Switch/Keyword Options

When using commands for plotting, a number of plot item switches will terminate in an option — a name or value for a color when specifying color, for instance. Each heading below presents commonly encountered switches for FLAC3D plot items, with instructions on usage and terminal keywords.

Color

When the keyword color is used, color may be specified in the following way:

• by red, greed, blue (RGB) intensity, as integers. Usage: color rgb 10 20 255. Integer values in each position range from 0 to 255.

• by red, green, blue (RGB) intensity, as hexadecimal values. Usage: color "colRRGGBB", where RR, GG, and BB are two-digit hex codes (so "colFFFFFF" gives white; "col000000" gives black).

• by hue, saturation, and value (HSV). Usage: color hsv 300 100 200. Integer values for hue range from 0 to 359; values for saturation and value range from 0 to 255.

• by name: there are 174 named colors; see table below. Usage: color "darkgold". The list of colors is derived from http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/types.html#ColorKeywords. for a list

See the table below for a visual guide. There is a special color name none. Anything rendered in this color is instead not rendered at all.

Color Ramps

Contour plots use pre-defined ramps of color.

• Usage: ramp keyword, where keyword may be one of: rainbow greyscale bwr bcwyr gwr

See the table below for an illustration of each color ramp.

Lines

Lines have settings for:

• Color — use line color with a valid color specification (see above)

• Visibility — use line active on or line active off to show/hide line rendering

• Style — use line style with one of the six options listed on the table below.

• Width — use line width and a value between 1 and 10, where 1 is the thinnest line width (one pixel).

The table below provides a visual reference.

Text

Text will provide settings to control:

• Color — use text color with a valid color specification (see above)

• Visibility — use text active on or text active off to show/hide line rendering

• Typeface — use text family with a font-face name (e.g., "Times New Roman") to set the typeface

• Type size - use text size with an integer to indicate type size

• Style — use text style to set the type style to one of: normal bold italic bolditalic (normal is the default)

• Content — Some items will provide a control to specify the text that is to be used, in which case text text s may be used, where s is the specified text

Tables of Values

Table 1: Color Names

aliceblue	antiquewhite	aqua	aquamarine	azure	beige	bisque
black	blanchedalmond	blue	blueviolet	brown	burlywood	cadetblue
cardinal	chartreuse	chocolate	coral	cornflowerblue	cornsilk	crimson
cyan	darkblue	darkbrown	darkcardinal	darkcyan	darkgold	darkgoldenrod
darkgray	darkgreen	darkgrey	darkkhaki	darkmagenta	darkolivegreen	darkorange
darkorchid	darkolive	darkpeach	darkpink	darkpurple	darkred	darksalmon
darkseagreen	darkskyblue	darkslateblue	darkslategray	darkslategrey	darkturquoise	darkviolet
darkyellow	deeppink	deepskyblue	dimgray	dimgrey	dodgerblue	firebrick
floralwhite	forestgreen	fuchsia	gainsboro	ghostwhite	gold	goldenrod
gray	grey	green	greenyellow	honeydew	hotpink	indianred
indigo	ivory	khaki	lavender	lavenderblush	lawngreen	lemonchiffon
lightblue	lightbrown	lightcardinal	lightcoral	lightcyan	lightgold	lightgoldenrodyellow
lightgray	lightgreen	lightgrey	lightolive	lightorange	lightpink	lightpurple
lightred	lightsalmon	lightseagreen	lightskyblue	lightslategray	lightslategrey	lightsteelblue
lightteal	lightviolet	lightyellow	lime	limegreen	linen	magenta
maroon	mediumaquamarine	mediumblue	mediumorchid	mediumpurple	mediumseagreen	mediumslateblue
mediumspringgreen	mediumturquoise	mediumvioletred	midnightblue	mintcream	mistyrose	moccasin
navajowhite	navy	oldlace	olive	olivedrab	orange	orangered
orchid	palegoldenrod	palegreen	paleturquoise	palevioletred	papayawhip	peach
peachpuff	peru	pink	plum	powderblue	purple	red
rosybrown	royalblue	saddlebrown	salmon	sandybrown	seagreen	seashell
sienna	silver	skyblue	slateblue	slategray	slategrey	snow
springgreen	steelblue	tan	teal	thistle	tomato	transparent
turquoise	violet	wheat	white	whitesmoke	xlightgold	xlightgreen
xlightolive	xlightpink	xlightpurple	xlightred	xlightskyblue	xlightyellow	yellow
yellowgreen

Table 2: Color Ramp Options

rainbow
greyscale
bwr
bcwyr
gwr

Table 3: Line Options

	styles
none
solid
dash
dot
dashdot
dashdotdot
	widths
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10