Michael T. Babcock wrote: > > > Perhaps there is a clever way to import the output of other programs > > into the canvas? "rrdtool graph" could then call those other > > programs. > > In my mind, 'rrdtool graph' would use an XML format to describe a > completed graph, and then fetch the data and prepare it for plotting. > If it had access to one of the (currently non-existent) programs it > supported, it would use one of them to create the given graph type (at > the user's discretion, unless of course, only one of those programs > supports a given graph type) by passing it the data points. In the > absence of those programs, rrdtool would itself create the graph output > using the current routines.
This is not entirely the same as what I have in mind. In my vision rrdtool graph could also ask program xyz to provide a picture of, say 100 by 100 pixels. This picture would then be integrated in the resulting .png file at position x and y. Similarly rrdtool graph would "call" "rrdtool label" to generate a label of 100 by 10 pixels. The resulting image would be visible in the image at position x and y+15 And so on for other labels, grid, et cetera. cheers, -- __________________________________________________________________ / [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ | work private | | My employer is capable of speaking therefore I speak only for myself | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Technical questions sent directly to me will be nuked. Use the list. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | http://faq.mrtg.org/ | | http://rrdtool.eu.org --> tutorial | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Help mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/rrd-developers WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi
