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See: Charts (alphabetic list), Properties grouped by usage
Setting up the plotting space
| ch.New | defines the plotting space |
Creating a chart
| ch.Set | sets any chart property |
| ch.Plot | line graphs (timeseries) |
| ch.Scatter | x/y scatter plots |
| ch.Polar | polar and radial plots |
| ch.Dial | dial and gauge charts |
| ch.Cloud | 3D Scatter Plotting |
| ch.Resp | response surfaces and mesh plots |
| ch.Bar | assorted barcharts |
| ch.Pie | piecharts |
| ch.Step | step charts |
| ch.Freq | frequency plots |
| ch.Table | table and crosstab charts |
| ch.Tower | tower charts |
| ch.Trace | trace charts and kite diagrams |
| ch.Venn | Venn diagrams (2 and 3 area) |
| ch.Vline | Hi-Lo plots |
| ch.Xbar | Barcharts with given x-axis |
More specialised functions ...
| ch.Close | completing the chart |
| ch.Nul | to output headings and notes only |
| ch.NewPage | requesting a new page |
| ch.Bookmark | setting up an outline entry |
| ch.NewCell | requesting a new cell in a trellis |
| ch.RangeAxes | set axis ranges from data matrix |
| ch.Ysec | to switch to a second Y-axis |
| ch.Trellis | define a collection of cells |
| ch.Multiple | use category variable to make a small multiple |
| ch.Reset | to revert to default settings |
| ch.Note | adding chart notes |
| ch.NextNote | find vertical position of next note |
| ch.Bitmap | adding bitmaps |
| ch.Metafile | adding metafiles |
| ch.Href | defining HTML jumps |
| ch.Hint | adding hints to data points |
| ch.JScript | define JavaScript functions and globals |
| ch.JSet | define JavaScript properties and event handlers for data |
| ch.Boxplot | generate multi-category box and whisker plot |
| ch.WriteKey | to force a non-standard key position |
... and for experts only:
| ch.Query | querying current settings |
| ch.InnerGap | query the gap used between bars in the same group |
| ch.Run | run with current data array and chart type |
| ch.SetDefault | replace shipped presets with application preferences (run once) |
| ch.MapCoords | convert from chart co-ordinates to points. |
| ch.SetNewline | Change default newline character |
| ch.SetSeparators | Override default Thousands and Decimal |
| ch.Draw | add polylines anywhere on the chart. |
| ch.Text | add text elements anywhere on the chart. |
| ch.PasteUp | include completed charts as components of a composite chart. |
| ch.Fix | Fast access to set validated properties. |
| ch.Help | call WinHelp for any function or property name |
| ch.DefineDash | set up custom dash repeats |
| ch.DefineMarker | set up custom markers from .ICO files |
| ch.DefineTile | set up custom fill patterns |
| ch.DefineEffect | set up custom 3D effects (SVG filters) |
| ch.DefineFont | set up non-standard fonts |
| ch.Include | add SVG filters to output stream |