Graphics Library

Table of Contents

GlobalProperty — to customize the objects appearance (curves, surfaces...) in a plot or surf command.

Graphics — graphics library overview

LineSpec — to quickly customize the lines appearance in a plot

Matplot — 2D plot of a matrix using colors

Matplot1 — 2D plot of a matrix using colors

Matplot_properties — description of the Matplot entities properties

Sfgrayplot — smooth 2D plot of a surface defined by a function using colors

Sgrayplot — smooth 2D plot of a surface using colors

addcolor — add new colors to the current colormap

alufunctions — pixel drawing functions

arc_properties — description of the Arc entity properties

autumncolormap — red through orange to yellow colormap

axes_properties — description of the axes entity properties

axis_properties — description of the axis entity properties

bar — bar histogram

barh — horizontal display of bar histogram

barhomogenize — homogenize all the bars included in the current working axes

bonecolormap — gray colormap with a light blue tone

captions — draw graph captions

champ — 2D vector field plot

champ1 — 2D vector field plot with colored arrows

champ_properties — description of the 2D vector field entity properties

clear_pixmap — erase the pixmap buffer

clf — clear or reset the current graphic figure (window) to default values

color — returns the color id of a color

color_list — list of named colors

colorbar — draw a colorbar

colordef — Set default color values to display different color schemes

colormap — using colormaps

Compound_properties — description of the Compound entity properties

contour — level curves on a 3D surface

contour2d — level curves of a surface on a 2D plot

contour2di — compute level curves of a surface on a 2D plot

contourf — filled level curves of a surface on a 2D plot

coolcolormap — cyan to magenta colormap

coppercolormap — black to a light copper tone colormap

copy — copy a graphics entity.

delete — delete a graphic entity and its children.

dragrect — Drag rectangle(s) with mouse

draw — draw an entity.

drawaxis — draw an axis

drawlater — makes axes children invisible.

drawnow — draw hidden graphics entities.

edit_curv — interactive graphic curve editor

errbar — add vertical error bars on a 2D plot

eval3d — values of a function on a grid

eval3dp — compute facets of a 3D parametric surface

event handler functions — Prototype of functions which may be used as event handler.

fac3d — 3D plot of a surface (obsolete)

fchamp — direction field of a 2D first order ODE

fcontour — level curves on a 3D surface defined by a function

fcontour2d — level curves of a surface defined by a function on a 2D plot

fec — pseudo-color plot of a function defined on a triangular mesh

fec_properties — description of the fec entities properties

fgrayplot — 2D plot of a surface defined by a function using colors

figure_properties — description of the graphics figure entity properties

fplot2d — 2D plot of a curve defined by a function

fplot3d — 3D plot of a surface defined by a function

fplot3d1 — 3D gray or color level plot of a surface defined by a function

gca — Return handle of current axes.

gce — Get current entity handle.

gcf — Return handle of current graphic window.

gda — Return handle of default axes.

gdf — Return handle of default figure.

ged — Scilab Graphic Editor

genfac3d — compute facets of a 3D surface

geom3d — projection from 3D on 2D after a 3D plot

get — Retrieve a property value from a graphics entity or an User Interface object.

get_figure_handle — get a figure handle from its id

getcolor — opens a dialog to show colors in the current colormap

getfont — dialog to select font . Obsolete function.

getlinestyle — dialog to select linestyle. Obsolete function.

getmark — dialog to select mark (symbol). Obsolete function

getsymbol — dialog to select a symbol and its size. Obsolete function

glue — glue a set of graphics entities into an Compound.

graduate — pretty axis graduations

graphics_entities — description of the graphics entities data structures — description of the graphics entities data structures

graphics_fonts — description of fonts used in graphic figures

graycolormap — linear gray colormap

grayplot — 2D plot of a surface using colors

grayplot_properties — description of the grayplot entities properties

graypolarplot — Polar 2D plot of a surface using colors

havewindow — return scilab window mode

hist3d — 3D representation of a histogram

histplot — plot a histogram

hotcolormap — red to yellow colormap

hsv2rgb — Converts HSV colors to RGB

hsvcolormap — Hue-saturation-value colormap

is_handle_valid — Check wether a set of graphic handles is still valid.

isoview — set scales for isometric plot (do not change the size of the window)

jetcolormap — blue to red colormap

label_properties — description of the Label entity properties

legend — draw graph legend

legend_properties — description of the Legend entity properties.

legends — draw graph legend

locate — mouse selection of a set of points

mesh — 3D mesh plot

milk_drop — milk drop 3D function

move — move, translate, a graphic entity and its children.

