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Dataplot Graphical User Interface
Introduction
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Dataplot was originally designed and developed as a
command language.
Although the command line version is still quite useful, new
users and those who use Dataplot infrequently often prefer
a mouse driven graphical interface. A graphical user
interface (also referred to as the GUI or graphical front-end
or front-end) has been implemented using the Tcl/Tk scripting
language. Note that on Linux/Unix systems, the GUI will also
use the Expect scripting language if it is available. However,
Expect is not required. The Tcl/Tk software needs to be installed
on your system (it will frequently already be installed on
many Linux/Unix platforms) before trying to use the Dataplot GUI.
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The GUI is available for the following platforms:
Developmemnt of the Tcl/Tk Based GUI Essentially Complete
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The development of the Tcl/Tk based Dataplot GUI is
essentially complete. Although a few enhancements will
still be made to the contents of the GUI menus, most
of these enhancements will simply be adding support for
new Dataplot commands. We may make improvements to the
Tcl/Tk scripts (i.e., to the appearance and functionality
of the menus), but we anticipate these will be minor.
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A useful feature of the Dataplot GUI is that it seamlessly
mixes menu and command modes. You can enter a Dataplot
command at any time in a special command line window. The
GUI executes the command upon receiving a carriage return
(or when you click the OK button).
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Contents
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We discuss the following topics for the GUI:
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