Chart::GnuPlot - 26/8/1998
Version 0.01

This module provides an easy way produce gnuplot graphs (only gif so
far). You will require Gnuplot to be installed on your system and to
modify line 16 or 19 of Gnuplot.pm to reflect the location of the
executable (sorry!). Your gnuplot should be able to produce gifs, you
can tell if it supports them by starting gnuplot and typing;
  set terminal
see
  ftp://cmpc1.phys.soton.ac.uk/pub/
or
  http://science.nas.nasa.gov/~woo/gnuplot/beta/
for more on Gnuplot

A good example of the modules can be seen in test.pl.

Bye for now,

Nick Peskett - nick@soup.demon.co.uk


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OPTIONS
  (* = mandatory)
  data *
  a reference to an array of array of arrays;
  [
    [ # data set 1
      [ 0, 1 ],
      [ 1, 3 ],
    ],
    [ # data set 2
      [ 0, -4 ],
      [ 1, -7 ],
    ],
  ]

  plots *
  a reference to a array of hashes.
  Each hash should be in the following format;
  [
    {
      'title'         => 'title of the series'.
      'data'          => index of dataset to use
                         (defaults to 0).
      'columns'       => [ array of column numbers to use for
                         the graph ].
      'type'          => 'errorbars' or 'lines' etc.
    },
    {
      etc.....
    },
  ]

  title           the title of the graph.
  title_font      the font to use for title.
  xtitle          title of x axis
  xtitle_font     the font to use for xtitle.
  ytitle          title of x axis
  ytitle_font     the font to use for xtitle.
  tl_label        label at top left of image.
  tl_label_font   the font to use.
  tr_label        as above but top right.
  tr_label_font   the font to use.
  bl_label        as above but bottom left.
  bl_label_font   the font to use.
  br_label        as above but bottom right.
  br_label_font   the font to use.

  gnu_exe         the full path to an alternative gnuplot,
  terminal        terminal type, there should be a matching
                  Chart::GnuPlot::Terminal::<terminal> method.
  size            size of output image (relative to terminal type).
  file_name       filename to use for the cache files.
  temp_dir        directory to place the cache files.
  timefmt         a gnuplot time format picture.
  xformat         as above.
  grid            on (1) or off(0).
  key             ie. 'bottom right'
                  (this uses gnuplot 'set key' syntax).
  grid_set        grid setting (this uses gnuplot 'set grid' syntax).
  x_label_off     the offset (0 - 1) that the labels should be placed
                  from the side of the picture.
  y_label_off     as above but top/ bottom.
  colours         a hash that resembles (all entries are optional);
                  {
                    'background' => '000000',
                    'foreground' => 'ffffff',
                    'something'  => 'aaaaaa',
                    'series'     => [ qw( 0000ff 00ff00
                                       etc...) ],
                  }
  tmargin         top margin (in character spaces).
  rmargin         right margin.
  bmargin         bottom margin.
  lmargin         left margin.
  timefmt         the date picture of the datasets
                  (this uses gnuplot 'set timefmt' syntax)
  xformat         the format dates will be shown on the x axis
                  (this uses gnuplot 'set format x' syntax)

AUTHOR
    Nick Peskett - nick@soup.demon.co.uk