' => "\x{af}"},  # 'naked' macron (overbar).
-      '(deg|#176)'    => {'tex' => '{/Text \312}',    'web' => "\x{b0}"},  # Degree symbo..
+      '(macr|#175)'   => {'tex' => '^{\255}',            'web' => "\x{af}"},  # 'naked' macron (overbar).
+      '(deg|#176)'    => {'tex' => '{/Text \260}',    'web' => "\x{b0}"},  # Degree symbo..`
       '(plusmn|#177)' => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \261}',  'web' => "\x{b1}"},  # +/- symbol.
       '(sup2|#178)'   => {'tex' => '^2',              'web' => "\x{b2}"},  # Superscript 2.
       '(sup3|#179)'   => {'tex' => '^3',              'web' => "\x{b3}"},  # Superscript 3.
-      '(acute|#180)'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \302}',    'web' => "\x{b4}"},  # 'naked' acute accent.
+      '(acute|#180)'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \222}',    'web' => "\x{b4}"},  # 'naked' acute accent.
       '(micro|#181)'  => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \155}',  'web' => "\x{b5}"},  # Micro (small mu).
       '(para|#182)'   => {'tex' => '{/Text \266}',    'web' => "\x{b6}"},  # Paragraph symbol.
-      '(middot|#183)' => {'tex' => '^.',              'web' => "\x{b7}"},  # middle dot (maybe text 267 is better)?
+      '(middot|#183)' => {'tex' => '\267',            'web' => "\x{b7}"},  # middle dot
       '(cedil|#184)'  => {'tex' => '\233',            'web' => "\x{b8}"},  # 'naked' cedilla.
       '(sup1|#185)'   => {'tex' => '^1',              'web' => "\x{b9}"},  # superscript 1.
-      '(ordm|#186)'   => {'tex' => '\353',            'web' => "\x{ba}"},  # masculine ordinal.
+      '(ordm|#186)'   => {'tex' => '{\260}',          'web' => "\x{ba}"},  # masculine ordinal.
       '(raquo|#187)', => {'tex' => '\273',            'web' => "\x{bb}"},  # Right angle quotes.
       '(frac14|#188)' => {'tex' => '\274',            'web' => "\x{bc}"},  # 1/4.
       '(frac12|#189)' => {'tex' => '\275',            'web' => "\x{bd}"},  # 1/2.
@@ -979,20 +1009,20 @@ my %lookup =
       '(auml|#228)'   => {'tex' => '\344',            'web' => "\x{e4}"},  # a umlaut
       '(aring|#229)'  => {'tex' => '\345',            'web' => "\x{e5}"},  # a ring on top.
       '(aelig|#230)'  => {'tex' => '\346',            'web' => "\x{e6}"},  # ae ligature.
-      '{ccedil|#231)' => {'tex' => '\347',            'web' => "\x{e7}"},  # C cedilla
+      '(ccedil|#231)' => {'tex' => '\347',            'web' => "\x{e7}"},  # C cedilla
       '(egrave|#232)' => {'tex' => '\350',            'web' => "\x{e8}"},  # e accent grave.
       '(eacute|#233)' => {'tex' => '\351',            'web' => "\x{e9}"},  # e accent acute.
       '(ecirc|#234)'  => {'tex' => '\352',            'web' => "\x{ea}" }, # e circumflex.
       '(euml|#235)'   => {'tex' => '\353',            'web' => "\x{eb}"},  # e umlaut.
       '(igrave|#236)' => {'tex' => '\354',            'web' => "\x{ec}"},  # i grave.
-      '(iacute|#237}' => {'tex' => '\355',            'web' => "\x{ed}"},  # i acute.
-      '(icirc|#238}'  => {'tex' => '\356',            'web' => "\x{ee}"},  # i circumflex.
+      '(iacute|#237)' => {'tex' => '\355',            'web' => "\x{ed}"},  # i acute.
+      '(icirc|#238)'  => {'tex' => '\356',            'web' => "\x{ee}"},  # i circumflex.
       '(iuml|#239)'   => {'tex' => '\357',            'web' => "\x{ef}"},  # i umlaut.
       '(eth|#240)'    => {'tex' => '\360',            'web' => "\x{f0}"},  # Icelandic eth.
       '(ntilde|#241)' => {'tex' => '\361',            'web' => "\x{f1}"},  # n tilde.
       '(ograve|#242)' => {'tex' => '\362',            'web' => "\x{f2}"},  # o grave.
       '(oacute|#243)' => {'tex' => '\363',            'web' => "\x{f3}"},  # o acute.
-      '(ocirc'|#244)' => {'tex' => '\364',            'web' => "\x{f4}"},  # o circumflex.
+      '(ocirc|#244)'  => {'tex' => '\364',            'web' => "\x{f4}"},  # o circumflex.
       '(otilde|#245)' => {'tex' => '\365',            'web' => "\x{f5}"},  # o tilde.
       '(ouml|#246)'   => {'tex' => '\366',            'web' => "\x{f6}"},  # o umlaut.
       '(divide|#247)' => {'tex' => '\367',            'web' => "\x{f7}"},  # division symbol
@@ -1007,15 +1037,15 @@ my %lookup =
       
