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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {Function File} {} subwindow (@var{xn}, @var{yn})
## Sets the subwindow position in multiplot mode for the next plot.  The
## multiplot mode has to be previously initialized using the
## @code{multiplot} function, otherwise this command just becomes an alias
## to @code{multiplot}
## @end deftypefn

## Author: Vinayak Dutt <Dutt.Vinayak@mayo.EDU>
## Created: 3 July 95
## Adapted-By: jwe

function subwindow (xn, yn)

  ## global variables to keep track of multiplot options

  global __multiplot_mode__ = 0;
  global __multiplot_xsize__;
  global __multiplot_ysize__;
  global __multiplot_xn__;
  global __multiplot_yn__;

  ## check calling argument count

  if (nargin != 2)
    usage ("subwindow (xn, yn)");
  endif

  ## check for scalar inputs

  if (! (isscalar (xn) && isscalar (yn)))
    error ("subwindow: xn and yn have to be scalars");
  endif

  xn = round (xn);
  yn = round (yn);

  ## switch to multiplot mode if not already in, and use the args as the
  ## args to multiplot()

  if (! __multiplot_mode__)
    multiplot (xn, yn);
    return;
  endif

  ## get the sub plot location

  if (xn < 1 || xn > __multiplot_xn__ || yn < 1 || yn > __multiplot_yn__)
    error ("subwindow: incorrect xn and yn");
  endif

  xo = (xn - 1.0) * __multiplot_xsize__;
  yo = (__multiplot_yn__ - yn) * __multiplot_ysize__;

  eval (sprintf ("gset origin %g, %g", xo, yo));

  clearplot;

endfunction
