mcplot variants table overview

Variant	Type	Zoom	Special cmdline switches	Special feature(s)	Output format(s)	Remark	Example output
mcplot-pyqtgraph	Python3 + pyqtgraph	Y	--invcanvas (invert colors)	Plot monitors "across" scan (Meta/ctrl+click). Choice of colormap (c).	png(p) svg(s)	fast
mcplot-matplotlib	Python3 + matplotlib	Y	--html html/mpld3 output --format FMT save to FMT from cmdline --backend BCK use BCK backend for plot	Plot monitors "across" scan (Meta/ctrl+click).	ps(p) pdf(d) png(n) jpg(j) html, ...	slow
mcplot-matlab	BASH + Matlab or iFit or Octave	Y	None	None	Depends on plotter	Fallback solution
mcplot.pl	Perl + PGPLOT	N	-pPLOTTER --format=PLOTTER can be used to forward output to PGPLOT, Gnuplot, Matlab, ... -i COMP only plot monitors with matching name -contour show 2D plots as contours in PGPLOT -ps/-psc/-gif save hardcopy	Legacy implementation	Depends on PGPLOT install, but ps(p)/psc(c) always available	Old