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WHAT IS STARCHART?
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Starchart is a utility that provides the ability to generate 
professional looking charts from datasets you provide, either in 
files or through 'stdin'.  Using Starchart, the chart can be built 
interactively.  Once complete, the chart definition can be saved to 
a Starchart 'profile' file.

Once a profile has been built and defined, Starchart can reproduce
the chart from a dataset on demand, either via the interactive
Starchart (default), or by specifying an alternate output type
on the Starchart command line.  Refer to the topic on "Starchart
Command Line" for a complete description.

Starchart has the capability of containing up to 4 charts per printed
page, and a maximum of 16 series per chart.  Series may either be
generated directly from the dataset provided to Starchart, or may
be "derived" either from the values contained in other series or 
through a powerful set of functions.

Once a chart has been created using StarChart, the chart may be output
to one of the following supported formats:

    PostScript
    Color PostScript
    GIF
    Transparent GIF


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GETTING STARTED
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While StarChart is an easy tool to learn and use, it always helps to have a
first time walk-through.  Included in this distribution, we've provided a
few examples, in the directory Examples created below the installation
directory.  This directory contains the following files:

1) IBM.dat IBM.pro

   Use: starchart IBM.dat

   Here is the closing stock price and volumes for IBM for the past few 
   years.  This is a good example of creating multiple charts on a single 
   page.

2) biglog.dat biglog.pro

   Use: starchart biglog.dat

   This data file contains very large numbers on the Y-Axis and is a good
   example of how logarithmic scaling can be performed using StarChart.
   Note how one of the values is less than or equal to zero, which is
   illegal on a logarithmic chart, and the value is skipped during chart
   creation.

3) function.dat function.pro
   function2.dat function2.pro

   Use: starchart function.dat
        starchart function2.dat

   These two charts display the usage of the Function series type in
   StarChart, where the data for the chart is derived from a complicated
   functions to calculate the Y-Axis values for charting.

4) density.dat density.pro

   Use: starchart density.dat

   The density chart portrays a view of the bug defect densities for a
   fictitious software product and displays another good example of using
   functions in series.

5) antenna.dat antenna.pro

   Use: starchart antenna.dat

   This chart shows the use of Logarithmic scales in both the X and Y axes.