name2rgb — returns the RGB values of a named color

newaxes — Creates a new Axes entity

nf3d — rectangular facets to plot3d parameters

object_editor — description of the graphic object editor capacities — description of the graphic object editor capacities — description of the graphic object editor capacities

oceancolormap — linear blue colormap

oldplot — simple plot (old version)

param3d — 3D plot of a parametric curve

param3d1 — 3D plot of parametric curves

paramfplot2d — animated 2D plot, curve defined by a function

pie — draw a pie

pinkcolormap — sepia tone colorization on black and white images

plot — 2D plot

plot2d — 2D plot

plot2d1 — 2D plot (logarithmic axes) (obsolete)

plot2d2 — 2D plot (step function)

plot2d3 — 2D plot (vertical bars)

plot2d4 — 2D plot (arrows style)

plot2d_old_version — The syntaxes described below are obsolete

plot3d — 3D plot of a surface

plot3d1 — 3D gray or color level plot of a surface

plot3d2 — plot surface defined by rectangular facets

plot3d3 — mesh plot surface defined by rectangular facets

plot3d_old_version — 3D plot of a surface

plotframe — plot a frame with scaling and grids. This function is obsolete.

plzr — pole-zero plot

polarplot — Plot polar coordinates

polyline_properties — description of the Polyline entity properties

rainbowcolormap — red through orange, yellow, green,blue to violet colormap

rectangle_properties — description of the Rectangle entity properties

relocate_handle — Move handles inside the graphic hierarchy.

replot — redraw the current graphics window with new boundaries

rgb2name — returns the name of a color

rotate — rotation of a set of points

rotate_axes — Interactive rotation of an Axes handle.

rubberbox — Rubberband box for rectangle selection

sca — set the current axes entity

scaling — affine transformation of a set of points

scf — set the current graphic figure (window)

sd2sci — gr_menu structure to scilab instruction convertor

sda — Set default axes.

sdf — Set default figure.

secto3d — 3D surfaces conversion

segs_properties — description of the Segments entity properties

set — set a property value of a graphic entity object or of a User Interface object.

set_posfig_dim — change defaut transformation for exporting in postscript

seteventhandler — set an event handler for the current graphic window

show_pixmap — send the pixmap buffer to the screen

show_window — raises a graphics window

springcolormap — magenta to yellow colormap

square — set scales for isometric plot (change the size of the window)

stringbox — Compute the bounding rectangle of a text or a label.

subplot — divide a graphics window into a matrix of sub-windows

summercolormap — green to yellow colormap

surf — 3D surface plot

surface_properties — description of the 3D entities properties

swap_handles — Permute two handles in the graphic Hierarchy.

text_properties — description of the Text entity properties

title — display a title on a graphic window

titlepage — add a title in the middle of a graphics window

twinkle — is used to have a graphics entity twinkle

unglue — unglue a coumpound object and replace it by individual children.

unzoom — unzoom graphics

whitecolormap — completely white colormap

winsid — return the list of graphics windows

wintercolormap — blue to green colormap

xarc — draw a part of an ellipse

xarcs — draw parts of a set of ellipses

xarrows — draw a set of arrows

xbasc — clears a graphics window.

xbasr — redraw a graphics window

xchange — transform real to pixel coordinates

xclear — clears a graphics window

xclick — Wait for a mouse click.

xclip — (obsolete) set a clipping zone

xdel — delete a graphics window

xfarc — fill a part of an ellipse

xfarcs — fill parts of a set of ellipses

xfpoly — fill a polygon

xfpolys — fill a set of polygons

xfrect — fill a rectangle

xget — get current values of the graphics context. This function is obsolete.

xgetech — get the current graphics scale

xgetmouse — get the mouse events and current position

xgraduate — axis graduation

xgrid — add a grid on a 2D plot

xinfo — draw an info string in the message subwindow

xlfont — load a font in the graphic context or query loaded font

xload — load a saved graphics

xname — change the name of the current graphics window

xnumb — draw numbers

xpause — suspend Scilab

xpoly — draw a polyline or a polygon

xpolys — draw a set of polylines or polygons

xrect — draw a rectangle

xrects — draw or fill a set of rectangles

xrpoly — draw a regular polygon

xsave — save graphics into a file

xsegs — draw unconnected segments

xselect — raise the current graphics window

xset — set values of the graphics context. This function is obsolete.

xsetech — set the sub-window of a graphics window for plotting

xsetm — dialog to set values of the graphics context. Obsolete function.

xstring — draw strings

xstringb — draw strings into a box

xstringl — compute a box which surrounds strings

xtitle — add titles on a graphics window

zoom_rect — zoom a selection of the current graphic figure