Black Hole Graphics Software

GraphBuilder Icon GraphBuilder
A Comprehensive, Production Plotting Application for NEXTSTEP

GraphBuilder can be used to iterate over ANY AMOUNT of data files by reading them in, setting the axes titles, displaying the results on the screen, and printing the results. All without user intervention, and fast! The axes are set up via an end user mode by drag, and click methods -- quick and efficient and you know it's right the first time because you see it on the screen. All your end user interactive axes setups, labeling, font changes, grid, ticks, color, (and many more) and any other graphic additions - eps, images, bezier art, are saved in the document along with the program module. When the document is double clicked from the workspace manager the axes, all your labeling, and art comes up, and the module is loaded. Program execution is handled by one button. This is the best synergism between end user interface and programming available.

GraphBuilder has extensive features including:

Fast and easy plotting

Data Graphics styles include any number and combination of histogram, line, smoothed curve, areas, scatter, contours, and signals on multiple coordinate systems.

Multiple data axes and title/lable styles.

Symmetric and non-symmetric error bars.

Extensive online documentation / Librarian - based manua.l

Data entry by drag/drop, module hooks, pasteboard or mouse editing.

Internal multi-level document maintenance system.

Controllers for extensive program control.

Palettes for easy storage/retrieval of and graphic.

Direct graphic-attribute control from inspectors.

Program Modules.

Complete API.

Optimized Drawing and bitmap caching / minimum bound clipping.

Conversion to eps,.gif and ascii formats.