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by **John A Eikenber** » Tue, 04 Feb 1997 04:00:00

Hello,

I was told that it might be possible to create pretty 3D bar graphs
using gnuplot. Like the kind that can be produced using many popular
spreadsheet or database programs. We want to be able to create the
graphs on the fly for a web page on a solaris server.

If gnuplot is not capable of this, any suggestions would be welcome.

Thanks,

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John Eikenberry

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"A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order
will deserve neither and lose both."
--B. Franklin

by **Mike Christense** » Wed, 05 Feb 1997 04:00:00

> Hello,

> I was told that it might be possible to create pretty 3D bar graphs
> using gnuplot. Like the kind that can be produced using many popular
> spreadsheet or database programs. We want to be able to create the
> graphs on the fly for a web page on a solaris server.

> If gnuplot is not capable of this, any suggestions would be welcome.

> Thanks,

> --

> John Eikenberry

> ______________________________________________________________
> "A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order
> will deserve neither and lose both."
> --B. Franklin

John,

If a commercial graphics package is an option for you, please take a
look at GRAFSMAN/WWW from Soft-tek International, Inc.

You will find a live demonstration on our web site:

http://www.soft-tek.com

It is available today for Sun Solaris and has the ability to generate
charts and graphs on the fly for your web page. It will automatically
generate an image map for your chart as well.

Please let me know if I can be of further assistance,

Mike Christensen
Soft-tek International, Inc.
1999 N. Amidon
Wichita, KS 67203
316 838 7200
316 838 3789 (fax)

by **A. Peter Bliche** » Wed, 05 Feb 1997 04:00:00

> I was told that it might be possible to create pretty 3D bar graphs
> using gnuplot. Like the kind that can be produced using many popular
> spreadsheet or database programs. We want to be able to create the
> graphs on the fly for a web page on a solaris server.

> If gnuplot is not capable of this, any suggestions would be welcome.

3D bar graphs, like perspective pie charts, distort the very
relationships among data that they are intended to display. I'd suggest
you avoid them. I also wish I could stamp them out! If you want your
charts to be pretty, why not just put some nice paisley designs into
them?

--peter

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A. Peter Blicher NEC Research Institute
609-951-2716 4 Independence Way
609-951-2488 fax Princeton, NJ 08540-6634 USA