       # Latin extended A entities:
 
-      '(OElig|#338)'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \352}',   'web' => "\x{152}"},  # OE ligature.
-      '(oelig|#339)'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \372}',   'web' => "\x{153}"},  # oe ligature.
+      '(OElig|#338)'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \326}',   'web' => "\x{152}"},  # OE ligature.
+      '(oelig|#339)'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \366}',   'web' => "\x{153}"},  # oe ligature.
       '(Scaron|#352)' => {'tex' => 'S',              'web' => "\x{160}"},  # S caron no printable.
       '(scaron|#353)' => {'tex' => 's',              'web' => "\x{161}"},  # s caron no printable.
       '(Yuml|#376)'   => {'tex' => 'Y',              'web' => "\x{178}"},  # Y umlaut - no printable.
 
       # Latin extended B.
 
-      '(fnof|#402)'  => {'tex' =>'{/Symbol 246}',    'web' => "\x{192}"},  # f with little hook.
+      '(fnof|#402)'  => {'tex' =>'{/Symbol \246}',    'web' => "\x{192}"},  # f with little hook.
 
       # Standalone accents:
 
@@ -1030,30 +1060,30 @@ my %lookup =
       '(ensp|#8194)'   => {'tex' => ' ',              'web' => "\x{2002}"}, # en space.
       '(emsp|#8195)'   => {'tex' => ' ',              'web' => "\x{2003}"}, # em space.
       '(thinsp|#8201)' => {'tex' => ' ',              'web' => "\x{2009}"}, # thin space.
-      '(zwnj|#8204)'   => {'tex' => '',               'web' => "\x{200c}"}, # Zero width non joiner.
-      '(zwj|#8205)'    => {'tex' => '',               'web' => "\x{200d}"}, # Zero width joiner.
-      '(lrm|#8206)'    => {'tex' => '',               'web' => "\x{200e}"}, # Left to right mark
-      '(rlm|#8207)'    => {'tex' => '',               'web' => "\x{200f}"}, # right to left mark.
+      '(zwnj|#8204)'   => {'tex' => ' ',               'web' => "\x{200c}"}, # Zero width non joiner.
+      '(zwj|#8205)'    => {'tex' => ' ',               'web' => "\x{200d}"}, # Zero width joiner.
+      '(lrm|#8206)'    => {'tex' => ' ',               'web' => "\x{200e}"}, # Left to right mark
+      '(rlm|#8207)'    => {'tex' => ' ',               'web' => "\x{200f}"}, # right to left mark.
       '(ndash|#8211)'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \55}',    'web' => "\x{2013}"}, # en dash.
       '(mdash|#8212)'  => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \55}',  'web' => "\x{2014}"}, # em dash.
       '(lsquo|#8216)'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \140}',   'web' => "\x{2018}"}, # Left single quote.
-      '(rsquo|#8217)'  => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \242}', 'web' => "\x{2019}"}, # Right single quote.
-      '(sbquo|#8218)'  => {'tex' => ',',              'web' => "\x{201a}"}, # Single low-9 quote.
