Iconbar:\TMultiPlot 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 onto this icon
GrafW:\TMultiPlot 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
GrafW1:\Dreposition this text label|MDouble click on this text label to edit text
InfoW:\TMultiPlot application
InfoW2:This application allows up to 8 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
InfoW3:The author, Chris Johnson, can be contacted at|M 7, Lovedale Grove, Balerno, Edinburgh, EH14 7DR
InfoW4:\Tversion 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
H7:\Da directory viewer to save the data in multiplot format
H8:Enter the name for the file you wish to save|MIf the full path name is entered you may then click on Save or press RETURN|MIf you just enter the filename then you must drag the file icon to a directory viewer
H9:\Ssave the data in %0 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
H23x:This group of icons controls the layout of pips on the axes|M\Sput 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
LayW8:\Sto place caret and enter the length of the axis pips.|MThe range of values allowed is 10 - 40 os units
LayW9:\Sreplot the graph with any changes you have made to the layout implemented
LayW11: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
LayW17:If the graph is enclosed by a box, then it may be plotted with or without axis pips. \Sswitch the pips on or off.|MThis icon can only be toggled if the box outline is SELECTED
LayW32:If the graph is enclosed by a box, then it may be plotted with or without a superimposed grid. \Sswitch the grid on or off.|MThis icon can only be toggled if the box outline is SELECTED
LayW14:\Stoggle the plotting of the data points on or off.|MYou will not be allowed to switch both the points and the lines OFF
LayW31:\Stoggle the plotting of the data lines on or off.|MYou will not be allowed to switch both the points and the lines OFF
LayW22:When this choice is selected, the program will choose the axis ranges for you. \Stoggle the automatic axis range facility.|MWhen automatic is deselected, you may enter values in the writable icons below this icon
LayW27x: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
LayW27:minimum x
LayW28:maximum x
LayW29:minimum y
LayW30:maximum y
H40:You may choose to plot the axis labels to the side of the axis pips.|M\Stoggle the %0-axis offset
H43:This \w allows a range of options controlling the way the graph is displayed to be changed
H47x:This group of icons selects the type of symbol used to plot the data points.|M\Suse
H47:small data points
H48:large data points
H49:solid filled data points
H50:outline data points
H61:\Da directory viewer to save the data in %0 format
H62:This \w allows you to save your data in %0 format
HMW13:\Ton-line help facility
DefaultW:This \w allows you to select various default options for plotting the graphs
DefaultW9x:The name of the %0 font that is used to label the graph is shown here
DefaultW9:normal
DefaultW10:bold
DefaultW11:italic
DefaultW12:symbol
DefaultW21/DefaultW22/DefaultW23:\Schange the text size.
DefaultW25/DefaultW26/DefaultW27/DefaultW28:\Sshow a menu of all the installed fonts.|MChoose a different font from the menu in the usual way
DefaultW5x:The size of the font (in points) used to %0 is shown here
DefaultW5:title the graph
DefaultW6:title the graph axes
DefaultW7:label the graph axes
DefaultW29/DefaultW30/DefaultW31:The line widths (in points) used when printing are shown here
DefaultW33/DefaultW34/DefaultW35:\Schange the printer line widths (in points)
DefaultW40/DefaultW41/DefaultW42:The line widths (in points) used in exported drawfiles are shown here
DefaultW44/DefaultW45/DefaultW46:\Schange the line widths (in points) in exported drawfiles
DefaultW52:Selecting this option will automatically kern text for fonts which support text kerning
DefaultW55:This group of icons selects how the data lines are plotted.|M\Suse continuous lines for all the data
DefaultW56:This group of icons selects how the data lines are plotted.|M\Suse various sequences of dots and dashes for the lines.|MThere is no way of changing the dot-dash patterns
DefaultW49:This group of icons selects how the grid lines are plotted when displayed.|M\Suse continuous lines for the grid
DefaultW50:This group of icons selects how the grid lines are plotted when displayed.|M\Suse a sequence of dashes for the lines.|MThere is no way of changing the dot-dash pattern
