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9.7 Plotting
Removing A Color File
To remove a color file from the list:
1.
Click on the file name.
2.
Click on the Delete button. The deleted file is removed from the bottom list box.
3.
When you are prompted, choose OK to delete the file, or Cancel to keep the file.
Assigning Colors to A Plotter
To assign colors to a plotter:
1.
Click on the Plot button.
2.
Choose the type of plotter that you have.
Use the previously listed procedures to save, load, change, rename, and remove files.
To use normal plotting commands:
1.
Exit the Color Selection window.
2.
Enter setcolor on a command line.
Closing the Color Selection Window
When you have finished using the program, click on Exit to close the window.
Color Table Loader
The macro loadcolors<(color_file)> loads the color table for the graphics
window and plotters. loadcolors is generated by the colors program and includes a
series of setcolor commands. On bootup, the bootup macro calls loadcolors to
set the graphics window and plotter colors.
Plotting Parameter Lists and Text Files
A number of commands and macros are available for plotting lists and text files:
• ppa<(x<,y>)> prints the most important parameters in an “English-language”
format, with full explanation of each parameter. If the x and y coordinates are given as
arguments, the plot can be positioned as desired. The coordinates control the x and y
offset, in mm, from the lower left of the plot to the starting position at the upper left.
• bpa plots a box around the entire chart (assuming blank paper) and then plots
“chemist-style” parameters in boxes along the lower edge of the chart. bpa is the same
as ppa, but with a different layout. Both ppa and bpa behave somewhat naively if the
pulse sequence is more complex, but they were designed primarily for chemists, not
for spectroscopists.
• pap<(<template,>x,y<,character_size>)> also plots parameters but it
uses a “mnemonic” format, listing only the two- or three-character names and values
of all the parameters. The ap parameter controls display of pap. Use the command
paramedit('ap') to modify the string value of ap. See the VNMR User
Programming Manual for information on the template argument. The x and y
arguments are the same as ppa above. For pap only, a character size can be specified
as a multiplier—the default is 0.7.
• ap<(template)> prints out all parameters in the parameter list. The ap parameter
controls display of the ap command. Use paramedit('ap') to modify the string
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