.pdvrc File Format

Note

The .pdvrc file allows the user to initialize PyDV settings at startup time. PyDV expects the .pdvrc file to be located in the User’s Home Directory. The format of the .pdvrc file is ‘key=value’. Below are all of the currently recognized settings.

xlabel=label

Set the label for the x-axis to label.

ylabel=label

Set the label for the y-axis to label.

title=str

Set the title for the plot to str.

key=ON | OFF

Show the legend if key=ON, otherwise hide it if key=OFF.

letters=ON | OFF

Show or hide letter markers on plotted curves.

geometry=val1 val2 val3 val4

Change the PyDV window size and location in pixels where val1 is the x-size, val2 is the y-size, val3 is the x-location, and val4 is the y-location.

initcommands=filename

Specify a file to run the initial commands.

namewidth=width

Change the width of teh first column of the menu and lst output.

fontsize=size

Change the font size

lnwidth=width

Change the default line width of the curves.