DefaultW57: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
DefaultW51:If this is selected, then when you save a new set of default options, current graph layout options will also be saved and will be remembered the next time MultiPlot is started
DefaultM0:Click \s or \a here to save a new set of default options which will be used the next time MultiPlot is started. These options will also be used in the current session
DefaultM2:Click \s or \a here to replot the graph using the new options you have selected. If you wish the changed parameters to become the new default parameters then you must also click on SAVE
LayW34/DefaultM3/CaptionW31:\Sstart interactive help
DefaultM:This \w displays the default settings used when Multiplot is started. You may change the settings, and save the new settings to be used next time Multiplot is started
H15:\Sposition the caret and type in the text to label the %0.|MUse TAB or ⇩arrow to move on to the next writable box
LabelW3:\Sposition the caret and type in the text to title the graph.|MClick on the display icon to put the text on to the graph
LabelW6:\Sdisplay the text labels on the graph.|MThe text labels may be dragged to your preferred position in the usual way
LabelW7:Text labels may be removed from the graph by clicking \s here.|MThe text is still remembered, and may be redisplayed by clicking on DISPLAY
LabelW8:The y-axis text label may be displayed as conventional horizontal text or in a vertical rotated format.|M\Suse
LabelW8A:vertical format
LabelW8B:horizontal format
LabelW9:\Smove following text up half a line
LabelW10:\Smove following text down half a line
LabelW11:\Schange following text to normal style
LabelW12:\Schange following text to bold style
LabelW13:\Schange following text to italic style
LabelW14:\Schange following text to symbol style
LabelW15/SaveW3/DefaultM1/LayW33/CaptionW15:\Sclose this \w and cancel any changes you have made
LabelW18:\Senter this special character into the text at the caret
LabelW: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
PrinterW:This \w is used to print the graph
PrinterW0:This shows the name of the printer, if a driver is installed
PrinterW1:\Sstart printing
PrinterW2:Type in the number of copies you want
PrinterW4:\Sdecrease the number of copies
PrinterW5:\Sincrease the number of copies
CaptionW:This \w is used to enter captions for each %0 or %1 set
CaptionW0:Enter the caption text here
CaptionW3:\Tnumber identifying the %0 set|MUse the arrow icons to change the %0 set
CaptionW5:\Schange to the previous %0 set|MIf you have made changes you will be asked whether to keep the changes
CaptionW6:\Sdisplay the captions on the graph
CaptionW7:Captions may be removed from the graph by clicking \s here.|MThe caption is still remembered, and may be redisplayed by clicking on DISPLAY
CaptionW8:\Schange to the next %0 set|MIf you have made changes you will be asked whether to keep the changes
CaptionW9:\Smove following text up half a line
CaptionW10:\Smove following text down half a line
CaptionW11:\Schange following text to normal style
CaptionW12:\Schange following text to bold style
CaptionW13:\Schange following text to italic style
CaptionW14:\Schange following text to symbol style
CaptionW18:\Senter this special character into the text at the caret
CaptionW26P:\Tpoint style|MUse the MENU option Graph layout -> Points to change style
CaptionW26L:\Tline style|MYou cannot change the line style
CaptionW30:\Sdelete all captions|MThis operation is not reversible, and must be confirmed
CaptP:point
CaptL:line
E1:Data Transfer Failed! Receiver died
E2:Applications should not save data to themselves! Drag the icon to a different application or directory viewer
E4:Maximum number of sets (%0) of line data have already been loaded
E4A:Maximum number of sets (%0) of point 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.
NoData:Since you do not appear to have loaded any data, MultiPlot cannot produce a graph
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
E20:Internal error - insufficient text object buffer
WarnClear:You are about to delete all data. This cannot be undone
WarnClear1/WarnCdel1:Delete
WarnClear2/WarnCdel2:Cancel
WarnCchng:You have changed the caption text. Do you wish to keep the changes?
