Overview

Types
Xmgrace
Graph
Axes
Set
Others
Functions

Sheet 1: Types

Fonts		Lines
1	Times-Roman	1	full
2	Times-Italic	2	dot
3	Times-BoldItalic	3	dash
4	Helvetica	4	longdash
5	Helvetica-Oblique	5	dot-dash
6	Helvetica-Bold	6	dot-longdash
7	Helvetica-BoldOblique	7	dot-dot-dash
8	Courirer	8	dot-dash-dash
9	Courier-Oblique
10	Courier-Bold
11	Courier-BoldOblique
12	Symbol
13	ZapfDingbats

Colors		Symbols
0	white	0	none
1	black	1	circle
2	red	2	square
3	green	3	diamond
4	blue	4	triangle up
5	yellow	5	triangle left
6	brown	6	triangle down
7	grey	7	triangle right
8	violet	8	plus
9	cyan	9	X
10	magenta	10	star
11	orange	11	char
12	indigo
13	maroon
14	turquoise
15	green4

Sheet 2: Xmgrace

Xmgrace
	Graph	See details	It's list of graph objects
	ngraph	1	# of graphs
	Set	See details
	nset	1	# of sets
	Font	See details
	nfont	14
	lfont
	Colors	See details
	ncolor
	String	See details
	nstring
	Line	See details
	nlne
	version	'50102'	Xmgrace version
	pyversion	'1.1.3b'	Python module version
	link_page	Off
	linewidth	1
	linestyle	1
	color	1
	pattern	1
	font	0
	char_size	1
	symbol_size	1
	sformat	'"%16.8g"'
	background_color	0
	R	See details
	nr	0	# of regions
	page
		x	792	pixels
		y	612
		scroll	5
		inout	5
		background_fill	'on'	'off'
	timestamp
		status	'off'	'on'
		x	0.03
		y	0.03
		color	1
		rot	0
		font	0
		char_size	1
		default	Mon Oct 18 16:55:50 1999
	date
		reference	0
		wrap
			status	'off'	'on'
			year	1950

Sheet 3: Graph

Graph	(parent='xmgrace object,ymin,ymax,xmin,xmax)
	xmin	''	not recommended, just for backward compatibily
	xmax	''
	ymin	''
	ymax	''
	vxmin	0.15	In % of page
	vxmax	0.85	"
	vymin	0.15	"
	vymax	0.85	"
	status	'on'	'off'
	hidden	'false'	'true'
	type	'xy'	' chart','polar','pie','smith','fixed'
	stacked	'false'	'true'
	stack_world	[0,0,0,0]
	bar_hgap	0
	titel	''
	stitle	''
	fixedpoint
		status	'off'	'on'
		type	0
		xy	[0,0]
		format	'general'
		prec	6
	tit
		font	parent=0	from xmgrace object
		size	1.5
		color	parent=1	from xmgrace object
	stit
		font	parent=0	from xmgrace object
		size	1
		color	parent=1	from xmgrace object
	Set	It's a list of set object, associated with the graph
		see special sheet
	x/yaxis			Identical for 'xaxis and 'yaxis
		see special sheet
	legend
		status	'on'	'off'
		loctype	'view'	'world'
		x	0.85	% of the page
		y	0.8	% of the page
		box
			color	parent=1	from xmgrace object
			pattern	parent=1	from xmgrace object
			linewidth	parent=1	from xmgrace object
			linestyle	parent=1	from xmgrace object
			fcolor	0
			fpattern	parent=1	from xmgrace object
		font	parent=0
		char_size	parent=1
		color	parent=1
		length	4
		vgap	1
		hgap	1
		Invert	'false'	'true'
	frame
		type	0
		linestyle	parent=1
		linewidth	parent=1
		color	parent=1
		pattern	parent=1
		background_color		parent=0
		background_pattern		parent=1

