Plotting macros

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command	description
setplot [mode]	Select plotting options
plot	Plot data on printer
rplot	Plot updated data at each point of scan
splot	Plot data on screen
pts	List current data on the screen
lp_plot	Primitive 132-column wide plot for printers
wa	Show positions of all motors
lm	Show limits of all motors
plot_res	Show results after scans
splot_res	Show results on screen plot
rplot_res	Show results on updated plot during scans

The setplot macro assigns values to the global variable, PLOT_MODE, according to the values defined in the following table:

bit value	description
1	Do updated plotting during scans
2	Do screen plot after scan
4	Do printer plot after scan
8	Scale x-axis of screen plots to fit width of scan
16	Force y-axis minimum to be zero
32	Use logarithmic y-axis
64	Do simple background subtraction
128	Use high-resolution plotting device
256	With high-res, don't use large dots
512	With high-res, don't connect points with lines
1024	With high-res, don't draw error bars