-      '(ldquo|#8220)'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \252}',   'web' => "\x{201c}"}, # Left double quote.
-      '(rdquo|#8221)'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \272}',   'web' => "\x{201d}"}, # Right double quote.
-      '(bdquo|#8222)'  => {'tex' => '{/Text \271}',   'web' => "\x{201e}"}, # Double low-9 quote.
-      '(dagger|#8224)' => {'tex' => '{/Text \262}',   'web' => "\x{2020}"}, # Is this a dagger I see before me now?
-      '(Dagger|#8225)' => {'tex' => '{/Text \263}',   'web' => "\x{2021}"}, # it's handle pointing towards my heart?
+      '(rsquo|#8217)'  => {'tex' => '\47',            'web' => "\x{2019}"}, # Right single quote.
+      '(sbquo|#8218)'  => {'tex' => '\54',             'web' => "\x{201a}"}, # Single low-9 quote.
+      '(ldquo|#8220)'  => {'tex' => '\42',   'web' => "\x{201c}"}, # Left double quote.
+      '(rdquo|#8221)'  => {'tex' => '\42',   'web' => "\x{201d}"}, # Right double quote.
+      '(bdquo|#8222)'  => {'tex' => ',',              'web' => "\x{201e}"}, # Double low-9 quote.
+      '(dagger|#8224)' => {'tex' => '+',   'web' => "\x{2020}"}, # Is this a dagger I see before me now?
+      '(Dagger|#8225)' => {'tex' => '\261',   'web' => "\x{2021}"}, # it's handle pointing towards my heart?
       '(bull|#8226)'   => {'tex' => '\267',           'web' => "\x{2022}"}, # Bullet.
-      '(hellep|#8230)' => {'tex' => '{/Text \274}',   'web' => "\x{2026}"}, # Ellipses.
-      '(permil|#8240)' => {'tex' => '{/Text \275}',   'web' => "\x{2031}"}, # Per mille.
+      '(hellep|#8230)' => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \274}',   'web' => "\x{2026}"}, # Ellipses.
+      '(permil|#8240)' => {'tex' => '%_o',            'web' => "\x{2031}"}, # Per mille.
       '(prime|#8242)'  => {'tex' => '\264',           'web' => "\x{2032}"}, # Prime.
       '(Prime|#8243)'  => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \262}', 'web' => "\x{2033}"}, # double prime.
-      '(lsaquo|#8249)' => {'tex' => '{/Text \254}',   'web' => "\x{2039}"}, # < quote.
-      '(rsaquo|#8250)' => {'tex' => '{/Text \255}',   'web' => "\x{2040}"}, # > quote.
+      '(lsaquo|#8249)' => {'tex' => '<',              'web' => "\x{2039}"}, # < quote.
+      '(rsaquo|#8250)' => {'tex' => '\74',              'web' => "\x{203a}"}, # > quote.
       '(oline|#8254)'  => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \140}', 'web' => "\x{203e}"}, # Overline.
       '(frasl|#8260)'  => {'tex' => '/',              'web' => "\x{2044}"}, # Fraction slash.
-      '(euro|#8364)'   => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \240}', 'web' => "\x{20a0}"}, # Euro currency.
+      '(euro|#8364)'   => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \240}', 'web' => "\x{20ac}"}, # Euro currency.
       
