Thread: Keybox too small for user defined location when using splot

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Keybox too small for user defined location when using splot

From: Mike S. <mw...@us...> - 2007-02-13 22:54:24

for 4.2 CVS branch.

When I run the the script below the keybox is incorrectly drawn.  The bottom 
of the keybox cuts right between the cos and tan entries in the key.  If I 
omit the key title the box is drawn correctly.

set term x11 persist
set key box
set key title "KEY TITLE LONG"
set key box at screen .9, screen .98
splot x,x,sin(x),cos(x),tan(x)

Mike Sutton

Re: Keybox too small for user defined location when using splot

From: Ethan M. <merritt@u.washington.edu> - 2007-02-13 23:02:46

On Tuesday 13 February 2007 14:52, Mike Sutton wrote:
> for 4.2 CVS branch.
> 
> When I run the the script below the keybox is incorrectly drawn.  The bottom 
> of the keybox cuts right between the cos and tan entries in the key.  If I 
> omit the key title the box is drawn correctly.

Yeah, but more to the point -
The bug is only present if you use the form "set key at <xx>,<yy>".
If you use a keyword placement (top right) or let it default, then
there is no problem.

cc'ing Dan Sebald because I think that's his code.

> set term x11 persist
> set key box
> set key title "KEY TITLE LONG"
> set key box at screen .9, screen .98
> splot x,x,sin(x),cos(x),tan(x)

-- 
Ethan A Merritt

Re: Keybox too small for user defined location when using splot

From: Daniel J S. <dan...@ie...> - 2007-02-14 03:24:18

Ethan Merritt wrote:
> On Tuesday 13 February 2007 14:52, Mike Sutton wrote:
> 
>>for 4.2 CVS branch.
>>
>>When I run the the script below the keybox is incorrectly drawn.  The bottom 
>>of the keybox cuts right between the cos and tan entries in the key.  If I 
>>omit the key title the box is drawn correctly.
> 
> 
> Yeah, but more to the point -
> The bug is only present if you use the form "set key at <xx>,<yy>".
> If you use a keyword placement (top right) or let it default, then
> there is no problem.
> 
> cc'ing Dan Sebald because I think that's his code.

Well, not exactly.  I updated the placement of key, but mainly in "plot" mode, not "splot" mode.  (As discussed previously, unifying the two versions of key and margin layout would be nice.)

There is a patch on SourceForge that fixes the immediate issue Mike raised, if it breaks something else I'm not sure.  (One line, can't hurt too much.)

Dan