Using the table gallery examples

Ploticus data display engine Copyright Steve Grubb

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Using the table gallery examples

You can click on any example image in the table gallery to view the file(s) that are involved. All examples include an ascii table or list file that is used as input; others also include a ploticus script used to generate graphics.

Input file names: can be anything.

To download an ascii table or list file while you are viewing it, use your browser's File/Save As menu button. The downloaded file will be placed in your local current working directory (the directory where you started your browser). For examples that involve graphics, you will also need to download the ploticus script file, and plot data file, if any.

To download the PostScript equivalent: Click on the link provided with each example. This is recommeded, since ploticus tables are most useful in creating paper or slide results (HTML tables are probably, but not always, a better solution for web-based tables). Ploticus generates high-quality vector PostScript; also, PostScript has higher resolution and better fonts than the GIF. The EPS or PostScript file can be printed on a PostScript printer or viewed using a PostScript viewer such as ghostview.

To try ploticus tables on your own system: After you have downloaded the software, suppose you then downloaded the ascii table file checklist.tab

- To create paginated PostScript, and send it directly to your printer, type:
  pltab checklist.tab | lp

- To create a GIF file (out.gif), type this command:
  pltab -gif checklist.tab -scale 0.6

- To create an EPS file (out.eps), type:
  pltab -eps checklist.tab

- To view on an X11 display, type:
  pltab -x11 checklist.tab

  Disclaimer: All gallery examples are for demonstration purposes only and any data presented may be partially or completely fictional.