       # Letter like symbols.
 
@@ -1065,7 +1095,7 @@ my %lookup =
 
       # Arrows  of various types and directions.
       '(larr|#8592)'    => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \254}', 'web' => "\x{2190}"}, # <--
-      '(uarr|#8593}'    => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \255}', 'web' => "\x{2191}"}, # up arrow.
+      '(uarr|#8593)'    => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \255}', 'web' => "\x{2191}"}, # up arrow.
       '(rarr|#8594)'    => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \256}', 'web' => "\x{2192}"}, # -->
       '(darr|#8595)'    => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \257}', 'web' => "\x{2193}"}, # down arrow.
       '(harr|#8596)'    => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \253}', 'web' => "\x{2194}"}, # <-->
@@ -1084,10 +1114,11 @@ my %lookup =
       '(empty|#8709)'   => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \306}',  'web' => "\x{2205}"}, # Null set.
       '(nabla|#8711)'   => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \321}',  'web' => "\x{2207}"}, # Gradient e.g.
       '(isin|#8712)'    => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \316}',  'web' => "\x{2208}"}, # Element of the set.
+      '(notin|#8713)'   => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \317}',  'web' => "\x{2209}"}, # Not an element of
       '(ni|#8715)'      => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \47}',   'web' => "\x{220b}"}, # Contains as a member
       '(prod|#8719)'    => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \325}',  'web' => "\x{220f}"}, # Product 
       '(sum|#8721)'     => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \345}',  'web' => "\x{2211}"}, # Sum of.
-      '(minus|#8722)'   => {'tex' => '-',               'web' => "\x{2212}"}, # - sign.
+      '(minus|#8722)'   => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \55}',   'web' => "\x{2212}"}, # - sign.
       '(lowast|#8727)'  => {'tex' => '*',               'web' => "\x{2217}"}, # * 
       '(radic|#8730)'   => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \326}',  'web' => "\x{221a}"}, # Square root. 
       '(prop|#8733)'    => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \265}',  'web' => "\x{221d}"}, # Proportional to.
@@ -1098,10 +1129,15 @@ my %lookup =
       '(cap|#8745)'     => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \307}',  'web' => "\x{2229}"}, # Set intersection.
       '(cup|#8746)'     => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \310}',  'web' => "\x{222a}"}, # Set union.
       '(int|8747)'      => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \362}',  'web' => "\x{222b}"}, # Integral.
-      '(there4|#8756)'  => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \134}',  'web' => "\x{2234}"}, # Therefore triple dots.
-      '(sim|#8764)'     => {'tex' => '~',               'web' => "\x{223c}"}, # Simlar to.
-      '(cong|#8773)'    => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \100}',  'web' => "\x{2245}"}, # Congruent to/with.
-      '(asymp|#8776)'   => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \278}',  'web' => "\x{2248}"}, # Asymptotic to.
+
+      # Some gnuplot guru will have to explain to me why the next three
+      # require the extra slashes... else they print very funkily.
+
+      '(there4|#8756)'  => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \\\134}',  'web' => "\x{2234}"}, # Therefore triple dots.
+      '(sim|#8764)'     => {'tex' => '\\\176',               'web' => "\x{223c}"}, # Simlar to.
+      '(cong|#8773)'    => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \\\100}','web' => "\x{2245}"}, # Congruent to/with.
+
+      '(asymp|#8776)'   => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \273}',  'web' => "\x{2248}"}, # Asymptotic to.
       '(ne|#8800)'      => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \271}',  'web' => "\x{2260}"}, # not equal to.
       '(equiv|#8801)'   => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \272}',  'web' => "\x{2261}"}, # Equivalent to.
       '(le|8804)'       => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \243}',  'web' => "\x{2264}"}, # Less than or equal to.
@@ -1122,8 +1158,12 @@ my %lookup =
       '(rceil|8969)'    => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \371}',  'web' => "\x{2309}"}, # Right ceiling.
       '(lfloor|8970)'   => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \353}',  'web' => "\x{230a}"}, # Left floor.
       '(rfloor|8971)'   => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \373}',  'web' => "\x{230b}"}, # Right floor.
-      '(lang|9001)'     => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \341}',  'web' => "\x{2329}"}, # Left angle bracket.
-      '(rang|9002)'     => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \361}',  'web' => "\x{232a}"}, # Right angle bracket.
+
+      # The gnuplot png font evidently does not have the big angle brackets at
+      # positions 0x2329, 0x232a so use ordinary brackets.
+
+      '(lang|9001)'     => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \341}',  'web' => '<'}, # Left angle bracket.
+      '(rang|9002)'     => {'tex' => '{/Symbol \361}',  'web' => '>'}, # Right angle bracket.
 
