From help-octave-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu  Wed Feb 10 09:33:39 1999
Subject: Re: graphics file format
From: "S.Hefti" <hefti at umich dot edu>
To: doolin at alpha-8 dot CE dot Berkeley dot EDU
CC: help-octave at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 10:35:25 -0500

doolin at alpha-8 dot CE dot Berkeley dot EDU wrote:
 
> >BTW, is there a good file format that can store simple graphics
> >information in an intuitive manner?  xfig is too cryptic, postscript is

This is interesting. In my opinion, xfig is /the/ graphics format.
I think it is a very clever design to store complicated information,
and it is portable too. If you have xfig installed, you might
find the the documentation at:

file://localhost/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xfig/html/fig-format.html

Actually, I am working at a Octave Toolbox (I think that's
what it is called) which writes xfig files directly. I am
impressed of the capabilities I have with this approach.
The nice thing is that you can post-process your plot
using a nice GUI-program and add lables, strange symbols
and whatnot. You may find the current snapshot (1.27) at:

ftp://pooh.engin.umich.edu/pub/Octave/

As soon as I have time, I will compile a couple of
examples and set-up a web page for olh/hgi.

Regards,

Simon.

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Simon Hefti, Ph D                                     hefti at umich dot edu
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