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Correaa: /* Installation */

2012-02-19T07:51:19Z

Installation

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	deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/johannes-reinhardt/ppa/ubuntu lucid main		deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/johannes-reinhardt/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

	The last version is 1.5.1, check that the manual you are using corresponds to the same version that you have installed. Some options change with version and the error messages derived are cryptic. To install 1.5.1 you need to upgrade PGF also:		The last version is 1.5.1, check that the manual you are using corresponds to the same version that you have installed. Some options change with version and the error messages derived are cryptic. To install 1.5.1 on top of TeXLive 2009 you need to upgrade PGF also:

	mkdir -p ~/texmf		mkdir -p ~/texmf

Correaa: /* Installation */

2012-02-19T07:42:26Z

Installation

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	= Installation =		= Installation =

	PGFplots 1.12 comes with TeXLive 2009 and therefore also with Ubuntu 10.04-11.10. However that can be a pretty old version for some useful features. A possible fix is to install the latest version of PGFplots manually or in the user directory or update TeXLive manually to 2011. Another quick fix that works in Ubuntu is to install ~~pgfplots~~ 1.3 from this repository		PGFplots 1.12 comes with TeXLive 2009 and therefore also with Ubuntu 10.04-11.10. However that can be a pretty old version for some useful features. A possible fix is to install the latest version of PGFplots manually or in the user directory or update TeXLive manually to 2011. Another quick fix that works in Ubuntu is to install PGFplots 1.3 from this repository

	deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/johannes-reinhardt/ppa/ubuntu lucid main		deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/johannes-reinhardt/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

	The last version is 1.5.1, check that the manual you are using corresponds to the same version that you have installed. Some ~~optinos~~ change with version and the error messages derived are cryptic.		The last version is 1.5.1, check that the manual you are using corresponds to the same version that you have installed. Some options change with version and the error messages derived are cryptic. To install 1.5.1 you need to upgrade PGF also:

			mkdir -p ~/texmf
			cd ~/texmf
			wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/pgf/pgf/version%202.10/pgf_2.10.tds.zip
			unzip pgf_2.10.tds.zip
			wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/pgfplots/pgfplots/1.5.1/pgfplots_1.5.1.tds.zip
			unzip pgfplots_1.5.1.tds.zip
			texhash

			This will make TeX ignore the system's old version of the libraries. Check the TeX output to ensure that this is the path of the library being used.

	= Basics =		= Basics =

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2012-01-26T06:49:51Z

Basics

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	In order to keep the tutorial short and simple I will concentrate in PGFPLOTS as a replacement for the good GNUplot.		In order to keep the tutorial short and simple I will concentrate in PGFPLOTS as a replacement for the good GNUplot.

			= Installation =

			PGFplots 1.12 comes with TeXLive 2009 and therefore also with Ubuntu 10.04-11.10. However that can be a pretty old version for some useful features. A possible fix is to install the latest version of PGFplots manually or in the user directory or update TeXLive manually to 2011. Another quick fix that works in Ubuntu is to install pgfplots 1.3 from this repository

			deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/johannes-reinhardt/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

			The last version is 1.5.1, check that the manual you are using corresponds to the same version that you have installed. Some optinos change with version and the error messages derived are cryptic.

	= Basics =		= Basics =

Correaa: /* Colors */

2010-09-22T07:18:58Z

Colors

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	}		}

	The color is also property that the plot itself can overwrite (note that all properties --line type, symbol type, etc-- will be overwritten then):		The color is also a property that the plot itself can overwrite (note that all properties --line type, symbol type, etc-- will be overwritten then):

	\addplot[red] coordinates {...};		\addplot[red] coordinates {...};

	(See section 4.6.6 in the official manual).		(See section 4.6.6 in the official manual).

			To avoid overwritting the options set externally (to the plot) you can use the construction

			\addplot+[red] coordinates {...};

Correaa: /* Restricted domain */

2010-09-21T07:54:58Z

Restricted domain

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	(PGFPLOTS has 'domain' and 'domain y' option that is very similar for expression plots, but has not effect in table plots.)		(PGFPLOTS has 'domain' and 'domain y' option that is very similar for expression plots, but has not effect in table plots.)

			Independently of the above absolute axis limits can be defined with the keys:

			\begin{axis}[xmin = x1, xmax = x2, ymin = y1, ymax = y2] ...

			these absolute limits are relaxed by the key "enlargelimits".

	= Formatting =		= Formatting =

Correaa: /* Colors */

2010-09-03T23:53:44Z

Colors

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	}		}

	The color is also property that the plot itself can overwrite:		The color is also property that the plot itself can overwrite (note that all properties --line type, symbol type, etc-- will be overwritten then):

	\addplot[red] coordinates {...};		\addplot[red] coordinates {...};

Correaa: /* Plotting data from a file */

2010-09-03T03:25:42Z

Plotting data from a file

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	(PGFPLOTS has 'domain' and 'domain y' option that is very similar for expression plots, but has not effect in table plots.)		(PGFPLOTS has 'domain' and 'domain y' option that is very similar for expression plots, but has not effect in table plots.)

			= Formatting =

			== Colors ==

			In gnuplot specifying that we are using colors is done implicitly when we determine the terminal (output type). Typically 'set terminal postscript enhanced color'.

			In PGFPlots colors (and marks) are automatic for the most part. Unless we define some formatting for the lines, everything become black. We can restore colors plot by plot, but by far the most useful thing is to
			add the following option to the axis environment

			\begin{axis}[cycle list name=color list]
			...

			This automatically assigns colors to the plots inside the axis. The color list cycle can be defined explicitly by replacing 'color list' with the colors we want. Or to have new default

			\pgfplotscreateplotcyclelist{color list}{
			red,blue,black,yellow,brown,teal,orange,violet,cyan,green!70!black,magenta,gray
			}

			The color is also property that the plot itself can overwrite:

			\addplot[red] coordinates {...};

			(See section 4.6.6 in the official manual).

Correaa: /* Restricted domain */

2010-08-26T20:45:49Z

Restricted domain

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	Both methods are obviously different in the case where there is more that one curve, since the restriction domain can be different for each.		Both methods are obviously different in the case where there is more that one curve, since the restriction domain can be different for each.

			(PGFPLOTS has 'domain' and 'domain y' option that is very similar for expression plots, but has not effect in table plots.)

Correaa: /* Restricted domain */

2010-08-26T20:41:55Z

Restricted domain

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	\addplot[restrict x to domain=0:50, restrict y to domain=0:10] table {datafile.dat};		\addplot[restrict x to domain=0:50, restrict y to domain=0:10] table {datafile.dat};

			Both methods are obviously different in the case where there is more that one curve, since the restriction domain can be different for each.

Correaa: /* Expressions (transformation) from data [x expr=\thisrow...] */

2010-08-26T20:40:35Z

Expressions (transformation) from data [x expr=\thisrow...]

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	gnuplot> plot 'datafile.dat' using ($1*2.):($2+1.)		gnuplot> plot 'datafile.dat' using ($1*2.):($2+1.)

			can be reproduced by

	\addplot table[x expr=\thisrowno{0}*2., y expr=\thisrowno{1}+1.] {datafile.dat};		\addplot table[x expr=\thisrowno{0}*2., y expr=\thisrowno{1}+1.] {datafile.dat};