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=== Ploticus Tool ===
 
[http://ploticus.sourceforge.net/doc/welcome.html PLOTICUS] is a free softwarere package for creating plots and charts.
 
[http://ploticus.sourceforge.net/doc/welcome.html PLOTICUS] is a free softwarere package for creating plots and charts.
  
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The [http://mediawiki.org/Extension:Ploticus Mediawiki Extension:Ploticus] allows to embed Ploticus into a Mediawiki installation.
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=== Ploticus Extension ===
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The [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Ploticus Mediawiki Extension:Ploticus] allows to embed Ploticus into a Mediawiki installation. When using the ''Ploticus Extension'' you have to deliver a script which contains the data on which the chart shall be based.
  
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Using the ''Ploticus Extension'' means to deliver a script which contains the data on which the cahrt shall be based. This is where DPL comes into the game: DPL can be used to extract that data from information contained in the articles of your wiki.
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This is where DPL comes into the game: DPL can be used to extract that data from information contained in the articles of your wiki. For that purpose we made a small modification to the ''Ploticus Extension'': Our modified version can take data not only from a hand-written script but also from the output of a DPL script.
  
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For that purpose we made a small modification to the ''Ploticus Extension'': Our modified version can take data not only from a hand-written script but also from the output of a DPL script.
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Our version of the ''MediaWiki Ploticus Extension'' is contained in the [[Download|Download Archive of DPL]].
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== Example 1 (static version) ==
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{|
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<pre>
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{{#ploticus:
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# get data from DPL query
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#proc getdata
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  data:
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"Jack" 151
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"Jim" 23
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"Susan" 123
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//  render pie graph
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#proc pie
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datafield: 2
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labelfmtstring: @@1\n@@2\n@@PCT%
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labelmode: line+label
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center: 3 3
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radius: 1.1
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colors: dullyellow drabgreen pink
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labelfarout: 1.2
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explode: 0 0.2 0 0
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}}
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</pre>
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{{#ploticus:
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# get data from DPL query
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#proc getdata
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  data:
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"Jack" 151
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"Jim" 23
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"Susan" 123
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//  render pie graph
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#proc pie
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datafield: 2
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labelfmtstring: @@1\n@@2\n@@PCT%
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labelmode: line+label
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outlinedetails: color=blue
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center: 3 3
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radius: 1.1
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colors: dullyellow drabgreen pink powderblue lavender
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labelfarout: 1.2
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explode: 0 0.2 0 0
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}}
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|}
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== Example 2 (dynamic version) ==
  
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Our version of the ''MediaWiki Ploticus Extension'' is contained in the [[Download|Download Archive of DPL]].
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The chart shows the usage count of some articles.
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You can visit an article and see how the chart reflects the changed count.
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{|
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<pre><nowiki>
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{{#ploticus:
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# get data from DPL query
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#proc getdata
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  data:
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{{UsageCount|African Union member states}}
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//  render pie graph
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#proc pie
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datafield: 2
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labelfmtstring: @@1\n@@2\n@@PCT%
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labelmode: line+label
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center: 3 3
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radius: 1.1
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colors: dullyellow drabgreen pink
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labelfarout: 1.2
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explode: 0 0.2 0 0
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}}
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</nowiki></pre>
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{{#ploticus:
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# get data from DPL query
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#proc getdata
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  data:
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{{UsageCount|African Union member states}}
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//  render pie graph
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#proc pie
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datafield: 2
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labelfmtstring: @@1\n@@2\n@@PCT%
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labelmode: line+label
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outlinedetails: color=blue
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center: 3 3
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radius: 1.1
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colors: dullyellow drabgreen pink powderblue lavender
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labelfarout: 1.2
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explode: 0 0.2 0 0
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}}
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|}

Latest revision as of 09:38, 20 August 2012

Ploticus Tool

PLOTICUS is a free softwarere package for creating plots and charts.

Ploticus Extension

The Mediawiki Extension:Ploticus allows to embed Ploticus into a Mediawiki installation. When using the Ploticus Extension you have to deliver a script which contains the data on which the chart shall be based.

This is where DPL comes into the game: DPL can be used to extract that data from information contained in the articles of your wiki. For that purpose we made a small modification to the Ploticus Extension: Our modified version can take data not only from a hand-written script but also from the output of a DPL script.

Our version of the MediaWiki Ploticus Extension is contained in the Download Archive of DPL.

Example 1 (static version)

{{#ploticus:

# get data from DPL query
#proc getdata
  data:
"Jack" 151
"Jim" 23
"Susan" 123

//  render pie graph
#proc pie
datafield: 2
labelfmtstring: @@1\n@@2\n@@PCT%
labelmode: line+label
center: 3 3
radius: 1.1
colors: dullyellow drabgreen pink
labelfarout: 1.2
explode: 0 0.2 0 0

}}

{{#ploticus:

  1. get data from DPL query
  2. proc getdata
 data:

"Jack" 151 "Jim" 23 "Susan" 123

// render pie graph

  1. proc pie

datafield: 2 labelfmtstring: @@1\n@@2\n@@PCT% labelmode: line+label outlinedetails: color=blue center: 3 3 radius: 1.1 colors: dullyellow drabgreen pink powderblue lavender labelfarout: 1.2 explode: 0 0.2 0 0

}}

Example 2 (dynamic version)

The chart shows the usage count of some articles. You can visit an article and see how the chart reflects the changed count. 

{{#ploticus:

# get data from DPL query
#proc getdata
  data:
{{UsageCount|African Union member states}}

//  render pie graph
#proc pie
datafield: 2
labelfmtstring: @@1\n@@2\n@@PCT%
labelmode: line+label
center: 3 3
radius: 1.1
colors: dullyellow drabgreen pink
labelfarout: 1.2
explode: 0 0.2 0 0

}}

{{#ploticus:

  1. get data from DPL query
  2. proc getdata
 data:

category = African Union member states

"Cameroon" %COUNT%
"Nigeria" %COUNT%
"Somalia" %COUNT%
"Sudan" %COUNT%


// render pie graph

  1. proc pie

datafield: 2 labelfmtstring: @@1\n@@2\n@@PCT% labelmode: line+label outlinedetails: color=blue center: 3 3 radius: 1.1 colors: dullyellow drabgreen pink powderblue lavender labelfarout: 1.2 explode: 0 0.2 0 0

}}

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