On 2017-11-25 02:51, Cousin Stanley wrote: > Emanuel Berg wrote: > >>> Is there a piece of software that works >>> like gnuplot or pic/troff were you feed >>> the program a script with instructions and data >>> and then the program generates the drawing? >>> .... > > You might look at the Graphics Layout Engine > available under debian stretch .... > > $ aot show gle-graphics > > GLE is a graphics scripting language designed > for creating publication quality figures > such as charts, plots, graphs, and diagrams. > > It supports various chart types (including function plot, > histogram, bar chart, scatter plot, contour plot, color map, > and surface plot) through a simple but flexible set > of graphing commands ; > > more complex output can be created by relying on i > ts scripting language, which is full featured > with subroutines, variables, and logic control. > > > http://glx.sourceforge.net/ > Graphics Layout Engine - Home > > > http://glx.sourceforge.net/examples/index.html > Graphics Layout Engine - Examples
And then there's Tikz, depending on what level of commitment you wish to put into it. http://www.texample.net/tikz/ -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Registered Linux User: 554515
