The .chips.rc file provides user-configuration options for ChIPS
When ChIPS is started - either directly by the "chips" command
or from another CIAO application such as Sherpa - it
processes the $HOME/.chips.rc resource file. The resource
file defines default behavior for the ChIPS commands and can
be customized to the user's preferences.
The set_preferences command ("ahelp set_preferences") is used
to set the specified preferences to the supplied values by
means of attribute-value pairs.
The save_preferences command ("ahelp save_preferences") saves
ChIPS preferences to the "$HOME/.chips.rc" file by default.
To load a preferences file into an existing ChIPS session -
e.g. if the file was changed in a different session and needs
to be reloaded - use the load_preferences command ("ahelp
load_preferences").
The default .chips.rc file contains the following entries:
# Newchips Defaults Resource File
window.display : true
window.smoothing : false
window.height : 360
window.width : 360
window.scaleheight : 1.25
window.scalewidth : 1.25
window.units : pixels
window.stem : win
window.bgcolor : default
frame.stem : frm
frame.bgcolor : default
frame.border.color : default
frame.border.visible : false
frame.aspect : true
frame.scale : true
frame.mode : placed
frame.transparency : false
plot.stem : plot
plot.style : closed
plot.corner.style : miter
plot.leftmargin : 0.15
plot.rightmargin : 0.1
plot.topmargin : 0.1
plot.bottommargin : 0.15
plot.title.xpos : 0.5
plot.title.ypos : 15
plot.title.depth : default
plot.title.angle : 0
plot.title.halign : auto
plot.title.valign : auto
plot.title.color : default
plot.title.size : 16
plot.title.font : helvetica
plot.title.fontstyle : normal
axis.x.stem : ax
axis.y.stem : ay
axis.color : default
axis.thickness : 1
axis.depth : default
axis.automin : true
axis.automax : true
axis.pad : 0.05
axis.offset.parallel : 0
axis.offset.perpendicular : 40
axis.tickformat : %g
axis.ticklabel.style : outside
axis.ticklabel.color : default
axis.ticklabel.size : 12
axis.ticklabel.angle : 0
axis.ticklabel.halign : auto
axis.ticklabel.valign : auto
axis.ticklabel.font : helvetica
axis.ticklabel.fontstyle : normal
axis.ticklabel.offset : 6
axis.label.color : default
axis.label.size : 14
axis.label.font : helvetica
axis.label.fontstyle : normal
axis.label.halign : center
axis.label.valign : center
axis.majorgrid.visible : false
axis.majorgrid.color : default
axis.majorgrid.style : shortdash
axis.majorgrid.thickness : 1
axis.minorgrid.visible : false
axis.minorgrid.color : default
axis.minorgrid.style : dot
axis.minorgrid.thickness : 1
axis.majortick.mode : limits
axis.majortick.interval: 10
axis.majortick.count : 6
axis.majortick.thickness : 1
axis.majortick.length : 4
axis.majortick.color : default
axis.majortick.style : inside
axis.majortick.visible : true
axis.minortick.mode : count
axis.minortick.interval: 5
axis.minortick.count : 4
axis.minortick.thickness : 1
axis.minortick.length : 2
axis.minortick.color : default
axis.minortick.style : inside
axis.minortick.visible : true
curve.stem : crv
curve.baddata : omit
curve.depth : default
curve.line.color : default
curve.line.thickness : 1
curve.line.style : solid
curve.symbol.color : default
curve.symbol.style : cross
curve.symbol.size : 5
curve.symbol.angle : 0
curve.symbol.fill : true
curve.err.color : default
curve.err.thickness : 1
curve.err.style : line
curve.err.up : on
curve.err.down : on
curve.err.left : on
curve.err.right : on
curve.limit.length : 0.05
curve.limit.override : true
histogram.stem : hist
histogram.depth : default
histogram.line.color : default
histogram.line.thickness: 1
histogram.line.style : solid
histogram.symbol.color : default
histogram.symbol.style : none
histogram.symbol.size : 5
histogram.symbol.angle : 0
histogram.symbol.fill : false
histogram.err.color : default
histogram.err.thickness: 1
histogram.err.style : line
histogram.err.up : on
histogram.err.down : on
histogram.dropline : off
histogram.fill.color : default
histogram.fill.opacity: 1
histogram.fill.style : none
contour.stem : ctr
contour.color : default
contour.thickness : 1
contour.numlevels : 5
contour.style : solid
contour.algorithm : marching
contour.mode : nice
contour.interval : 10
contour.depth : default
label.stem : lbl
label.font : helvetica
label.color : default
label.size : 12
label.fontstyle : normal
label.angle : 0
label.halign : left
label.valign : base
label.depth : default
line.stem : line
line.color : default
line.thickness : 1
line.depth : default
line.style : solid
line.extend : none
point.stem : pnt
point.color : default
point.style : cross
point.size : 5
point.fill : true
point.angle : 0
point.depth : default
region.stem : reg
region.fill.color : green
region.fill.style : solidfill
region.edge.thickness : 1
region.edge.style : solid
region.edge.color : green
region.angle : 0
region.opacity : 0.5
region.depth : default
foreground.file : black
background.file : white
foreground.display : white
background.display : black
export.fonts : true
export.clobber : false
export.format : ps
export.orientation : portrait
export.colorscheme : rgb
export.leftmargin : .2
export.rightmargin : .2
export.topmargin : .2
export.bottommargin : .2
export.pagewidth : 8.5
export.pageheight : 11
export.pagesize : letter
export.pageunits : inch
export.scaleheight : 0
export.scalewidth : 0
export.keepaspect : true
export.fittopage : false
pick.mask : BTNS_DOWN|KEY_PRESS
pick.color : gold
info.coord : false
info.current : false
info.depth : false
default.depth : 100
default.verbosity : 2
chips.shell : python
For more information on a preference, refer to "ahelp set_window".
