H1:\T MultiPlot application.|MClick on this icon with MENU for choices such as normal or logarithmic plots, save or clear data.|MTo load data, drag one or more MultiPlot files (6 max) onto this icon.
H2:\T MultiPlot Graph.|MClick MENU in this \w for a range of options to change the way the graph is plotted, and to make a draw file or sprite.
H3:This application allows up to 6 graphs from applications such as GraphDraw, FNPlotter or CurveFit to be overlayed on the same axes.|MEach line may have up to 200 data points.
H4:The author, Chris Johnson, can be contacted at :-|M7, Lovedale Grove, Balerno, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS.
H5:\T version number and the date it was produced.|MRegistered users can obtain the latest version at any time by sending a disc together with return postage to the author.
H6:\T MultiPlot application.
H7:\D a directory viewer to save the data in multiplot format.
H8:Enter the name for the file you wish to save. If the full path name is entered you may then click on OK. If you just enter the filename then you must drag the file icon to a directory viewer.
H9:\S save the data in multiplot format.|MThe full path name must be set up in the writable icon for this to work.
H10:This \w allows you to save your data as a single file in multiplot format.
H11:\D a directory viewer to save the graph in !Draw format.
H12:Enter the name for the file you wish to save. If the full path name is entered you may then click on OK. If you just enter the filename then you must drag the file icon to a directory viewer or to !Draw or !DrawPlus.
H13:\S save the graph in !Draw format.|MThe full path name must be set up in the writable icon for this to work.
H14:This \w allows you to save your graph as a file in !Draw format. It may then be loaded into any application that will load a draw file, e.g. Draw, DrawPlus, Ovation, Impression.
H15:\S position the caret and type in the text to label the x-axis.|MPress RETURN to move on to enter the y-axis text in the next box.
H16:\S position the caret and type in the text to label the y-axis.|MPress RETURN to move to the next writable box.
H17:\S position the caret and type in the text to title the graph.|MClick on the display icon to put the text on to the graph.
H18x:The y-axis text label may be displayed as conventional horizontal text or in a vertical (but not rotated) format.|M\S use
H18:normal horizontal format.
H19:vertical format.
H20:\S display the text labels on the graph.|MThe text labels may be dragged to your preferred position in the usual way.
H21:\S remove the text labels from the graph.|MThe text is still remembered, and may be redisplayed by clicking on DISPLAY.
H22:This \w allows you to label the axes of the graph and to give the graph a title. Enter the text into the writable icons and then click on display.|MThe labels may be repositioned by dragging to your chosen position."
H23x:This group of icons controls the layout of pips on the axes.|M\S put the pips %0 of the graph.
H23:inside the body
H24:outside the body
H25:across the axis lines
H26x:\S %0 (or \a to %1) the length of the axis pips.|MThe values you can set are 10 - 40 os units.
H26:decrease
H27:increase
H28:\S to place caret and enter the length of the axis pips.|MThe range of values allowed is 10 - 40 os units.
H29:This icon controls whether the graph is enclosed by a box.|MThe box may be toggled on and off by clicking \s on this icon.
H30:If the graph is enclosed by a box, then it may be plotted with or without axis pips. \S switch the pips on or off.|MThis icon can only be toggled if the box outline is SELECTED.
H31:If the graph is enclosed by a box, then it may be plotted with or without a superimposed grid. \S switch the grid on or off.|MThis icon can only be toggled if the box outline is SELECTED.
H32:\S toggle the plotting of the data points on or off.|MYou will not be allowed to switch both the points and the lines OFF.
H33:\S toggle the plotting of the data lines on or off.|MYou will not be allowed to switch both the points and the lines OFF.
H34:When this choice is selected, the program will choose the axis ranges for you. \S toggle the automatic axis range facility.|MWhen automatic is deselected, you may enter values in the writable icons below this icon.
H35:When automatic range selection is disabled, you may enter your choice of %0-axis value here.|MNote the program may still select a rounded value close to your choice when it plots the graph.
H40:You may choose to plot the axis labels to the side of the axis pips.|M\S toggle the %0-axis offset.
H42:\S replot the graph with any changes you have made to the layout implemented.
H43:This \w allows a range of options controlling the way the graph is displayed to be changed.
H44:The name of the font that is used to label the graph is shown here.|M\S show a menu of all the installed fonts.|MChoose a different font from the menu in the usual way.
H45x:The size of the font used to %0 the graph is shown here.|M\S place the caret and then enter the new size (in points) that you wish to use.
H45:title
H46:label
H47x:This group of icons selects the type of symbol used to plot the data points.|M\S use
H47:small data points.
H48:large data points.
H49:solid filled data points.
H50:outline data points.
H51:This group of icons selects how the data lines are plotted.|M\S use continuous lines for all the data.
H52:This group of icons selects how the data lines are plotted.|M\S use various sequences of dots and dashes for the lines.|MThere is no way of changing the dot-dash patterns.
H53:This group of icons selects how the grid lines are plotted when displayed.|M\S use continuous lines for the grid.
H54:This group of icons selects how the grid lines are plotted when displayed.|M\S use a sequence of dashes for the lines.|MThere is no way of changing the dot-dash pattern.
H55:You can choose whether or not to suppress certain warning messages given when loading data, e.g. if a set of data has only points, or only lines, or if there are too many data points.|MSome warnings are always given.
H56:If this is selected, then when you save a new set of default options, some of the current graph layout options will also be saved and will be remembered the next time MultiPlot is started.
H57:Click \s or \a here to save a new set of default options which will be used the next time MultiPlot is started. \s will also close the \w. These options will also be used in the current session if you also click on OK.
H58:Click \s or \a here to replot the graph using the new options you have selected. \s will also close the \w. If you wish the changed parameters to become the new default parameters then you must also click on SAVE.
H59:\S ignore any changes you may have made since this \w was opened.
H60:This \w allows you to select various default options for plotting the graphs.
E1:Data Transfer Failed! Receiver died
E2:Applications should not save data to themselves! Drag the icon to a different application or directory viewer
E3:Internal error. %0 font not found. Double click on !Fonts and rerun MultiPlot
E4:Maximum number of sets (%0) of line data have already been loaded
E5:This file is not recognised as a plotfile
E6:Data points in excess of maximum allowed were discarded
E7:Line data points in excess of maximum allowed were discarded
E8:No data points were read in
E9:No line data were read in
E10:This dataset has been discarded.
E11:You do not appear to have loaded any data!
E12:To save, drag the icon to a directory viewer
E13:Error in converting x data
E14:Error in converting y data
E18:Out of indirect memory for icon. Application terminated
