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Fw: How to generate a graph image of specific size without labels?

[Anthony T. <A.T...@gr...>]

| Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:50:29 +1000
| To: gnu...@li...
| Subject: How to generate a graph image of specific size without labels?
| 
| How to generate a graph image of specific size without labels?
| 
| that is I what the 'border' of the plot to be the 'border' of the
| final image that is of specific size.  It is vital for including
| the plot results into other image mosaics.
| 

With suggestions from   Daniel J Sebald  I am posting the method
which I used with gnuplot v4.2.3-1 under Fedora 10.

The script it was part of, broke with a OS version upgrade to 
gnuplot v4.2.6-1  under fedora 12


   set terminal png size 340,210
   unset key
   set format ""
   set xtics ( 75, 150, 225 ) scale 2
   set ytics ( 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 ) scale 2
   set xrange [0:300]
   set yrange [0:1]

The 'size' was designed to actually generate a 'graph' that was
exactly 300x184 pixels in size after it is 'autocroped' using
ImageMagick.

Now both versions generate a image 340x210 pixels but the
graph area which was 300x184 pixels
is now under gnuplot v4.2.6-1  producing   292x171  pixels

In another example  a gnuplot "png size" of 
was producing     150x89  pixel graph
is now producing  142x76


This naturally breaks my scripts!!!

NOTE that I am not generating any title, keys, or other output
just the graph itself.



  Anthony Thyssen ( System Programmer )    <A.T...@gr...>
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Re: Fw: How to generate a graph image of specific size without labels?

[Ethan M. <merritt@u.washington.edu>]

On Monday 22 March 2010 23:34:34 Anthony Thyssen wrote:
> 
> | Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:50:29 +1000
> | To: gnu...@li...
> | Subject: How to generate a graph image of specific size without labels?
> | 
> | How to generate a graph image of specific size without labels?
> | 
> | that is I what the 'border' of the plot to be the 'border' of the
> | final image that is of specific size.  It is vital for including
> | the plot results into other image mosaics.
> | 
> 
> With suggestions from   Daniel J Sebald  I am posting the method
> which I used with gnuplot v4.2.3-1 under Fedora 10.
> 
> The script it was part of, broke with a OS version upgrade to 
> gnuplot v4.2.6-1  under fedora 12
> 
> 
>    set terminal png size 340,210
>    unset key
>    set format ""
>    set xtics ( 75, 150, 225 ) scale 2
>    set ytics ( 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 ) scale 2
>    set xrange [0:300]
>    set yrange [0:1]
> 
> The 'size' was designed to actually generate a 'graph' that was
> exactly 300x184 pixels in size after it is 'autocroped' using
> ImageMagick.

Your script is not doing what you stated that you wanted to do.
If you want to guarantee that the plot boundary is a particular
size, you should do that directly.  You can't rely on auto-crop
because the size will change depending on at least the font size, 
if not the phase of the moon.

If you really have no labels or other plot decorations outside
of the plot borders, then you want:

  set term png size 340,210
  set lmargin at screen 0
  set rmargin at screen 1
  set bmargin at screen 0
  set tmargin at screen 1

If for some reason you want to work with some white space around it,
and then later crop to final size:

  set term png size 374,231    # NB: 10% bigger than the final size
  set lmargin at screen 0.05
  set rmargin at screen 0.95
  set bmargin at screen 0.05
  set tmargin at screen 0.95

> Now both versions generate a image 340x210 pixels but the
> graph area which was 300x184 pixels
> is now under gnuplot v4.2.6-1  producing   292x171  pixels
> 
> In another example  a gnuplot "png size" of 
> was producing     150x89  pixel graph
> is now producing  142x76

Right. That method was never reliable.
That's why we added a mechanism for specifying the boundaries
precisely.

	hope that helps,

		Ethan

 
> 
> This naturally breaks my scripts!!!
> 
> NOTE that I am not generating any title, keys, or other output
> just the graph itself.
> 
> 
> 
>   Anthony Thyssen ( System Programmer )    <A.T...@gr...>
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> 
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Ethan A Merritt
Biomolecular Structure Center
University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7742

Re: How to generate a graph image of specific size without labels?