WarnCchng1:Keep
WarnCchng2:Forget
WarnCdel:You are about to delete all the captions. This cannot be undone
FontErr1:Internal error. %0 font not found. Double click on !Fonts and rerun application
FontErr2:Internal error. %0 font not found. %1 font substituted
GE1:Bad no. of axis intervals
GE2:Bad graph axis range
GE3: - You cannot take the logarithm of zero or a negative number. Redraw the graph by clicking on the iconbar icon
# Printer driver errors
PE1:Printer not available
PE2:You must have a printer driver loaded to produce hard copy
# Draw module errors
DE3:Cannot increase slot size to claim memory for draw file buffer. Quit non-essential applications and try again
UC1:The help file has not been found in the application. I am sorry but full on-line help will not be available
# Help for menu items
Mibar0:\Rsee information about MultiPlot
Mibar1:\Sopen help \w
Mibar2/Mgraph0:\Rchange the way the axes are scaled
Mibar2>0/Mgraph0>0:\Sscale the axes using the x and y values
Mibar2>1/Mgraph0>1:\Sscale the x axis using log x values
Mibar2>2/Mgraph0>2:\Sscale the y axis using log y values
Mibar2>3/Mgraph0>3:\Sscale both the x and y axes using log values
Mibar3:\Sopen \w to allow change of default settings used by MultiPlot for plotting and display
Mibar4:\Rsave the data in one MultiPlot file
Mibar5:\Sdelete all the data|MYou will be asked to confirm this operation since the operation is not reversible
Mibar6:\Squit the MultiPlot application
Mgraph1:\Senter legends to label axes and title graph
Mgraph2:\Rchange the way the graph is displayed
Mgraph2>0:\Schange the way the graph and graph axes are displayed
Mgraph2>1:\Rchange the size and shape of the data points
Mgraph2>1>0:\Rchange the size of the points
Mgraph2>1>0>0/Mgraph2>1>0>1/Mgraph2>1>0>2:The units are in screen units, and are measured with respect to the centre of the point
Mgraph2>1>0>3:Type the size you wish the points to be. The units are in screen units, and are measured with respect to the centre of the point
Mgraph2>1>1/Mgraph2>1>2/Mgraph2>1>3/Mgraph2>1>4/Mgraph2>1>5/Mgraph2>1>6/Mgraph2>1>7/Mgraph2>1>8:\Rchange the shape of the data points
Mgraph2>1>1>0/Mgraph2>1>2>0/Mgraph2>1>3>0/Mgraph2>1>4>0/Mgraph2>1>5>0/Mgraph2>1>6>0/Mgraph2>1>7>0/Mgraph2>1>8>0:\Suse outline shapes for the data points
Mgraph2>1>1>1/Mgraph2>1>2>1/Mgraph2>1>3>1/Mgraph2>1>4>1/Mgraph2>1>5>1/Mgraph2>1>6>1/Mgraph2>1>7>1/Mgraph2>1>8>1:\Suse solid shapes for the data points
Mgraph2>1>1>2/Mgraph2>1>1>3/Mgraph2>1>1>4/Mgraph2>1>1>5/Mgraph2>1>1>6/Mgraph2>1>1>7/Mgraph2>1>1>8:\Schoose point style
Mgraph2>1>2>2/Mgraph2>1>2>3/Mgraph2>1>2>4/Mgraph2>1>2>5/Mgraph2>1>2>6/Mgraph2>1>2>7/Mgraph2>1>2>8:\Schoose point style
Mgraph2>1>3>2/Mgraph2>1>3>3/Mgraph2>1>3>4/Mgraph2>1>3>5/Mgraph2>1>3>6/Mgraph2>1>3>7/Mgraph2>1>3>8:\Schoose point style
Mgraph2>1>4>2/Mgraph2>1>4>3/Mgraph2>1>4>4/Mgraph2>1>4>5/Mgraph2>1>4>6/Mgraph2>1>4>7/Mgraph2>1>4>8:\Schoose point style
Mgraph2>1>5>2/Mgraph2>1>5>3/Mgraph2>1>5>4/Mgraph2>1>5>5/Mgraph2>1>5>6/Mgraph2>1>5>7/Mgraph2>1>5>8:\Schoose point style
Mgraph2>1>6>2/Mgraph2>1>6>3/Mgraph2>1>6>4/Mgraph2>1>6>5/Mgraph2>1>6>6/Mgraph2>1>6>7/Mgraph2>1>6>8:\Schoose point style
Mgraph2>1>7>2/Mgraph2>1>7>3/Mgraph2>1>7>4/Mgraph2>1>7>5/Mgraph2>1>7>6/Mgraph2>1>7>7/Mgraph2>1>7>8:\Schoose point style
Mgraph2>1>8>2/Mgraph2>1>8>3/Mgraph2>1>8>4/Mgraph2>1>8>5/Mgraph2>1>8>6/Mgraph2>1>8>7/Mgraph2>1>8>8:\Schoose point style
Mgraph5:\Rprint the graph. A printer driver MUST be active before you can print.