| display |
display window when created (true) or wait until redraw is enabled (false) |
| smoothing |
flag to use for anti-aliasing |
| height |
height of window in units |
| width |
width of window in units |
| scaleheight |
scale factor so that window on screen appears actual size |
| scalewidth |
scale factor so that window on screen appears actual size |
| units |
units for window height and width |
| stem |
stem to use for window ids |
| bgcolor |
window background color |
For more information on a preference, refer to "ahelp set_frame".
| stem |
stem to use for frame ids |
| bgcolor |
frame background color |
| border.color |
color of border edge |
| border.visible |
should frame border edge be visible |
| aspect |
should frames preserve aspect ratio during tiling |
| scale |
scale labels when frame size changes (true) or use set font size (false) |
| mode |
the frame mode, either "single" or "placed" |
| transparency |
Make the frame background transparent rather than opaque |
For more information on a preference, refer to "ahelp set_plot".
| stem |
stem to use for plot ids |
| style |
appearance of border edges on plot |
| corner.style |
appearance of plot border corners |
| leftmargin |
distance from left edge of frame to plot left border |
| rightmargin |
distance from right edge of frame to plot right border |
| topmargin |
distance from top edge of frame to plot top border |
| bottommargin |
distance from bottom edge of frame to plot bottom border |
| title.xpos |
normalized x reference location for plot title |
| title.ypos |
normalized y reference location for plot title |
| title.depth |
depth of title |
| title.angle |
angle for plot title |
| title.halign |
horizontal alignment with regards to title location |
| title.valign |
vertical alignment with regards to title location |
| title.color |
color of plot title text |
| title.size |
font size of the plot title |
| title.font |
font of the plot title |
| title.fontstyle |
font style of the plot title |
For more information on a preference, refer to "ahelp set_axis".
| x.stem |
stem to use for x-axis ids |
| y.stem |
stem to use for y-axis ids |
| color |
color of axis baseline |
| thickness |
Thickness of axis baseline |
| depth |
depth of axis |
| automin |
automatically adjust minimum value based on added curve, contour, or histogram |
| automax |
automatically adjust maximum value based on added curve, contour, or histogram |
| pad |
pad factor to add to axes in arbitrary, limits, or interval modes |
| offset.parallel |
distance of axis label from axis center |
| offset.perpendicular |
distance of axis label from axis baseline |
| tickformat |
format for tick labels |
| ticklabel.style |
where the tickmarks should be drawn |
| ticklabel.color |
color of the tick labels |
| ticklabel.size |
font size of tick labels |
| ticklabel.angle |
angle of tick labels |
| ticklabel.halign |
horizontal alignment for tick labels |
| ticklabel.valign |
vertical alignment for tick labels |
| ticklabel.font |
font for the tick labels |
| ticklabel.fontstyle |
font style for the tick labels |
| ticklabel.offset |
distance of ticklabel from axis baseline |
| label.color |
color of axis label |
| label.size |
font size for the axis label |
| label.font |
font for the axis label |
| label.fontstyle |
font style for the axis label |
| label.halign |
horizontal alignment of the axis label |
| label.valign |
vertical alignment of the axis label |
| majorgrid.visible |
should major grid be visible |
| majorgrid.color |
major grid line color |
| majorgrid.style |
major grid line style |
| majorgrid.thickness |
major grid line thickness |
| minorgrid.visible |
should minor grid be visible |
| minorgrid.color |
minor grid line color |
| minorgrid.style |
minor grid line style |
| minorgrid.thickness |
minor grid line thickness |
| majortick.mode |
tick spacing type |
| majortick.interval |
tick spacing based on interval |
| majortick.count |
tick spacing based on count |
| majortick.thickness |
tick line thickness |
| majortick.length |
tick length |
| majortick.color |
tick line color |
| majortick.style |
tick location |
| majortick.visible |
should major ticks be visible |
| minortick.mode |
tick spacing type |
| minortick.interval |
tick spacing based on interval |
| minortick.count |
tick spacing based on count |
| minortick.thickness |
tick line thickness |
| minortick.length |
tick length |
| minortick.color |
tick line color |
| minortick.style |
tick location |
| minortick.visible |
should minor ticks be visible |
For more information on a preference, refer to "ahelp set_curve".
