Re: libgd update in the works

[Mojca M. <moj...@gm...>]

On 1/7/07, Ethan A Merrit wrote:

> Since both gnuplot and libgd are heading towards a significant new
> release, this is a good time to revisit any long-standing problems
> with functionality of the gnuplot gif/png/jpeg terminal drivers.
>
> It wouldn't hurt to add some wish-list items as well, perhaps taken
> from our backlog of feature requests.  Support for color gradients
> comes to mind

If that is meant by color gradients: I would really like to see if 3D
plots could be drawn with (triangles) with a different color in each
edge and smooth color transition between them, so that the plot
wouldn't need a 100x100 grid to look realistic.

I've been just playing with smooth shading in PS and PDF (and a
metapost interface for drawing it). It's a bit complicated to do, but
doable (with quite some effort).

Mojca