geometric transformations

[Denis Girou]

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    Rick.Hensh> Perhaps someone can help. It is easy to use PSTricks and specials to graph
    Rick.Hensh> the function,
    Rick.Hensh> say
    Rick.Hensh> 
    Rick.Hensh> y = f[x]
    Rick.Hensh> 
    Rick.Hensh> For example, if f[x] = x*(1-x) I've successfully tried
    Rick.Hensh> 
    Rick.Hensh> \special{!/myfunction {x dup 1 exch sub mul} bind def}
    Rick.Hensh> \psplot[myparem]{-5}{5}{myfunction}
    Rick.Hensh> 
    Rick.Hensh> Now I would like to sketch    y = f[x-2]     by trying something like
    Rick.Hensh> 
    Rick.Hensh> \psplot[myparem]{-5}{5}{x 2 sub myfunction}

    Thomas.Siegel> you should define your function in a different way. Here is a little
    Thomas.Siegel> example:

    Thomas.Siegel> \documentclass{article}

    Thomas.Siegel> \usepackage{pstricks}
    Thomas.Siegel> \usepackage{pst-plot}

    Thomas.Siegel> \begin{document}

    Thomas.Siegel> \psset{yunit=.5cm}

    Thomas.Siegel> \special{!/myfunction {dup 1 exch sub mul} bind def}

    Thomas.Siegel> \begin{pspicture}(-5,-30)(5,1)\psgrid
    Thomas.Siegel> \psplot[linecolor=red]{-5}{5}{x myfunction}
    Thomas.Siegel> \psplot[linecolor=green]{-3}{5}{x 2 sub myfunction}
    Thomas.Siegel> \end{pspicture}

    Thomas.Siegel> \end{document}

  The answer of Thomas is obviously correct and correspond to your
requirement. Nevertheless, in the general case, with a more complicated
definition of the function, it will be more difficult to follow this way.

  A more general solution is to use a macro definition. In this case, you
can use PostScript in a similar way that you use LaTeX, redefining later
locally or globally a defined macro.

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{pst-plot}

\pagestyle{empty}

\begin{document}

\psset{yunit=0.5,subgriddiv=0}

\special{! /vx {x} def
           /myfunction {vx 1 vx sub mul} def}

\begin{pspicture}(-5,-30)(5,1)\psgrid
  \psplot[linecolor=red]{-5}{5}{myfunction}
  \psplot[linecolor=green]{-3}{5}{/vx {x 2 sub} def myfunction}
\end{pspicture}

\begin{pspicture}(-5,-30)(5,1)\psgrid
  \psplot[linecolor=red]{-5}{5}{myfunction}
  \psplot[linecolor=green,plotpoints=101]{-5}{5}{/vx {x abs sqrt} def myfunction}
\end{pspicture}

\end{document}

D.G.

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