Re: [Gnuplot-info] decimalsign and postscript output

[S <ste...@gm...>]

Hello,

> And what version of gnuplot is that, anyway?
Sorry, I should have mentioned that:

 Version 4.2 patchlevel 0
        last modified March 2007
        System: Linux 2.6.22-14-generic
(from ubuntu 7.10 repositories)

> Why not just
>
>     set decimalsign ','
I tried this first, but gnuplot still truncated the values.
If I type
  set decimalsign ","
  show decimalsign
the output is
  decimalsign for input is  .
  decimalsign for output is ,
so i figured, that the decimalsign change is intended for graphical
output rather than input from files.
  set decimalsign locale "de_DE@euro"
  show decimalsign
outputs
  decimalsign for input is  ,
  decimalsign for output is ,
which is what I am looking for.


> How does it not work?
A postscript file is produced, its size is similar to the files with
truncated values (in my case ~17k). However, latex, gimp and kghostview
show just an empty page an no diagram.

See my new minimal script and datafile below, it produces three
.ps-files and displays one x11 window.

Without a clue,

Stephan

############script.gp###########
set term postscript eps

#first file: truncated values, since decimalsign ist "." by default
set out "truncated.ps"
plot "file.txt" w lp

#second file: still truncated values, despite "set decimalsign ","
set decimalsign ","
show decimalsign

set out "still_truncated.ps"
replot

#third file and x11: now file is read correctly (see x11 output) but
postscript output is unreadable
set decimalsign locale "de_DE@euro"
show decimalsign

set out "works_only_in_x11.ps"
replot

unset out
set term x11
replot
pause -1
###################################

##################file.txt#########
1	0,5
2	0,5
3	0,2
4	0,4
5	0,5

###################################
Hans-Bernhard Bröker schrieb:
> S wrote:
> 
>> I have input Data which is stored with "," as decimalsign. For the
>> X11-terminal, plotting with
>> set decimalsign locale "de_DE@euro"
> 
> Why not just
> 
>     set decimalsign ','
> 
> ?
> 
>> works, however, if I try to plot into a postscript file, it doesn't.
> 
> How does it not work?
> 
>> My Minimal script shows the plot of file.txt first in x11 then in
>> postcript, which reveals an empty ps-file.
> 
> That the file appears empty is probably unrelated to the decimalsign
> issue.  You forgot to close the output file (unset output).
> 
> And what version of gnuplot is that, anyway?
>