HRAWPLOT Generate a Raw Plot File

Usage

This function takes a sequence of commands, and generates a raw plot (to a file) that renders the commands. It is a useful tool for creating high quality fully customized PDF plots from within FreeMat scripts that are portable. The syntax for its use

  hrawplot(filename,commands)

where filename is the name of the file to plot to, and commands is a cell array of strings. Each entry in the cell array contains a string with a command text. The commands describe a simple mini-language for describing plots. The complete dictionary of commands is given

LINE x1 y1 x2 y2 -- draw a line
FONT name size -- select a font of the given name and size
TEXT x1 y1 string -- draw the given text string at the given location
STYLE style -- select line style ('solid' or 'dotted')
PAGE -- force a new page
SIZE x1 y1 -- Set the page mapping
BOX x1 y1 x2 y2 -- draw a filled box covering the given coordinates
HTEXTBOX x1 y1 x2 y2 string -- Draw a horizontal box with the given string centered in it
VTEXTBOX x1 y1 x2 y2 string -- Draw a vertical box with the given string centered in it (rotated 90 degrees)
BRUSH string -- Set the brush color ('red','blue', etc)
PEN string -- Set the pen color