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CIGAL Reference Manual, Chapter 2 (Commands):Descriptions of individual commands
Chapter 2 -- Contents
| Alarm | Set a timer to execute a command string after a delay |
| Analogio | |
| Animate | display a series of pictures in rapid succession |
| Argshift | shift command line arguments in a CIGAL macro program |
| Axis | draw a coordinate axis for a graph or histogram |
| Box | draw a box (2-d) |
| Break | break out of a loop of conditional code |
| Call | execute a device-dependent function |
| Chdir | change the current working directory |
| Circle | draw a circle |
| Close | close an open file or data channel |
| Compile | compile a CIGAL macro program to speed up execution |
| Comwrite | write data to a serial communication port |
| Copy | copy one file to another |
| Declare | create a new data variable |
| Default | set default values for arguments to a macro command |
| Define | define a word or function to be expanded by the preprocessor |
| Delete | delete a disk file, or remove a loaded menu or macro entry |
| Digitize | digitize an image from the video camera input |
| Directory | display a list of disk files |
| Dmread | read a multi-format data management file |
| Dmwrite | write to a multi-format data management file |
| Dump | print the contents of a variable in an easy-to-reload format |
| Edit | edit a disk file, data variable, or image |
| Ellipse | draw an ellipse |
| Else | start the second block of conditional code in an IF/ELSE test |
| Erase | erase all or part of the display |
| Execute | execute a character string as a CIGAL command line |
| FFT | perform a fast Fourier transform on a variable |
| Fill | fill a larger variable with many copies of a smaller variable |
| Font | load a character font |
| Freeze | make current display parameters permanent |
| Ftype | formatted version of the TYPE command |
| Getvec | |
| Goto | jump to a specified line label within a CIGAL macro program |
| Grid | draw a grid on the display screen |
| Help | print out information about how to use commands |
| Histogram | draw a histogram (or smooth curve) of a data array |
| If | conditional test within a CIGAL macro program |
| Initialize | select and initialize the input or display devices |
| Input | read graphics image from stored vector file |
| Journal | display or re-execute previous commands |
| Label | mark the target of a jump from a GOTO statement |
| Line | draw a line |
| List | display a text file or macro |
| Load | transfer values from an array to separate number variables |
| Macro | load a macro program into CIGAL's system macro library |
| Manual | format HELP information in a form suitable for printing |
| Menu | load, activate, or inactivate command menus |
| Next | jump back to the top of a WHILE or REPEAT loop |
| Offset | shift a variable along the X, Y, and/or Z axes |
| Open | open a disk file or assign an open file to a data channel |
| Output | write graphics data to a vector file |
| Paint | paint a region of the screen |
| Picture | read a Macintosh picture file |
| Pin | set the stationary point for rotation or scaling |
| Plot | plot one variable against another |
| Portio | read or write to one of the PC's I/O ports |
| send a file or data variable to the printer | |
| Quit | terminate CIGAL |
| Read | read data from disk file into a CIGAL variable |
| Realtime | execute a program using the real-time processor |
| Redraw | redraw all or part of an image |
| Release | unDECLARE a data variable, releasing any associated memory |
| Repeat | execute a block of commands more than once |
| Resource | read or write data |
| Return | terminate a CIGAL macro program or subroutine |
| Roam | move the image position in the X-Y plane (pan and scroll) |
| Rotate | rotate a variable around the X, Y, and/or Z axes |
| Rtclock | control a real-time clock counter |
| Run | execute a CIGAL macro program |
| Scale | scale a variable along the X, Y, and/or Z axes |
| Scanner | read data using image scanner |
| Show | display the status of various aspects of CIGAL |
| Sketch | use the cursor to enter graphics data |
| Socket | perform I/O via a network socket |
| Sound | record or playback sound data |
| Spline | redraw a vector list as a smooth curve between fixed points |
| Stretch | interactively adjust lookup table (e.g. to enhance contrast) |
| Surface | construct surfaces from vector contours |
| Synch | set command execution to be synchronized by external events |
| Sysint | execute an operating system interrupt call |
| Text | put text on screen or into an image or graphics variable |
| Type | display messages and/or the values of data variables |
| User1 | reserved for local use |
| User2 | reserved for local use |
| User3 | reserved for local use |
| View | select which memory plane(s) to display |
| Wait | wait for a specified amount of time or until user input |
| Watch | display data variable on the screen with continuous updating |
| While | execute a conditional loop of commands |
| Window | |
| Write | write data from a CIGAL data variable to a disk file |
| Zscan | Convert 2-D data to 3-D data using data value as Z position |
See Also:
CIGAL Home,
CIGAL Manual,
Manual Help
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