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CHANGING THE SCALE
The scale function allows you to change the scale of the graph you have
on-screen while keeping the center of the display the same (the origin may
move but if (2,2) is at the middle of the screen, it will stay there). The
scale is totally relative to the size of the grid that is presently on the
screen, so you need not make any comparison with an absolute scale of 1. To
rescale the grid, select Scale from the options menu. The default scale factor
(either the program default of 2, the value specified in your GRAPHMAT.INI
file, or the last value you entered manually) appears. Press enter to accept
it or type a new scale factor over it according to the following guidelines:
Enter a positive number to zoom in, or a negative number to pan out. The
number of units across the screen will be divided or multiplied by that number
accordingly. Numbers between -1 and 1, inclusive, are invalid because they
produce meaningless values. Decimals greater than 1 or less than -1 are valid
though.
If you enter an invalid number, you will be asked again to enter the
scale. To abort rescaling, just press enter on a blank line.
Press PgDn for help on Range.
ADJUSTING THE RANGE
The ability to adjust the grid by inputting the beginning and end of the
desired range is one of the most powerful and flexible features Graphmatica
offers. It can rescale the grid to either be a perfect fit for the function
you are graphing so that as much of it is visible as possible or to render the
most accurate image possible on even the lowest resolution CGA screen. Both of
these features can be accomplished by selecting Range in the Options menu.
To create a grid such as the first, graph an equation on the standard
grid, and from that graph determine the top-, bottom-, left- and rightmost
extremities of the graph, and respond with the proper values to the 4 Range
prompts. The new grid may be somewhat expanded or compressed depending on the
aspect ratio, but it will show the same amount of graph in much greater
detail.
To create a more accurate representation like the second grid, you can use
the AutoScale feature of Range. Just type "auto" for any of the four
coordinates and it will automatically be scaled to fit the other three.
Typically you would pick the least significant coordinate to AutoScale, since
you can match the other three exactly. If you want to show the same amount
above as below the axis, type "auto" at both of the y-coordinate prompts and
the top and bottom of the grid will be set to properly scaled equal and
opposite values. (AutoScaling of both x-coordinates based on the height of the
grid is not supported.)
Press PgDn for help on adding text labels.
ADDING A TITLE TO YOUR GRAPH
If you want to add a title line to your graph, select Title from the View
menu. Since the title can be almost the width of the screen, it can't be
entered in a normal popup box, so the prompt appears on the top line and the
input field is at the bottom, where the graph prompt usually is. You can type
in a new title, edit one you typed in previously, or delete the title by
pressing enter on a blank line. When you print (or do a Print Preview), the
title is written across the top line of the screen and is automatically
centered. Do not try to center the title manually when you are typing it in.
When you are graphing and the menu is active, the title line is not shown.
LABELING THE Y-AXIS WITH TEXT
Graphmatica can add text labels (regular printing going down instead of
across) to both sides of your graph. Select the "Label Y" function of the View
menu to add your own labels (there are none initially). The length of the
string you can use depends on the number of rows you monitor has: CGA and EGA
can hold 23 letters and VGA can hold 28. The program presents you with the
previous label which you can edit, discard by pressing ESC and typing a new
string, or turn off completely by pressing ESC and then enter on the blank
line. Like the title, these labels are automatically centered (vertically) on
the graph. Graphmatica does not draw them immediately, but if you want to see
how they will look, you can use the Preview option in the Print menu.
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