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;