| Most users of HippoDraw will use the CanvasWindow | |
| The HippoDraw C++ library can be used for creating custom applications with either C++ or Python | |
| This page contains examples of using the HippoDraw class library in other applications | |
| One can build custom applications with HippoDraw's C++ class library along with Qt | |
| A data representation or plot type is really a way of representing data as a graphical image | |
| Using HippoDraw as a Python extension module allows one to write Python scripts to do repetitive tasks | |
| Depending how HippoDraw was configured when built, it supports creating a data source by reading a file in several formats | |
| Here is a summary of the classes and functions available in this module | |
| The inspector is the dialog window with which the user can make changes to the plots | |
| HippoDraw is a cross platform library and application | |
| A data source for the HippoDraw analysis package is typically a table of numbers with a limited number of columns and probably large number of rows | |
| The HippoDraw library can be used with the Python programming language | |
| The hippo Python extension module is designed to be used interactively or via Python scripts | |
| Applications can be written using HippoDraw library in either C++ or Python | |
| HippoDraw is installed at SLAC for use by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 machines including AMD 64 bit machines | |
| After starting the HippoDraw application, either as a stand a lone application or as Python extension module two windows should appear |