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st: Up-STAGEd ?


From   Allan Reese <[email protected]>
To   Stata distribution list <[email protected]>
Subject   st: Up-STAGEd ?
Date   Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:58:33 +0000 (GMT)

One question sent repeatedly to StataCorp through the 1990s was when they
were going to update Stage - the Stata Graphics Editor.  The answer was
always that a new graphic system would provide all the functionality.
While the graph command has been considerably enhanced, and virtually
anything can be drawn, I would like to resurrect the question.  Obviously
the old Stage is completely non-usable with recent graph file formats.

The users who are unfamiliar, Stage was a separate program that read a
Stata .gph file into a window and then allowed selection of parts of the
graph for editing of attributes.  The structure was hierarchical.  For
example, you could select a line, move down to the set of points, and down
again to step through individual points.  It was NOT mouse-driven
(cheers), but was a distinctive and highly-effective approach.  There was
an underlying command language, so you could save the audit trail of edits
or even write a batch job to edit further graphs consistently.

Does no-one else see the need for such a tool?

R. Allan Reese                       Email:     [email protected]
Associate Manager GRI                Direct voice:   +44 1482 466845
Graduate School                      Voice messages: +44 1482 466844
Hull University, Hull HU6 7RX, UK.   Fax:            +44 1482 466436
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