Creating a Simple Inset with an ENTRY Statement

You can use an ENTRY statement to create a simple inset within most layout blocks.
If you create the insets within a 2D overlay-type layout, you can use each ENTRY statement's AUTOALIGN= option or HALIGN= and VALIGN= options to position the text within the plot area. The HALIGN= and VALIGN= options position the text in an absolute position (such as HALIGN=LEFT and VALIGN=TOP). The AUTOALIGN= option is used for dynamic positioning that is based on placement of the graphical components in the plot area.
For example, to add an inset to an overlay of a scatter plot and an ellipse, you would like for the text to appear where it does not collide with markers or the ellipse, if at all possible. The AUTOALIGN=AUTO setting places the text in an area with the least congestion.
begingraph;
  entrytitle "Simple One Line Inset";
  layout overlay;
    ellipse x=height y=weight / alpha=.1 type=predicted display=all;
    scatterplot x=height y=weight;
    entry "Prediction Ellipse (" {unicode alpha} "=.1)" /
      autoalign=auto ;
  endlayout;
endgraph;
Simple One Line Inset
Note: The AUTO setting for the AUTOALIGN= option evaluates only the data points of scatter plots to determine the ENTRY position. When other plot types are present, their data representations are not evaluated and the ENTRY text might overlap a graphic element in the plot area.