examples

README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 Plots is a plotting API and toolset.  My goals with the package are:
 
-- **Intuitive**  Start generating complex plots without reading volumes of documentation.  Commands should "just work".
+- **Intuitive**.  Start generating complex plots without reading volumes of documentation.  Commands should "just work".
 - **Concise**.  Less code means fewer mistakes and more efficient development/analysis.
 - **Flexible**.  Produce your favorite plots from your favorite package, but quicker and simpler.
 - **Consistent**.  Don't commit to one graphics package.  Use the same code and access the strengths of all backends.

docs/example_generation.jl

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const examples = PlotExample[
                 :(plot(fakedata(50,5), w=3))
               ]),
   PlotExample("Functions, adding data, and animations",
-              "Plot multiple functions.  You can also put the function first, or use the form `plot(f, xmin, xmax)` where f is a Function or AbstractVector{Function}.  Set, get, and push/append to series data, and easily build animations.\n\nNote: ImageMagick's `convert` or `ffmpeg` must be runnable from pwd to generate the animation.  Use command `gif(anim, filename, fps=15)` to save the animation.",
+              "Plot multiple functions.  You can also put the function first, or use the form `plot(f, xmin, xmax)` where f is a Function or AbstractVector{Function}.\n\nGet series data: `x, y = plt[i]`.  Set series data: `plt[i] = (x,y)`. Add to the series with `push!`/`append!`.\n\nEasily build animations.  (`convert` or `ffmpeg` must be available to generate the animation.)  Use command `gif(anim, filename, fps=15)` to save the animation.",
               [
                 :(p = plot([sin,cos], zeros(0), leg=false)),
                 :(anim = Animation()),
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ const examples = PlotExample[
                     frame(anim)
                   end)
               ]),
-  PlotExample("",
-              "Or make a parametric plot (i.e. plot: (fx(u), fy(u))) with plot(fx, fy, umin, umax).",
+  PlotExample("Parametric plots",
+              "Plot function pair (x(u), y(u)).",
               [
                 :(plot(sin, x->sin(2x), 0, 2π, line=4, leg=false, fill=(0,:orange)))
               ]),
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ const examples = PlotExample[
 
 
 function createStringOfMarkDownCodeValues(arr, prefix = "")
-  string("`", prefix, join(arr, "`, `$prefix"), "`")
+  string("`", prefix, join(sort(map(string, arr)), "`, `$prefix"), "`")
 end
 createStringOfMarkDownSymbols(arr) = isempty(arr) ? "" : createStringOfMarkDownCodeValues(arr, ":")
 
@@ -196,13 +196,7 @@ function generate_markdown(pkgname::Symbol)
   # open the markdown file
   md = open("$DOCDIR/$(pkgname)_examples.md", "w")
 
-  write(md, "# Examples for backend: $pkgname (generated $(now()))\n\n")
-  write(md, "- Supported arguments: $(createStringOfMarkDownCodeValues(supportedArgs(pkg)))\n")
-  write(md, "- Supported values for axis: $(createStringOfMarkDownSymbols(supportedAxes(pkg)))\n")
-  write(md, "- Supported values for linetype: $(createStringOfMarkDownSymbols(supportedTypes(pkg)))\n")
-  write(md, "- Supported values for linestyle: $(createStringOfMarkDownSymbols(supportedStyles(pkg)))\n")
-  write(md, "- Supported values for marker: $(createStringOfMarkDownSymbols(supportedMarkers(pkg)))\n")
-  write(md, "- Is `subplot`/`subplot!` supported? $(subplotSupported(pkg) ? "Yes" : "No")\n\n")
+  write(md, "## Examples for backend: $pkgname\n(generated $(now()))\n\n")
 
   write(md, "### Initialize\n\n```julia\nusing Plots\n$(pkgname)()\n```\n\n")
 
@@ -243,6 +237,13 @@ function generate_markdown(pkgname::Symbol)
     #
   end
 
+  write(md, "- Supported arguments: $(createStringOfMarkDownCodeValues(supportedArgs(pkg)))\n")
+  write(md, "- Supported values for axis: $(createStringOfMarkDownSymbols(supportedAxes(pkg)))\n")
+  write(md, "- Supported values for linetype: $(createStringOfMarkDownSymbols(supportedTypes(pkg)))\n")
+  write(md, "- Supported values for linestyle: $(createStringOfMarkDownSymbols(supportedStyles(pkg)))\n")
+  write(md, "- Supported values for marker: $(createStringOfMarkDownSymbols(supportedMarkers(pkg)))\n")
+  write(md, "- Is `subplot`/`subplot!` supported? $(subplotSupported(pkg) ? "Yes" : "No")\n\n")
+
   close(md)
 
