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diff --git a/academic/veusz/README b/academic/veusz/README index ed10e839e743e..3656879576426 100644 --- a/academic/veusz/README +++ b/academic/veusz/README @@ -1,15 +1,18 @@ Veusz - A Scientific Plotting Package -Veusz is a GUI scientific plotting and graphing package. -It is designed to produce publication-ready Postscript or PDF output. -SVG, EMF and bitmap export formats are also supported. +Veusz is a GUI scientific plotting and graphing package. It is designed +to produce publication-ready Postscript or PDF output. SVG, EMF and +bitmap export formats are also supported. -The program runs under Unix/Linux, Windows or Mac OS X, and binaries are provided. -Data can be read from text, CSV, HDF5 or FITS files. -In addition, you can also enter, manipulate or examine data from within the application. -In Veusz plots are created by building up plotting widgets with a consistent object-based interface. -The program also provides a command line and scripting interface (based on Python) to its plotting facilities - It can also act as a Python plotting module. -Veusz is written in Python. Its user interface uses PyQt and Numpy is used to manipulate data. +The program runs under Unix/Linux, Windows or Mac OS X, and binaries +are provided. Data can be read from text, CSV, HDF5 or FITS files. In +addition, you can also enter, manipulate or examine data from within +the application. In Veusz plots are created by building up plotting +widgets with a consistent object-based interface. The program also +provides a command line and scripting interface (based on Python) to +its plotting facilities. It can also act as a Python plotting module. +Veusz is written in Python. Its user interface uses PyQt and Numpy is +used to manipulate data. -The hdf5 library is needed only if you want to use HDF5 files. +The hdf5 library is an optional dependency (needed only if you want to +use HDF5 files). |