Sheet 4: Axes

x/yaxis			Identical for 'xaxis and 'yaxis
	label	'
	scale	'normal'	'logarithmic','Reciprocal'
	Invert	'off'	'on'
	status	'false'
	zero	'false'	'true'
	xoffset	0
	yoffset	0
	offset	[]	you can pass the xoffset and yoffset values here instead
	altaxis	'off'	'on'
	min	0	can be changed when creating the graph
	max	1	"
	bar
		status	'on'	'off'
		color	parent=1	from xmgrace object
		linestyle	parent=1	from xmgrace object
		linewidth	parent=1	from xmgrace object

	lbl
		layout	'para'	'perp' (// or perpendicular)
		char_size	parent=1	from xmgrace object
		font	parent=0	from xmgrace object
		color	parent=1	from xmgrace object
		place
			loc	'auto'
			side	'normal'	'oposite', 'both' : where to put the labels
	tick
		status	'on'	'off'
		inc	0.5	# or whatever increment value (i.e. Every 0.5 here)
		minor_ticks	1	# of sub tickmarks between the major ones
		place_rounded	'true'	'false'
		nsub	6	# autotick division (for place rounded ?)
		orientation	'in'	'out','both'
		place	'normal'	'oposite','both'
		spec
			loc	[]	list of loc for ticks or dictionary: loc/label
			values	[]	labels(values) list to write at each loc or dic
			type	'both'	'none','ticks'
		major
			size	1
			color	parent=1	from xmgrace object
			linewidth	parent=1	from xmgrace object
			linestyle	parent=1	from xmgrace object
			grid	'off'	'on', draw the grid lines
		minor
			size	0.5
			color	parent=1	from xmgrace object
			linewidth	parent=1	from xmgrace object
			linestyle	parent=1	from xmgrace object
			'grid'	'off'	'on', draw the grid lines
		label
			status	'on'	'off'
			prec	5
			format	'general'
			append	''
			prepend	''
			angle	0
			skip	0
			stagger	0
			place	'normal'	'opposite','both'
			offset	'auto'	[0.,0.], // and perpendicular offsets
			sign	'normal'
			start	'auto'	or value
			stop	'auto'	or value
			char_size	parent=1
			font	parent=0
			color	parent=1
			type	'auto'
		type	'auto'	'spec','zmean' (for area weighted zonal mean betw -1 and 1)
	alt	'off'	'on'

Sheet 5: Set

Set
	graph	0	can be passed at creation time
	hidden	'false'	'true'
	type	'xy'	xydx','xydy','xydxdx','xydydy','xydxdy','xydxdxdydy','bar','bardy','bardydy
			'xyhilo','xyz','xyr','xysize','xycolor','xycolpat','xyvmap','xyboxplot'
	symbol
		type	0
		size	parent=symbol_size=1		from xmgrace object
		color	parent=background_color=0		from xmgrace object
		pattern	parent=1	from xmgrace object
		fcolor	parent=1	can be passed at creation time
		fpattern	parent=1	from xmgrace object
		linestyle	parent=1	from xmgrace object
		linewidth	parent=1	from xmgrace object
		char	65
		char_font	parent=0	from xmgrace object
		skip	0
	line
		type	1
		linestyle	parent=1	from xmgrace object
		linewidth	parent=1	from xmgrace object
		color	parent=1	can be passed at creation time
		pattern	parent=1	from xmgrace object
	baseline
		type	0
		status	'off'	'on'
	dropline	'off'	'on'
	fill
		type	0	0:'none',1:'as polygone',2:'to baseline'		# only, no string allowed
		rule	0	0:'winding',1:'even-odd'		# only, no string allowed
		color	parent=1	can be passed at creation time
		pattern	parent=1	from xmgrace object
	avalue
		status	'off'	'on'
		type	2
		char_size	parent=1	from xmgrace object
		font	parent=0	from xmgrace object
		color	parent=1	can be passed at creation time
		rot	0
		format	'general'
		prec	3
		prepend	''
		append	''
		xoffset	0
		yoffset	0
		offset	[]	you can pass the xoffset and yoffset values here instead
	error
		status	'off'	'on'
		type	'both'	'normal','opposite'
		length	1
		linewidth	parent=1	from xmgrace object
		linsestyle	parent=1	from xmgrace object
		riser
			linewidth	parent=1	from xmgrace object
			linsestyle	parent=1	from xmgrace object

Sheet 6: Others

Color	(name)
	name	'black'	can pass any name
	rgb	[0,0,0]	red green blue values
	change()		function to change the color, expect a name then reset rgb's

Region
	status	'off'	'on'
	type	'above'	'polyi','polyo','above','below','left','right','horizi','horizo','veri','verto'
	linestyle	parent=1
	linewidth	parent=1
	color	parent=1
	link	'all'
	xy	[]	list of [x,y] coordinates to def the polygone
	line	[0,0,0,0]