 end

docs/gadfly_examples.md

@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-# Examples for backend: gadfly (generated 2015-10-17T23:09:16)
-
-- Supported arguments: `annotation`, `background_color`, `color`, `color_palette`, `fillrange`, `fillcolor`, `fillopacity`, `foreground_color`, `group`, `label`, `layout`, `legend`, `linestyle`, `linetype`, `linewidth`, `lineopacity`, `markershape`, `markercolor`, `markersize`, `markeropacity`, `n`, `nbins`, `nc`, `nr`, `smooth`, `show`, `size`, `title`, `windowtitle`, `x`, `xlabel`, `xlims`, `xticks`, `y`, `ylabel`, `ylims`, `yticks`, `xscale`, `yscale`, `xflip`, `yflip`, `z`, `tickfont`, `guidefont`, `legendfont`, `grid`
-- Supported values for axis: `:auto`, `:left`
-- Supported values for linetype: `:none`, `:line`, `:path`, `:steppre`, `:steppost`, `:sticks`, `:scatter`, `:heatmap`, `:hexbin`, `:hist`, `:bar`, `:hline`, `:vline`, `:ohlc`
-- Supported values for linestyle: `:auto`, `:solid`, `:dash`, `:dot`, `:dashdot`, `:dashdotdot`
-- Supported values for marker: `:none`, `:auto`, `:cross`, `:diamond`, `:dtriangle`, `:ellipse`, `:heptagon`, `:hexagon`, `:octagon`, `:pentagon`, `:rect`, `:star4`, `:star5`, `:star6`, `:star7`, `:star8`, `:utriangle`, `:xcross`, `:Plots.Shape`
-- Is `subplot`/`subplot!` supported? Yes
+## Examples for backend: gadfly
+(generated 2015-10-17T23:27:21)
 
 ### Initialize
 
@@ -26,9 +20,11 @@ plot(fakedata(50,5),w=3)
 
 ### Functions, adding data, and animations
 
-Plot multiple functions.  You can also put the function first, or use the form `plot(f, xmin, xmax)` where f is a Function or AbstractVector{Function}.  Set, get, and push/append to series data, and easily build animations.
+Plot multiple functions.  You can also put the function first, or use the form `plot(f, xmin, xmax)` where f is a Function or AbstractVector{Function}.
 
-Note: ImageMagick's `convert` or `ffmpeg` must be runnable from pwd to generate the animation.  Use command `gif(anim, filename, fps=15)` to save the animation.
+Get series data: `x, y = plt[i]`.  Set series data: `plt[i] = (x,y)`. Add to the series with `push!`/`append!`.
+
+Easily build animations.  (`convert` or `ffmpeg` must be available to generate the animation.)  Use command `gif(anim, filename, fps=15)` to save the animation.
 
 ```julia
 p = plot([sin,cos],zeros(0),leg=false)
@@ -41,9 +37,9 @@ end
 
 ![](../img/gadfly/gadfly_example_2.gif)
 
-### 
+### Parametric plots
 
-Or make a parametric plot (i.e. plot: (fx(u), fy(u))) with plot(fx, fy, umin, umax).
+Plot function pair (x(u), y(u)).
 
 ```julia
 plot(sin,(x->begin  # /Users/tom/.julia/v0.4/Plots/docs/example_generation.jl, line 50:
@@ -244,3 +240,10 @@ plot(0.1:0.2:0.9,0.7 * rand(5) + 0.15,l=(3,:dash,:lightblue),m=(Shape(verts),30,
 
 ![](../img/gadfly/gadfly_example_21.png)
 
+- Supported arguments: `annotation`, `background_color`, `color`, `color_palette`, `fillcolor`, `fillopacity`, `fillrange`, `foreground_color`, `grid`, `group`, `guidefont`, `label`, `layout`, `legend`, `legendfont`, `lineopacity`, `linestyle`, `linetype`, `linewidth`, `markercolor`, `markeropacity`, `markershape`, `markersize`, `n`, `nbins`, `nc`, `nr`, `show`, `size`, `smooth`, `tickfont`, `title`, `windowtitle`, `x`, `xflip`, `xlabel`, `xlims`, `xscale`, `xticks`, `y`, `yflip`, `ylabel`, `ylims`, `yscale`, `yticks`, `z`
+- Supported values for axis: `:auto`, `:left`
+- Supported values for linetype: `:bar`, `:heatmap`, `:hexbin`, `:hist`, `:hline`, `:line`, `:none`, `:ohlc`, `:path`, `:scatter`, `:steppost`, `:steppre`, `:sticks`, `:vline`
+- Supported values for linestyle: `:auto`, `:dash`, `:dashdot`, `:dashdotdot`, `:dot`, `:solid`
+- Supported values for marker: `:Plots.Shape`, `:auto`, `:cross`, `:diamond`, `:dtriangle`, `:ellipse`, `:heptagon`, `:hexagon`, `:none`, `:octagon`, `:pentagon`, `:rect`, `:star4`, `:star5`, `:star6`, `:star7`, `:star8`, `:utriangle`, `:xcross`
+- Is `subplot`/`subplot!` supported? Yes
+

docs/readme_template.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 Plots is a plotting API and toolset.  My goals with the package are:
 
-- **Intuitive**  Start generating complex plots without reading volumes of documentation.  Commands should "just work".
+- **Intuitive**.  Start generating complex plots without reading volumes of documentation.  Commands should "just work".
 - **Concise**.  Less code means fewer mistakes and more efficient development/analysis.
 - **Flexible**.  Produce your favorite plots from your favorite package, but quicker and simpler.
 - **Consistent**.  Don't commit to one graphics package.  Use the same code and access the strengths of all backends.