| stem |
stem to use for curve ids |
| baddata |
ignore or omit bad data points |
| depth |
depth of curve |
| line.color |
color of trace connecting data points in curve. |
| line.thickness |
thickness of trace connecting data points in curve |
| line.style |
line style of trace connecting data points in curve |
| symbol.color |
color of the symbol |
| symbol.style |
symbol style |
| symbol.size |
size of symbol |
| symbol.angle |
angle of symbol |
| symbol.fill |
should the symbol be filled |
| err.color |
color of the error bars |
| err.thickness |
line thickness for error bars |
| err.style |
style of error bars (line or capped) |
| err.up |
should up error bars be displayed |
| err.down |
should down error bars be displayed |
| err.left |
should left error bars be displayed |
| err.right |
should right error bars be displayed |
| limit.length |
length of the bars for upper and lower limits |
| limit.override |
should a limit and the error bar be drawn on each point |
For more information on a preference, refer to "ahelp set_histogram".
| stem |
stem to use for histogram ids |
| depth |
depth of histogram |
| line.color |
color of trace connecting data points in histogram |
| line.thickness |
thickness of trace connecting data points in histogram |
| line.style |
line style of trace connecting data points in histogram |
| symbol.color |
symbol color |
| symbol.style |
shape used for the symbols |
| symbol.size |
size of symbols |
| symbol.angle |
angle of symbols |
| symbol.fill |
should the symbols be filled |
| err.color |
color of the error bars |
| err.thickness |
line thickness for error bars |
| err.style |
style of error bars (line or capped) |
| err.up |
should up error bars be displayed |
| err.down |
should down error bars be displayed |
| dropline |
extend bin edge down to the axis for connected bins |
| fill.color |
color of histogram fill |
| fill.opacity |
Opacity of histogram fill |
| fill.style |
histogram fill pattern |
For more information on a preference, refer to "ahelp set_contour".
| stem |
stem to use for contour ids |
| color |
contour line color |
| thickness |
thickness of contour levels |
| numlevels |
number of contour levels when mode is count |
| style |
contour line style |
| algorithm |
algorithm to use for contours |
| mode |
mode for calculating contour levels |
| interval |
interval to use between levels when mode is interval |
| depth |
depth of the contour |
For more information on a preference, refer to "ahelp set_label".
| stem |
stem to use for label ids |
| font |
font for the label |
| color |
color of the label text |
| size |
font size of label |
| fontstyle |
fontstyle of label |
| angle |
angle of label |
| halign |
horizontal alignment of label |
| valign |
vertical alignment of label |
| depth |
depth of label |
For more information on a preference, refer to "ahelp set_line".
| stem |
stem to use for line ids |
| color |
line color |
| thickness |
thickness of line |
| depth |
depth of line |
| style |
line style |
| extend |
should the line extend to infinity |
For more information on a preference, refer to "ahelp set_point".
| stem |
stem to use for point ids |
| color |
color of the point |
| style |
style of the point |
| size |
size of point |
| fill |
filled or unfilled |
| angle |
angle to rotate point by |
| depth |
depth of point |
For more information on a preference, refer to "ahelp set_region".
| stem |
stem to use for region ids |
| fill.color |
color of region fill |
| fill.style |
region fill pattern |
| edge.thickness |
line thickness for region edge |
| edge.style |
line style for region edge |
| edge.color |
color to use for region edge |
| angle |
rotation angle for region |
| opacity |
Opacity of region |
| depth |
depth where the region should be placed |
For more information on a preference, refer to the Export
section of "ahelp chipsopt".
| fonts |
embed the fonts in the output PS file? |
| clobber |
overwrite the output file if it exists? |
| format |
output file format |
| orientation |
portrait or landscape mode |
| colorscheme |
how to handle colors in output, e.g. RGB, CMYK |
| leftmargin |
left page margin in pageunits |
| rightmargin |
right page margin in pageunits |
| topmargin |
top page margin in pageunits |
| bottommargin |
bottom page margin in pageunits |
| pagewidth |
width of the page in pageunits |
| pageheight |
height of the page in pageunits |
| pagesize |
size of the page in standard, predefined dimensions (e.g. letter, A4) |
| pageunits |
units of page attributes |
| scaleheight |
scaling factor for the height of the window |
| scalewidth |
scaling factor for the width of the window |
| keepaspect |
keep the aspect ratio of the original window? |
| fittopage |
adjust contents to fit to page? |
| foreground.file |
default foreground color for output files/hardcopies |
| foreground.display |
default foreground color for screen displays |
| background.file |
default background color for output files/hardcopies |
| background.display |
default background color for screen displays |
| pick.mask |
event mask to use for pick points operation; see "ahelp pick" |
| pick.color |
color of the bounding box for the pick_limits command; see "ahelp pick_limits" |
| info.coord |
display object coord system data in info results |
| info.current |
use reverse video for current objects in info results |
| info.depth |
display object depth in info results |
| default.depth |
default depth value; see "ahelp set_default_depth" |
| default.verbosity |
output verbosity |
| chips.shell |
whether slang or python should be used; see "ahelp chips" for how this value falls in the hierarchy of environment variables and the command-line language switch. |
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