Imported upstream version 1.4.8

[pkg-rrdtool.git] / doc / rrdgraph_graph.pod

diff --git a/doc/rrdgraph_graph.pod b/doc/rrdgraph_graph.pod
index 56a774a07ec9fb84e7eb3ea62401173eb2a0664c..1de245b8a4cfdf287e011fbd383e2d24b5136215 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/rrdgraph_graph.pod
+++ b/doc/rrdgraph_graph.pod
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ B<VRULE>B<:>I<time>B<#>I<color>[B<:>I<legend>][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[
 
 B<HRULE>B<:>I<value>B<#>I<color>[B<:>I<legend>][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
 
-B<LINE>[I<width>]B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>]][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
+B<LINE>[I<width>]B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>][B<:skipscale>][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
 
-B<AREA>B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>]]
+B<AREA>B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>][B<:skipscale>]]
 
 B<TICK>B<:>I<vname>B<#>I<rrggbb>[I<aa>][B<:>I<fraction>[B<:>I<legend>]]
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Draw a horizontal line at I<value>.  HRULE acts much like LINE except that
 will have no effect on the scale of the graph. If a HRULE is outside the
 graphing area it will just not be visible.
 
-=head3 B<LINE>[I<width>]B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>]][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
+=head3 B<LINE>[I<width>]B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>][B<:skipscale>]][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
 
 Draw a line of the specified width onto the graph. I<width> can be a
 floating point number. If the color is not specified, the drawing is done
@@ -246,6 +246,11 @@ B<VDEF>, and B<CDEF>.  If the optional B<STACK> modifier is used, this line
 is stacked on top of the previous element which can be a B<LINE> or an
 B<AREA>.
 
+Normally the graphing function makes sure that the entire B<LINE> or B<AREA>
+is visible in the chart. The scaling of the chart will be modified
+accordingly if necessary. Any B<LINE> or B<AREA> can be excluded from this
+process by adding the option B<skipscale>.
+
 The B<dashes> modifier enables dashed line style. Without any further options
 a symmetric dashed line with a segment length of 5 pixels will be drawn. The
 dash pattern can be changed if the B<dashes=> parameter is followed by either
@@ -255,9 +260,10 @@ stroke. The B<dash-offset> parameter specifies an I<offset> into the pattern
 at which the stroke begins.
 
 When you do not specify a color, you cannot specify a legend.  Should
-you want to use STACK, use the "LINEx:<value>::STACK" form.
+you want to use B<STACK>, use the "LINEx:<value>::STACK" form.
+
 
-=head3 B<AREA>B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>]]
+=head3 B<AREA>B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>][B<:skipscale>]]
 
 See B<LINE>, however the area between the x-axis and the line will
 be filled.