
@b@cStandard Log


@bDescription

Entering a valid file name in the File: input field causes xldlas to log
subsequent output to the named file in ASCII format. Logging can be toggled
on and off by clicking on the Logging checkbutton. If the Verbose
checkbutton is on, then all output which appears on the main xldlas output
field will be logged to the file. If Verbose is turned off, then only
tabular output (List, Regress, etc.) will be logged.


@bNotes

The output format is the same as that seen in the main window. For a much
more useful logging routine, see TeXLog (below).


@bSee Also

Log --> TeXLog



@b@cTeXLog


@bDescription

TeXLog is almost certainly xldlas's most useful feature. Simply enter a file
name into the File: input area and all subsequent output will be logged in
.tex format. This includes **all tables**. In addition all saved 
**Graphs** can also automatically be included provided certain
preference settings are suitable configured. In particular, the TeX preamble
must include some .tex input file which can handle the graphs in the format
you choose to save them in. Also, the TeX macrol and TeX macror settings
must define a macro to include the relevant graphic. What's relevant depends
on what format you save your graphics in. By default, these
settings are as follows;


	TeX preamble	\input epsf
	TeX macrol   	\midinsert\centerline{\epsfbox{
	TeX macror	}}\endinsert
	Graph output	postscript
	Graph options	eps 'helvetica' 20

Here's how it all works under the default configuration. When a TeXLog is
opened, the TeX preamble is always inserted at the top of the file. That
means the subsequent log can now use the epsf macros for inserting
encapsulated postscript files into TeX documents (epsf is included in all
major TeX distributions). Now, when you save a plot or a histogram from the
Graph window, the Graph output and Graph options are passed to Gnuplot,
which means the file is saved in encapsulated postscript. The TeXLog routine
inserts TeX macrol into the texlog file, followed by the graph file name,
followed by TeX macror, resulting in an insertion of the form:

	\midinsert\centerline{\epsfbox{filename}}}\endinsert

Voila! Whenever this texlog is run through tex, the graphics file will be
inserted at that point. 

Also, the View DVI and Print buttons in the TeXLog window require the options
TeX command, DVIview command, and DVIprint command to be set to sensible
values (defaults are tex, xdvi -expert -s 5, and dvips).


@bNotes

Graphic logging can be disabled by setting TeX macrol to a zero length
string.

All these TeX settings can be adjusted and saved via the Preferences button.
If you manage to get xldlas to work with different settings and/or graph
file formats please let the author know so he can include details in future
documentation. 

@bSee Also

Log --> Standard Log



@b@cHTML Log


@bDescription

Much like TeX Log (see above), this menu option allows you to echo all
output to a file, but the output is formatted as HTML (the language used to
write web pages). There is no interactive view command, but you can look at
the source.


@bNotes

Unless you have a version of gnuplot that can automatically produce gif or
jpeg format plots (does such a thing exist?), you will have to manually
convert your plots (and modify the html code) to include graphics.


@bSee Also

Log --> TeX Log

