Re: bug in terminals affected by 'set size'

[Juergen W. <wie...@fr...>]

Ethan Merritt wrote:
> For PostScript-like terminals it is a bit more complicated, since the
> output file eventually needs the 4 corners of a bounding box rather
> than just a width and height.  What would you prefer:
>
>   set term post eps size XX,YY
>
> 	more consistent with pixel-based terminals,
> 	but no explicit control over placement on page
>
>   set term post eps boundingbox x1,y1,x2,y2
>
> 	corresponds exactly to what will appear in the *.eps file

I'd like the option to set it using arbitrary dimensions.  Something
like

set term post eps size 8cm, 5cm
set term post eps size 5in, 3in

really should be possible.  Personally, I don't see any need for an
explicit bounding box specification.  But if someone does, I'm fine
with it -- as long as there is also some "size" option.


Juergen