plget
return the value of a global variable
| parameter | type | units | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | int | -- | alias for an internal variable to be retrieved |
| returns: | float |
Description
plget delivers current internal values to the user. For name the following values are predefined in simplot.h:| global | description \b |
| ANGLE | symbol plotting direction in degrees |
| HEIGHT | symbol height in mm |
| LINESKIP | distance between lines in plformat, in units of symbolheight |
| OPAQUETEXT | TRUE if text is plotted opaquely, FALSE if text is transparant |
| PENDIA | linewidth in mm |
| PLOTMODE | plot mode (GXxor or GXcopy) |
| PLOTTER | plotter-name |
| RESOLUTION | resolution in plits per millimeter |
| VERSION | simplot version number (print with format %.2f) |
| XANGLE | direction of the x-axis in degrees |
| YANGLE | direction of the y-axis in degrees |
| XCROSS | x-coordinate for the intersection of axes to be plotted |
| YCROSS | y-coordinate for the intersection of axes to be plotted |
| XLOG | true if an x-axis will be defined logarithmically, else false |
| YLOG | true if an y-axis will be defined logarithmically, else false |
| XPEN | x-coordinate of the pen in user units |
| YPEN | y-coordinate of the pen in user units |
| XU2M | mm-scaling factor in the x-direction (size of the user unit in mm) |
| YU2M | mm-scaling factor in the y-direction (size of the user unit in mm) |
| XU2P | plit-scaling factor in the x-direction (size of the user unit in plits) |
| YU2P | plit-scaling factor in the y-direction (size of the user unit in plits) |
| XSIZE | paper size in mm in the x-direction |
| YSIZE | paper size in mm in the y-direction |
| EVENT_ASCII | TRUE if the last X-event was caused by an ASCII key |
| EVENT_BUTTON | TRUE if the last X-event was caused by a mouse button |
| EVENT_DOWN | TRUE if the last X-event was caused by a key or button being pressed |
| EVENT_FUNCTION | TRUE if the last X-event was caused by a function key |
| EVENT_UP | TRUE if the last X-event was caused by a key or button release |