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[Gnuplot-info] terminal pstricks

[Philippe D. <phi...@wa...>]

Hi everybody,

I'm new on this list.

I'm still using gnuplot version 3.7 because I cann't install version 4.0
but this is another story :-)

In my file ".gnuplot" I have the following lines :

set terminal pstricks
set size square

This should give me a graph whith the same unit on x and y axis ; but in
the output file I obtain :

\psset{unit=5.0in,xunit=5.0in,yunit=3.0in}
\pspicture(0.000000,0.000000)(1.000000,1.000000)

This is obviously not what I want !
If I print it to be sure, it's not good.

If I substitute the line :

set terminal pstricks

with

set terminal pstricks unit
(has said in the info)
or with something like

set terminal pstricks unit=15.0cm

the first line mentionned in the output file, that is to say
\psset{unit=5.0in,xunit=5.0in,yunit=3.0in}
simply disappears.

What is wrong with my set terminal command ?

Thanks for help

Philippe

Re: [Gnuplot-info] terminal pstricks

[Hans-Bernhard B. <br...@ph...>]

Philippe DELAVALADE wrote:

> In my file ".gnuplot" I have the following lines :
> 
> set terminal pstricks
> set size square

On a side note, I seriously doubt it's good idea to put *these*
commands into the gnuplot startup script.   They belong into individual
plot scripts.

> This should give me a graph whith the same unit on x and y axis ; but in
> the output file I obtain :
> 
> \psset{unit=5.0in,xunit=5.0in,yunit=3.0in}
> \pspicture(0.000000,0.000000)(1.000000,1.000000)
> 
> This is obviously not what I want !

I think it is --- you just don't recognize it because you're looking at 
the wrong piece of information.

'set size square' will give you a square-shaped *plotting area*, not a 
square image file.

> If I print it to be sure, it's not good.

How did you print it, and what exactly is "not good" about it?

> What is wrong with my set terminal command ?

Nothing, as far as I'm aware.