       # Gemoetric shapes.
 
@@ -1344,6 +1384,7 @@ sub start_function {
         my $function = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/function",$parser,
 						     $style);
 	$function = &Apache::run::evaluate($function,$safeeval,$$parstack[-1]);
+        $function=~s/\^/\*\*/gs;
 	$curves[-1]->{'function'} = $function; 
     } elsif ($target eq 'edit') {
 	$result .= &Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token,'Gnuplot compatible curve function');
@@ -1414,7 +1455,7 @@ sub start_data {
 	}
 	# complain if the number of data points is not the same as
 	# in previous sets of data.
-	if (($curves[-1]->{'data'}) && ($#data != $#{@{$curves[-1]->{'data'}->[0]}})){
+	if (($curves[-1]->{'data'}) && ($#data != $#{$curves[-1]->{'data'}->[0]})){
 	    &Apache::lonxml::warning
 		('Number of data points is not consistent with previous '.
 		 'number of data points');
@@ -1570,6 +1611,8 @@ sub write_gnuplot_file {
 	$gnuplot_input .= $fontsize;
 	$gnuplot_input .= "\nset output \"/home/httpd/perl/tmp/".
 	    &unescape($filename).".eps\"\n";
+	$gnuplot_input .= "set encoding iso_8859_1\n"; # Get access to extended font.
+
     }
     # cartesian or polar plot?
     if (lc($Apache::lonplot::plot{'plottype'}) eq 'polar') {
@@ -1638,8 +1681,12 @@ sub write_gnuplot_file {
     $gnuplot_input .= "set samples $Apache::lonplot::plot{'samples'}\n";
     # title, xlabel, ylabel
     # titles
-    my $extra_space_x = ($xtics{'location'} eq 'axis') ? ' 0, -0.5 ' : '';
-    my $extra_space_y = ($ytics{'location'} eq 'axis') ? ' -0.5, 0 ' : '';
+    my $offset;
+    if ($version >= 4.4) {
+        $offset = 'offset ';
+    }
+    my $extra_space_x = ($xtics{'location'} eq 'axis') ? ' '.$offset.'0, -0.5 ' : '';
+    my $extra_space_y = ($ytics{'location'} eq 'axis') ? ' '.$offset.'-0.5, 0 ' : '';
 
