2.37                      ********************
                                  * VIEWPLT WRITE-UP *
                                  ********************


           VIEWPLT is an interactive program to display one or more plots
        created by CTOUR on an IRIS workstation. The analogous program
        VIEWPLT_X can be used to display the plots on any workstation
        supporting the X-Window protocol. As with MAPVIEW and PRECESS,
        if VIEWPLT is run on an SGI workstation it should be invoked only
        from a WINTERM window, and NOT from an XTERM window. VIEWPLT_X
        can be invoked from either window type. When invoked, the program 
        prompts for the number of plot files to display (max = 10), and
        then for each file name. The plots will be scaled to fit on the
        display regardless of the size requested at plot creation time.
        If a "/R" is appended to the end of a plot file name, then the
        plot will be rotated by 90 degrees, which sometimes allows a
        better fit of the plot to its allowed space. When the plot is
        finished, the terminal bell will ring to notify the user. 
        Pressing the "return" will then terminate the program. VIEWPLT
        is particularly useful for displaying contoured Harker sections,
        as the multiple sections can be simultaneously displayed. It is
        also useful to screen contoured projections or sections prior to
        conversion to Postscript, as viewing or printing the PostScript
        versions takes much longer.
     

                              ******  FILES  ******

         INPUT FILES - Generic plot files created by CTOUR