Re: status of alternatives to linetype/pointtype?

[Ralf J. <jue...@cs...>]

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007, Ethan A Merritt wrote:

> As to lines and the choice of existing point types, it has been
> fully supported since the release of version 4.2 early this year.
>
> See for instance:
> 	http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_4.2/dashcolor.html
> 	http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_4.2/rainbow.html
>

Thanks. I have already discovered and used user defined line styles.
What I was referring to, though, is the line or point pattern that
is chosen per "linetype" or "pointtype", respectively. Even if one
defines his own line style like in "dashcolor.dem",

set style line 1 lt 2 lc rgb "red" lw 3

this is not completely terminal independent because the meaning
of "lt 2" is terminal dependent (I'm aware that also rgb is not
supported by all terminals).


> If you mean user definition of point types, please ask a more
> specific question.

The same holds for point types, as far as I understand (applies
to plotting styles 'points' or 'linespoints'). It would be nice
if the interpretation of point types were terminal independent.


> Some options are available there also.
> See for example the 2nd to last plot of:
> 	http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_4.2/stringvar.html

Thanks. I was not aware of the possibility of using symbols
from a user-specified font. How is that implemented, though?
If I create an eps, say, using symbols from user-defined fonts
for some labels, do I need those fonts installed on the
machine that I use for viewing/rendering the eps with?

Thanks,
Ralf