String	(x,y,text,[color],[char_size],[font],[rot],[just])
	x	argument
	y	argument
	text	argument
	status	'on'	'off'
	xy	[x,y]
	loctype	'view'	'world'
	color	parent=1
	char_size	parent=1
	font	parent=0
	rot	0
	just	14

Line	(x1,y1,x2,y2,[color],[lwidth],[lstyl],
	[arrow],[atyp],[algth],[alyo])
	status	'on'	'off'
	loctype	'view'	'world'
	color	parent=1
	linewidth	parent=1
	linestyle	parent=1
	arrow
		status	'off'	'on'
		type	0	0:'line',1:'filled',2:'opaque'
		length	2
		layout	[1.,1.]
	x1
	y1
	x2
	y2
	xy	[x1,y1,x2,y2]

Sheet 7: Functions

Function	Arguments	Return	Comment
Objecthelp	(object)	return object.__doc__,str(object)	return the doc and the print(object)
add_r	()	None	Adds a region
list_font	()	List of string	Return a list with the font names
add_font	(name)	None	Add a font, make sur it works with xmgrace first
add_color	(name)	None	Add a color object to x.Color
add_graph	()	None	Add a graph to x.Graph list
creategraph	()	None	Add a graph to x.Graph list
add_set	(color=-1,graph=0)	None	Add a set to x.Set list
			Color=-1, automatically use color=nset
			Graph sets the graph where to plot it
add_string	(x,y,text,color=-1,char_size=-1,font=-1,	None	Add a string to x.String
	rot=0,just=14)		-1 means use x.attribute
add_line	(x1,y1,x2,y2,color=-1,lwidth=-1,lstyl=-1	None	Add a line to x.Line
	arrow='off',atyp=0,algth=2,alyo=[1,1])		-1 means use x.attribute
read_parameter	(parameterfile)	None	Reads in a parameter file and applies it,DOESN'T update the x.attributes !
make_parameter	()	List of strings	Creates a list of strings representing the parameter file of x
plot	(list of datasets)	None	Plot the datasets, must be in a list
			And each dataset must have a .getdimattribute(0,'values')
output	(fnm,out='PostScript')	None	Create an image file at the out format
ps,postscript	(fnm,[color='color'],[level='level2'],	None	Create a postscript file
	[docdata='8bit'],[xoffset=0],[yoffset=0],[mediafeed='auto'],[hwresolution='off'],[dpi=300])
jpeg	(fnm,[color='color'],[optimize='off'],		Create a jpeg file
	[quality=75],[smoothing=0],[baseline='off'],[progressive='on'],[dct='islow'],[dpi=72])
pdf	(fnm,[pdf='1.3'],[compression=4],[dpi=72])		Create a pdf file
eps	(fnm,[color='color'],[level='level2'],[bbox='tight'],[docdata='8bit'],[dpi=300])		Create eps file
mif	(fnm,[dpi=72])	None	Create a metafile file
svg	(fnm,[dpi=72])	None
pnm	(fnm,[format='ppm'],[rawbit='on'],[dpi=72])	None	Create a pnm file, format are: color='ppm',grayscale='pgm',bw='pbm'
png	(fnm,[interlaced='off'],[transparent='on'],[compression=4],[dpi=72]):		Create a png file
metafile	(fnm,[dpi=72])	None	Create a .gmf file
close	()	None	Exit xmgrace
redraw	()	None	Flush the xmgrace queue and redraw the plot
update	()	None	Recreate the plot from the xmgrace object, looses all change made from the GUI
command	(cmd)	None	Pass a command to the xmgrace interpreter, same as (cmd)
is_open	()	1	Returns 1 if xmgrace is open, 0 if closed
exit	()	None	Exit xmgrace (kill the pipe)
portrait	()	None	Put the xmgrace template in portrait mode (i.e. Switch x and y dim if x>y)
landscape	()	None	Put the xmgrace template in landscape mode (i.e. Switch x and y dim if y>x)
orientation	()	None	Switch between portrait or landscape mode
col	(name)	String	Return the color index for the color name passed (as a string)
lin	(name)	String	Return the xmgrace value for the line type you passed (as a string)
whichsets	(list_of_graph)	List of integer	Return all the sets associated with the Graph(s) you passed
list	()	None	Return list of settable attributes and their value, avalilable at any level