legends232

// Usage: pl -gif legends232.htm 
//
// Demonstrate some new legend features available with ploticus 2.32


// set up some legend entries...
#proc legendentry
  sampletype: color
  label: this is a test
  details: red

#proc legendentry
  sampletype: color
  label: this is another test
  details: blue

#proc legendentry
  sampletype: color
  label: this is \n another test
  details: green

#proc legendentry
  sampletype: color
  label: this is another test
  details: orange

#proc legendentry
  sampletype: color
  label: this is another test
  details: lavender

#proc legendentry
  sampletype: color
  label: this is another test
  details: dullyellow


// render the bottom legend using the above entries..
#proc legend
  #saveas L
  textdetails: size=6
  location: 1.4 6.5
  format: down
  extent: 1.4
  separation: 0.1
  wraplen: 15
  frame: bevel
  title: Multi-column legends now supported
  noclear: yes  // this just allows us to show the same set of entries again..

// render the middle legend using the above entries..
#proc legend
  #clone L
  location 1.4 4.3
  frame: no
  backcolor: dullyellow
  title: You can add legend title \n and do wordwrap on legend entries

// render the top legend using the above entries..
#proc legend
  #clone L
  format: across
  extent: 4.0
  location 1 2.3
  frame: yes
  title: This legend uses the 'across' format