On Thu, 2005-22-09 at 11:34 -0600, Robert Dodier wrote:
> hello bob,
>
> > (%i15) openplot_curves([["{plotpoints 1} {pointsize 6} {label jim} {text
> > {xaxislabel {joe is nice}}}"],[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8],["{label jane} {color
> > pink}"],[3,1,4,2,5,7]]);
> >
> > (%o15) 1
>
> i assume the goal is to create a plot using openmath.
The goal is to create a plot of points rather than using openmath per
se.
> in that case try using plot2d and tell it to use openmath:
>
> plot2d ( , [plot_format, openmath] );
>
> see plot_options under "Plotting" at:
> http://maxima.sf.net/docs/manual/en/maxima.html
The manual shows the openplot_curves as a function for plotting curves
with big points so I thought I would start there but I get no plot.
> it's quite possible that openplot_curves is broken; probably we should
> attempt to determine if maxima is better off by fixing it or cutting it.
If it is broken and/or dropped, is there an alternative that I have not
found yet for plotting points, like the ListPlot command in Mathematica?
> hope this helps,
> robert dodier
Thanks, Bob
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