[Anthony T. <A.T...@gr...>]

On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:57:00 -0700
Ethan Merritt <merritt@u.washington.edu> wrote:

| On Monday 22 March 2010 23:34:34 Anthony Thyssen wrote:
| > | How to generate a graph image of specific size without labels?
| > | 
| > | that is I what the 'border' of the plot to be the 'border' of the
| > | final image that is of specific size.  It is vital for including
| > | the plot results into other image mosaics.
| > | 
| > 
| > With suggestions from   Daniel J Sebald  I am posting the method
| > which I used with gnuplot v4.2.3-1 under Fedora 10.
| > 
| > The script broke with a OS version upgrade to gnuplot v4.2.6-1
| > under fedora 12
| > 
| > 
| >    set terminal png size 340,210
| >    unset key
| >    set format ""
| >    set xtics ( 75, 150, 225 ) scale 2
| >    set ytics ( 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 ) scale 2
| >    set xrange [0:300]
| >    set yrange [0:1]
| > 
| > The 'size' was designed to actually generate a 'graph' that was
| > exactly 300x184 pixels in size after it is 'autocroped' using
| > ImageMagick.
| 
| Your script is not doing what you stated that you wanted to do.
| If you want to guarantee that the plot boundary is a particular
| size, you should do that directly.  You can't rely on auto-crop
| because the size will change depending on at least the font size, 
| if not the phase of the moon.
| 
Yes I know, that is because I was NOT able to figure out how to get an
exact sized image, and had to fudge it.  I am not suprised it broke!
But that is why I asked the mail list.

| If you really have no labels or other plot decorations outside
| of the plot borders, then you want:
| 
|   set term png size 340,210
|   set lmargin at screen 0
|   set rmargin at screen 1
|   set bmargin at screen 0
|   set tmargin at screen 1
| 
| If for some reason you want to work with some white space around it,
| and then later crop to final size:
| 
|   set term png size 374,231    # NB: 10% bigger than the final size
|   set lmargin at screen 0.05
|   set rmargin at screen 0.95
|   set bmargin at screen 0.05
|   set tmargin at screen 0.95
| 
I remember trying to use the 'margin' settings, but without success.

however I'll try again now.  -- YES it is now working!!!
The first block is what I was needing.

Perhaps this should be in the FAQ :-)



| > Now both versions generate a image 340x210 pixels but the
| > graph area which was 300x184 pixels
| > is now under gnuplot v4.2.6-1  producing   292x171  pixels
| > 
| > In another example  a gnuplot "png size" of 
| > was producing     150x89  pixel graph
| > is now producing  142x76
| 
| Right. That method was never reliable.
| That's why we added a mechanism for specifying the boundaries
| precisely.
|
It worked, but I didn't think it was reliable.


| -- 
| Ethan A Merritt
| Biomolecular Structure Center
| University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7742



  Anthony Thyssen ( System Programmer )    <A.T...@gr...>
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Re: How to generate a graph image of specific size without labels?

[Petr M. <mi...@ph...>]

> | If you really have no labels or other plot decorations outside
> | of the plot borders, then you want:
> | 
> |   set term png size 340,210
> |   set lmargin at screen 0
> |   set rmargin at screen 1
> |   set bmargin at screen 0
> |   set tmargin at screen 1
> | 
> | If for some reason you want to work with some white space around it,
> | and then later crop to final size:
> | 
> |   set term png size 374,231    # NB: 10% bigger than the final size
> |   set lmargin at screen 0.05
> |   set rmargin at screen 0.95
> |   set bmargin at screen 0.05
> |   set tmargin at screen 0.95
> | 
> I remember trying to use the 'margin' settings, but without success.
> 
> however I'll try again now.  -- YES it is now working!!!
> The first block is what I was needing.
> 
> Perhaps this should be in the FAQ :-)

Can you please propose the appropriate text to add? The source code of FAQ 
is here:
http://gnuplot.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gnuplot/faq/

You can also consider adding an example into the "help margin".

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