     if ($target eq 'tex') {
 	$gnuplot_input .= "set title  \"$title\"          font \"".$font_properties->{'printname'}.",".$fontsize."pt\"\n" if (defined($title)) ;
@@ -1656,20 +1703,36 @@ sub write_gnuplot_file {
 	$gnuplot_input .= ( $xtics{'mirror'} eq 'on'?"mirror ":"nomirror ");
 	$gnuplot_input .= "$xtics{'start'}, ";
 	$gnuplot_input .= "$xtics{'increment'}, ";
-	$gnuplot_input .= "$xtics{'end'}\n";
+	$gnuplot_input .= "$xtics{'end'} ";
+	if ($target eq 'tex') {
+	    $gnuplot_input .= 'font "Helvetica,22"';     # Needed in iso 8859-1 enc.
+	}
+	$gnuplot_input .= "\n";
         if ($xtics{'minorfreq'} != 0) {
             $gnuplot_input .= "set mxtics ".$xtics{'minorfreq'}."\n";
         } 
+    } else {
+	if ($target eq 'tex') {
+	    $gnuplot_input .= 'set xtics font "Helvetica,22"'."\n"; # needed in iso 8859-1 enc
+	}
     }
     if (%ytics) {    
 	$gnuplot_input .= "set ytics $ytics{'location'} ";
 	$gnuplot_input .= ( $ytics{'mirror'} eq 'on'?"mirror ":"nomirror ");
 	$gnuplot_input .= "$ytics{'start'}, ";
 	$gnuplot_input .= "$ytics{'increment'}, ";
-        $gnuplot_input .= "$ytics{'end'}\n";
+        $gnuplot_input .= "$ytics{'end'} ";
+        if ($target eq 'tex') {
+            $gnuplot_input .= 'font "Helvetica,22"'; # Needed in iso-8859-1 encoding.
+        }
+        $gnuplot_input .= "\n";
         if ($ytics{'minorfreq'} != 0) {
             $gnuplot_input .= "set mytics ".$ytics{'minorfreq'}."\n";
         } 
+    } else {
+	if ($target eq 'tex') {
+	    $gnuplot_input .= 'set ytics font "Helvetica,22"'."\n"; # Needed for iso 8859-1 enc.
+	}
     }
     # axis
     if (%axis) {
@@ -1691,6 +1754,26 @@ sub write_gnuplot_file {
         }
 	$gnuplot_input .= "set xrange \[$axis{'xmin'}:$axis{'xmax'}\]\n";
 	$gnuplot_input .= "set yrange \[$axis{'ymin'}:$axis{'ymax'}\]\n";
+		if ($axis{'xzero'} ne 'off') {
+			$gnuplot_input .= "set xzeroaxis ";
+			if ($axis{'xzero'} eq 'line' || $axis{'xzero'} eq 'thick-line') {
+				$gnuplot_input .= "lt -1 ";
+				if ($axis{'xzero'} eq 'thick-line') {
+					$gnuplot_input .= "lw 3 ";
+				}
+			}
+			$gnuplot_input .= "\n";
+		}
+		if ($axis{'yzero'} ne 'off') {
+			$gnuplot_input .= "set yzeroaxis ";
+			if ($axis{'yzero'} eq 'line' || $axis{'yzero'} eq 'thick-line') {
+				$gnuplot_input .= "lt -1 ";
+				if ($axis{'yzero'} eq 'thick-line') {
+					$gnuplot_input .= "lw 3 ";
+				}
+			}
+			$gnuplot_input .= "\n";
+		}
     }
     # Key
     if (%key) {
@@ -1979,3 +2062,118 @@ sub insert_data {
 __END__
 
 
+=head1 NAME
+
+Apache::lonplot.pm
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+XML-based plotter of graphs
+
+This is part of the LearningOnline Network with CAPA project
+described at http://www.lon-capa.org.
+
+
+=head1 SUBROUTINES (parsing and edit rendering)
+
+=over
+
+=item start_gnuplot()
+
+=item end_gnuplot()
+
+=item start_xtics()
+
+=item end_xtics()
+
+=item start_ytics()
+
+=item end_ytics()
+
+=item get_font()
+
+=item start_key()
+
+=item end_key()
+
+=item parse_label()
+
+=item replace_entities()
+
+=item start_title()
+
+=item end_title()
+
+=item start_xlabel()
+
+=item end_xlabel()
+
+=item start_ylabel()
+
+=item end_label()
+
+=item start_curve()
+
+=item end_curve()
+
+=item start_function()
+
+=item end_function()
+
+=item start_data()
+
+=item end_data()
+
+=item start_axis()
+
+=item end_axis
+
+=back
+
+=head1 SUBROUTINES (Utility)
+
+=over
+
+=item set_defaults()
+
+=item get_attributes()
+
+=item write_gnuplot_file()
+
+=item check_inputs()
+
+=item edit_attributes()
+
+=back
+
+=head1 SUBROUTINES (Insertion functions for editing plots)
+
+=over
+
+=item insert_gnuplot()
+
+=item insert_tics()
+
+=item insert_xtics()
+
+=item insert_key()
+
+=item insert_axis()
+
+=item insert_title()
+
+=item insert_xlabel()
+
+=item insert_ylabel()
+
+=item insert_label()
+
+=item insert_curve()
+
+=item insert_function()
+
+=item insert_data()
+
+=back
+
+=cut