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Suggestions for info documentation

[Axel B. <axe...@ya...>]

Hi,

the info/html documentation gives the helpful hint that new users
should start with reading about 'plotting', however the term "plotting"
is not a link, so it's unclear what the new user is supposed to read.

Now in the "Plotting" node, there is the even more helpful hint that
everything about the axes can be configured with the set commands, but
again there's no link to the relevant node discussing those set
commands. As is, this information is very hard to find.

There is some broken HTML in the nodes "Seeking Assistance",
"Start-up", "Time/Date data", "Save", "Style", "set style arrow" etc.
It's always of the type ^ <a name="arrowtype"></a>

Best regards,
  Axel


	
		
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Re: Suggestions for info documentation

[Daniel J S. <dan...@ie...>]

Axel Boldt wrote:

>Hi,
>
>the info/html documentation gives the helpful hint that new users
>should start with reading about 'plotting', however the term "plotting"
>is not a link, so it's unclear what the new user is supposed to read.
>
>Now in the "Plotting" node, there is the even more helpful hint that
>everything about the axes can be configured with the set commands, but
>again there's no link to the relevant node discussing those set
>commands. As is, this information is very hard to find.
>  
>

"help set" is a rather broad category.  Would "set axes" and "set axis" 
help nodes be beneficial (i.e., a list and overview of all the commands 
for controling the axes--xtics, etc.)?  Or would that start leading to 
confusion in the sense that seeing "axes" in the subcategory of "set" 
might make people think "axes" is a valid keyword?

Dan

Re: Suggestions for info documentation

[Axel B. <axe...@ya...>]

--- Daniel J Sebald <dan...@ie...> wrote:

> Axel Boldt wrote:

> >Now in the "Plotting" node, there is the even more helpful hint that
> >everything about the axes can be configured with the set commands,
> >but
> >again there's no link to the relevant node discussing those set
> >commands. As is, this information is very hard to find.
> 
> "help set" is a rather broad category.  Would "set axes" and "set
> axis" 
> help nodes be beneficial (i.e., a list and overview of all the
> commands 
> for controling the axes--xtics, etc.)?  Or would that start leading
> to 
> confusion in the sense that seeing "axes" in the subcategory of "set"
> might make people think "axes" is a valid keyword?

I don't think a new node about axes is necessary.

Maybe something like this in the plotting node: "Many features of the
final plot (such as axes, border, title etc.) can be adjusted with the
various set commands (see help set)."

Axel


		
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