Making data plots

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Hugh Senior
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William Prothero wrote:

> Folks:
> I?ve been working on an app that plots various kinds of data. For some of
the
> data, where I need a line plot, I create lines, boxes, labels, etc, and
after they
> are displayed, I take a snapshot of the graphic and then delete the
objects
> that I used to create the plot. So far, as a beginning live coder, I?ve
just
> stored the names of the graphic elements of the plot in an array, then
> deleted them using the array entries. But, it seems, as the plots are
getting
> more complex, that it might be easier or more efficient to put the objects
for
> a single plot into a group, then I can delete the entire group in one
operation.
> 
> The dictionary has some entries on creating groups, but I can?t find
anything
> about adding a single object to a group. I want to do this so that each
time an
> element of the plot is created, it is added to the group. That way, I
don?t
> have to keep track of the objects myself. Is there a tutorial where I can
find
> this information?
> 
> Also, I am assuming that if I delete a group, all of the objects in it are
also
> deleted.
> 
> Best,
> Bill
> 
> William A. Prothero, Ph.D.
> University of California, Santa Barbara Dept. of Earth Sciences (Emeritus)
> Santa Barbara, CA. 93105
> http://es.earthednet.org/