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- TPlot Component Readme
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- Purpose: Fast scientific and engineering plotting, storage and analysis of data.
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- Author: Mat Ballard
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- Email: <mat.ballard@Chemware.hypermart.net>
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- Version: 2.32
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- Release Date: version 1.00: 12 September 2000
- version 1.10: 12 October 2000
- version 2.00: 10 May 2000
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- Licence: Dual under the Q Public License:
- TPlot is free for personal and academic use.
- TPlot requires a commercial license (ie: money) for commercial use.
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- Version History:
- 12 May 2001: version 2.00
- - Two new components: TPlotToolBar and TDBPlot !
- - Kylix support ! Not just for TPlot, but also for all associated components.
- - added many new PlotTypes:
- Error, Bubble, StackedColumn, NormStack, Polar, Contour, 3DWire, 3DContour.
- - added new several dialogs: Properties, Data Editor, Toolbar Editor.
- - exposed several dialogs as property editors.
- - Real functions added.
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- 12 Oct 2000: version 1.10:
- - added BCB(3) support and demo program
- - added PlotType property that provides for different ways of displaying the data:
- - XY,
- - Columns,
- - Multiple (= High-Low-Close, Mean with Error, etc)
- - (to be extended in the future)
- - added "Properties ..." menu item and Properties dialog box
- - add LabelText property to TAxis
- - sundry bug fixes
- - hide menu visibility routines from D1 to avoid 64K problem
- - requires version 1.02 of the Misc package.
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- 12 Sept 2000: version 1.00 released
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- Upgrading:
- Uninstall any previous versions of TPlot and the Misc package.
- Remove them from your hard drive. Then proceed with installation as outlined below.
- Note that the project group and package names change with every point release.
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- Installation:
- TPlot requires the 'Misc' package for several utilities. This is now included in the
- TPlot distribution. If you define 'GIF', 'PNG' or 'FUNCTIONS' in 'Plot.inc',
- then you will have to download various third party packages.
- See the website or help file for details.
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- Delphi 3 .. 5:
- a. open the appropriate project group
- (eg: 'Plot/Plot200_50.bpg');
- b. I suggest that you set ('Tools' .. 'Environment options' .. 'Library')
- the BPL and DPC output directories to $(DELPHI)\Bin,
- or some other $(DELPHI) subdirectory;
- c. open the Misc run-time package in that project group
- (eg: 'Misc200_R50.bpl' = 'Misc/Misc200_R50.dpk');
- d. compile the Misc run-time package;
- e. open the Misc design-time package in that project group
- (eg: 'Misc200_D50.bpl' = 'Misc/Misc200_D50.dpk');
- f. compile the Misc design-time package;
- g. install the Misc design-time package into the IDE;
- h. open the TPlot run-time package
- (eg: 'Plot200_R50.bpl' = 'Plot/Plot200_R50.dpk')
- i. compile the TPlot run-time package;
- j. open the TPlot design-time package
- (eg: 'Plot200_D50.bpl' = 'Plot/Plot200_D50.dpk')
- k. compile the TPlot design-time package;
- l. install the TPlot design-time package into the IDE;
- m. open the TDBPlot run-time package
- (eg: 'DBPlot200_R50.bpl' = 'Plot/DBPlot200_R50.dpk')
- n. compile the TDBPlot run-time package;
- o. open the TDBPlot design-time package
- (eg: 'DBPlot200_D50.bpl' = 'Plot/DBPlot200_D50.dpk')
- p. compile the TDBPlot design-time package;
- q. install the TDBPlot design-time package into the IDE;
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- BC++3: As per Delphi 3..5, but open the files with the BCB postfix
- (eg: 'Plot/Plot200_R_BCB30.bpg')
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- BC++4, 5: See the Installation page on:
- http://Chemware.hypermart.net/tplot/
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- Kylix: As per Delphi 3..5, but open the file with the K postfix
- (eg: 'Plot/Plot200_R_K10.bpg'). Make sure you have the appropriate
- file and directory access permissions.
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- Limitations:
- The Plot property of TPlotToolBar must be set in code, and not in the IDE.
- TDBPlot is not ready for serious use - it is very new and has some bugs.
- Property editors do not work (yet) under Kylix.
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- Usage:
- Click and drop all three components, TPlot, TPlotMenu and TPlotImageList onto a form.
- Note that TPlotImageList is only relevant to Delphi 4 / BC++3 or above.
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- Set the TPlot.Images, TPlotMenu.Images and TPlotMenu.Plot properties.
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- See the Help file for more detailed information on the use of TPlot.
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- Help File
- There is a help file that can be downloaded from
- http://Chemware.hypermart.net/downloads.htm
- or studied directly at:
- http://Chemware.hypermart.net/tplot/help/
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- Bugs
- Please email bug occurrences to the author. Bugfixes are welcome.
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- Suggestions and Requests
- Are always welcome, but may not be acted on.
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- Mat Ballard
- July 2001
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