Grace project is a WYSIWYG 2D plotting tool for the X Window System and Motif. Grace runs on practically any version of Unix-like OS. As well, it has been successfully ported to VMS, OS/2, and Win9*/NT/2000/XP (some minor functionality may be missing, though).
Here are some key features of "Grace":
General
ˇ WYSIWYG design
ˇ Convenient point-and-click graphical user interface
ˇ Precise control of graph features
ˇ True publication quality
ˇ Graphs refresh almost instantly
Export Options
ˇ Exports high-resolution graphics to (E)PS, PDF, MIF, and SVG formats
ˇ Supports cross-platform PNM, JPEG and PNG formats
ˇ Device-independent Type1 font rastering, including anti-aliasing, ligatures and kerning
Graphing Flexibility
ˇ Unlimited number of graphs
ˇ Unlimited number of curves on a graph
ˇ Up to 256 customizable colors
ˇ 9 dashed line styles
ˇ 32 fill patterns
ˇ 10 built-in marker symbols; plus, any character glyph from any font can be used as a marker
ˇ Color/fill markers
ˇ Text annotations with subscripts, superscripts, mixed fonts, styles and colors and more complex typesetting
Curve Fitting
ˇ Linear and nonlinear least-squares
ˇ Calculation and display of residuals
ˇ Arbitrarily complex user-defined fitting functions, including dynamically loadable C/Fortran/... modules
ˇ Fitting with constraints
ˇ Region restrictions
ˇ Fitting with arbitrary weight functions
Analysis Capability
ˇ FFT
ˇ Integration and differentiation
ˇ Histograms
ˇ Splines, including Akima splines
ˇ Interpolation and smoothing
ˇ Convolution, correlation, and covariation
ˇ Sorting
Data Formats
ˇ Unlimited data size; up to six dimensions plus an optional array of strings
ˇ Reads text data input files
ˇ Reads 1D netCDF files
Programmability
ˇ Built-in programming language
ˇ Math functions manipulate entire array
ˇ Variables, including arrays (1D)
ˇ User-definable functions via loadable modules
ˇ All aspects of plot outlook can be programmed
ˇ Controllable by external programs
Customization/Extensibility
ˇ Dynamic module loading - write your own C/Fortran/...
ˇ User-defined colors
ˇ User-supplied fonts and encodings |