GLE is a hi quality graphics package for scientists. GLE combines a user friendly interface with a full range of facilities for producing publication quality graphs, diagrams, posters and slides. It provides LATEX quality fonts together with a flexible graphics module which allows the user to specify any feature of a graph (down to the line width of the subticks for example) Complex pictures can be drawn with user defined subroutines and simple looping structures. The SURFACE utility allows hidden line surface plotting. The CONTOUR utility allows contour plots. The MANIP utility allows columns of data to be manipulated. The FITLS utility allows arbitrary equations to be fitted to data. Current device drivers support DECWINDOWS, REGIS, TEK4010, all PC graphics cards, VT100's, HP-Plotters, PostScript Printers, EPSON Printers and LaserJet Printers. CGLE runs on both VAX-VMS and PC's, giving an identical user interface on both platforms. Some scientific journals now recommend that graphs be submitted in GLE format. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- end of advertising, beginning of installation instructions -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The gle installation files are split into 4 zip files: GLE32D_1.ZIP Core GLE, with PC - screen driver GLE32D_2.ZIP PostScript Driver, and Expanded Memory versions GLE32D_3.ZIP Bitmap device drivers (epson) and extra fonts. GLE32D_4.ZIP Utilities, surface plotting, hpgl driver. Use PKUNZIP.EXE to extract the installation kit from these files, you don't need all four, just the ones you want to use. (PKUNZIP.EXE is available from most ftp sites) e.g. FTP> ascii FTP> get gle32d.txt ! this file FTP> binary FTP> get gle32d_1.zip FTP> get gle32d_2.zip ! PostScript and expanded memory (optional) FTP> get gle32d_3.zip ! Bitmap and extra fonts (optional) FTP> get gle32d_4.zip ! HPGL and utilities (optional) FTP> exit C:\> mkdir tmp ! Make temp dir for installation files C:\> cd tmp C:\TMP> pkunzip ..\gle32d_*.zip ! create installation files C:\TMP> del gle32d_*.zip ! delete uploaded files to save space (You MUST copy PKUNZIP.EXE to the same directory so that INSTALL.EXE can find it) C:\TMP> copy \zip\pkunzip.exe ! change \zip\ to where you keep pkunzip.exe (These files could now be copied to floppies for installation on other PC's) C:\TMP> install (and answer idiot-proof questions!) C:\TMP> cgle (To execute the Screen version) (Then Press F3 to load an example and F10 to draw it) Please try and distribute GLE within your area to avoid multiple transfers. GLE32d_1.ZIP contains INSTALL.EXE GLE installation program (gle_inst.exe) (pkunzip.exe) Must be put with these files for INSTALL.EXE to work GLE1.ZIP CGLE.EXE CGLE program GLE2.ZIP GLE\EXE\*.* INI files and BGI drivers GLE3.ZIP GLE\FONT\*.* Some font files GLE4.ZIP GLE\*.GLE, *.DAT Example gle and data files GLE32D_2.ZIP contains GLE_XPC.ZIP CGLE.EXE (Expanded memory version) GLE_PS.ZIP PostScript driver GLE_XPS.ZIP PostScript driver (Expanded memory version) GLE32D_3.ZIP contains GLE_BIT.ZIP Epson and Laserjet printers GLE_FVE.ZIP Complete set of font vector files GLE_FMT.ZIP Complete set of font metric files. GLE32D_4.ZIP contains GLE_SUR.ZIP Contour and Surface with hidden line removal GLE_MAN.ZIP Manip, data manipulation utility and FITLS GLE_HP.ZIP HPGL drivers These files are usually split onto two 1.2Meg flopies for installation on multiple PC's.