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Testing print-graph

We can test the print-graph function with a short list of numbers

  1. Install the final versions of Y-axis-column, graph-body-print, and print-graph (in addition to the rest of the code.)
  2. Copy the following expression:
    (print-graph '(3 2 5 6 7 5 3 4 6 4 3 2 1))
    
  3. Switch to the `*scratch*' buffer and place the cursor where you want the axis labels to start.
  4. Type M-: (eval-expression).
  5. Yank the test expression into the minibuffer with C-y (yank).
  6. Press RET to evaluate the expression.

Emacs will print a graph that looks like this:

10 -              
                  
                  
         *        
        **   *    
 5 -   ****  *    
       **** ***   
     * *********  
     ************ 
 1 - *************

     |   |    |    |
     1   5   10   15

On the other hand, if you pass print-graph a vertical-step value of 2, by evaluating this expression:

(print-graph '(3 2 5 6 7 5 3 4 6 4 3 2 1) 2)

The graph looks like this:

20 -              
                  
                  
         *        
        **   *    
10 -   ****  *    
       **** ***   
     * *********  
     ************ 
 2 - *************

     |   |    |    |
     1   5   10   15

(A question: is the `2' on the bottom of the vertical axis a bug or a feature? If you think it is a bug, and should be a `1' instead, (or even a `0'), you can modify the sources.)


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