postscript monochrome and specified color

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

Is there a reason that "monochrome" can't or shouldn't cast objects specified with explicit color to a shade of gray?

" The option `color` enables color, while `monochrome` prefers black and white",\
" drawing elements. Further, `monochrome` uses gray `palette` but it does not",\
" change color of objects specified with an explicit `colorspec`."\

For example,

plot x with points lc rgb "blue"
set term postscript monochrome eps
set output 'foo.eps'
replot
set output

will produce a plot that still has blue points.

Dan