Git commit 0312f2b4f737ee9ac1981630cf971a861f0a5cea by Stefan Gerlach. Committed on 05/04/2015 at 10:36. Pushed by sgerlach into branch 'master'.
finished plotting documentation M +36 -28 doc/index.docbook http://commits.kde.org/labplot/0312f2b4f737ee9ac1981630cf971a861f0a5cea diff --git a/doc/index.docbook b/doc/index.docbook index d31b842..dc8eb2f 100644 --- a/doc/index.docbook +++ b/doc/index.docbook @@ -552,12 +552,6 @@ The menu is only available when a spreadsheet object is selected on the <guilabe </chapter> -<!-- TODO: - -Cartesian plots, curves and legends. General description of the many -editing possibilities in the corresponding dock widgets. ---> - <chapter id="plotting"> <title>Plotting</title> @@ -568,33 +562,47 @@ editing possibilities in the corresponding dock widgets. by selecting "xy-plot" and the type of plot you like to have. </para> <para> - Within this "xy-plot" you can add a "xy-curve" (again via the context menu or application menu). - This curve can be filled with values by selecting the x-data and y-data from a spreadsheet in the dock widget. - Another method to fill a curve is to use a mathematical function or a fit to data. These option can be also - selected in the menus. + Within this xy-plot you can add a xy-curve containing data to show (again via the context menu or application menu). + </para> + <para> + The settings of a plot can be changed in the corresponding dock widget. There are general settings like geometry + but also the range of the x- and y-axis (inluding scaling). The plot title can be set in the "Title" tab of the + dock widget. Background and border styles can be changed in the "Plot Area" tab. </para> </sect1> -<sect1 id="func"> -<title>Function</title> -<para> -The curve properties pane is used to create and modify the settings -for function plots. It looks the similar for data curves and curves from mathematical equations.</para> -<para> - The <guilabel>y=f(x)</guilabel> for xy-equation-curves contains the expression for the plot function. The entered expression is evaluated -via a powerful parser. For a complete list of supported functions see the -<link linkend="parser">parser section</link>. -</para> -<para> -With the remaining style items you can influence the appearance of the function. -If you create a normal function the first selection defines -the line style (no line, solid line, dash line, dot line, dash-dot line, or dash-dot-dot line), the color and if you want it to have drop line -(with a different color). The other items select the symbol for the plot points, with color, size, if -it should be filled and with which color. -Then you can select if values should be shown on the plot and define the style of the values. -</para> +<sect1 id="curves"> + <title>Curves</title> + <para> + Curves contain data points that can be shown in a plot. + There are three different method to create curves: the standard xy-curve, a xy-curve from a mathematical expression + and a xy-curve from a fit to data. + </para> + <para> + The standard xy-curve can be filled with values of a spreadsheet by selecting the x-data and y-data as column of the + spreadsheet in the xy-curve dock widget. Another method to fill a curve is to use a mathematical expression. Here you can + select any mathematical funtion and range to create the curve. + The third method to create a curve is to fit a function to data. The data to fit and the fit function can be + selected in the dock widget of th xy-fit curve. + </para> + <para> + For all types of curves the line and symbols styles can be changed in the dock widget. Also annotated values + and error bar settings can be changed here. + </para> </sect1> +<sect1 id="legends"> + <title>Legends</title> + <para> + A legend can be easily added to a plot by using the context of application menu. It contains informations + about all curves in a plot. + </para> + <para> + The settings of a legend (format and geometry) can be changed in the legend dock widget. Also the legend title + settings, the legend background and the layout can be changed in the corresponding tab of the legend dock widget. + </para> +</sect1> + </chapter> <!-- TODO:
