Options for function boxwhiskers()

Function boxwhiskers() accepts several options to customize your plots.

To try the examples below you may use this matrix:


b=("Costs", 40, 80 @ "Sales", 45, 90 )

 

NOTE: Words in italics are to be replaced by numbers or keywords.



"axes:color"

Uses the specified color to draw the frame and tickmarks surrounding the plot.


boxwhiskers(b, "axes:red")


"background:color"

Draws the background using the specified color.


boxwhiskers(b, "background:white")


"canvas:color"

Fills the background canvas using the specified color.


boxwhiskers(a, "canvas:#dddddd")


"grid:color"

Draws a grid using the specified color.


boxwhiskers(b, "grid:green")


"horizontal"

Draws the chart with values in the horizontal line.


boxwhiskers(b, "horizontal")


"labels:xtext:ytext"

Draws labels along the axes using the supplied texts.


boxwhiskers(b, "labels:Millions")


"name:text"

Changes the name of this plot.


boxwhiskers(b, "name:Project1")


"noaxes"

Removes the frame and tickmarks surrounding the plot.


boxwhiskers(b, "noaxes")


"nogrid"

Draws the background without a grid.


boxwhiskers(b, "nogrid")


"uselegend"

Tells the Calcugator to use a legend when the descriptive names are too big to fit nicely written on the axes.


boxwhiskers(b, "uselegend")


"tickmarks:first:spacing"

Draws the tickmarks starting at first with the given spacing.


boxwhiskers(b, "tickmarks:5:10")

"title:text"

Draws a title using the specified text. Two lines may be specified by using a \n to mark the end of the first line. See example below.


boxwhiskers(b, "title:Sales vs. Costs\n8/8/02" )