PLOT2MIF(1G)

NAME
plot2mif - plot file to FrameMaker MIF file filter

SYNOPSIS
plot2mif [ -h n -w n -r n -u n ] < file.plot > file.mif

DESCRIPTION
This filter is useful for including plots and graphs in FrameMaker documents. It reads modified plot(5) plotting instructions from the standard input and produces FrameMaker Maker Interchange Format (MIF) instructions on the standard output. Output files, normally stored with a '.mif' suffix, can be imported into FrameMaker documents. Plotting instructions usually reside in a file with a '.plot' suffix created by lipgraph(1g) , lippic(3g) , or LNKnet graphics routines. Alternatively, lipgraph(1g) output can be piped directly to plot2mif.

The following options are recognized, each as a separate argument:

-h n
    Scale the height of the resulting plot by the factor n. This factor is 1.0 for no change and 0.5 for half height.

-w n
    Scale the width of the resulting plot by the factor n. This factor is 1.0 for no change and 0.5 for half width.

-r n
    Move the plot to the right by the factor n. This factor is 0.0 for no change and 0.5 to move over half a screen width.

-u n
    Move the plot up by the factor n. This factor is 0.0 for no change and 0.5 to move up half a screen width.

BUGS
Only supports simple plots with lines and text. Does not support decision region plots with filled regions containing multiple colors. Does support all black and white LNKnet plots. Only supports the small number of colors used by FrameMaker (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow).

SEE ALSO
plot2ps(1g), olxplot(1g), lipgplot(1g), lipgraph(1g), xlippic(3g), plot(5), FrameMaker documentation

HISTORY
1-June-93 Rich Lippmann wrote to incorporate LNKnet plots in FrameMaker.