[vox-tech] Linux graphing software?

[Jonathan Stickel]

It won't be long before someone recommends gnuplot.  I haven't used it 
much due to my reliance on Matlab (which runs nicely in Linux, but 
certainly isn't "free").  Another option is Octave, an open source 
program very much like Matlab, which happens uses gnuplot for plotting.

Anyway, my contribution to this thread is to recommend xfig for 
"post-processing" of plots as well as drawing original diagrams.  I have 
found it invaluable in touching up Matlab exported plots, such as 
modifying axis labels, etc.  xfig exports in numerous formats, some of 
which import very nicely into LaTeX.  In particular, I use the export 
option "combined PS/LaTeX", allowing me to use LaTeX syntax for the text 
in the figures.

Jonathan


Alexandra Thorn wrote:
> As I get to actually finishing up with my masters's thesis, I'm starting
> to think about ways to actually present my data.  I'm wondering if anyone
> out there has some recommendations of some relatively accessible Linux
> softward for creating pretty scatterplots of real data.  In the past I've
> tended to use MSExcel for this sort of thing but would like to shake that
> habit for obvious reasons.
> 
> Thanks,
> Alex
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