[Gnuplot-bugs] gnuplot 4.2 has lost a feature - colors using variables

[David J.C. M. <ma...@mr...>]

Dear All, 

gnuplot 4.0 had the wonderful feature that you could define 
variables and use them, for example the variable "col" here:

gnuplot> col=3 
gnuplot> plot sin(x) w l col

Now, in version 4.2
        Version 4.2 patchlevel 0
        last modified March 2007
        System: Linux 2.6.22-14-generic
, we find that this useful syntax is illegal:

gnuplot> col=3 
gnuplot> plot sin(x) w l col
                         ^
         ';' expected

Please
(1) are there any workarounds to retrieve the wonderful old
 functionality? 
(2) could the gnuplot developers restore this functionality 
 in the next release? 


thanks!

David  

 
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