[Gnuplot-bugs] Gnuplot bug (?) in "copy to clipborad" windows-Version

[Dr. K. R. <Kur...@hs...>]

Hallo!
I just found a problem in gnuplot version

G N U P L O T
        Version 4.2 patchlevel 2
        last modified 31 Aug 2007
        System: MS-Windows 32 bit     

running on Microsoft Windows XP Professional  (Version    5.1.2600 
Service Pack 2 Build 2600).


I downloaded the latest version
Version 4.2 patchlevel 3
        last modified Mar 2008
        System: MS-Windows 32 bit  

but there ist no change.

Problem: Whe a diagramm containig "points"  is copied to clipborad  
(e.g. via right mouse button in the graph-window) the graph which 
arrives e.g. in MS Word (MS Word 2002  10.6835.6830  , SP3)  is 
corrupted (horizontal lines instead of points). I have the same problem 
when pasting into Corel-Draw, but it ist ok when pasting into MS paint  
(which uses bitmap-graphics)


Example: plot a sin-curve with 30 points:

gnuplot> set samples 30
gnuplot> plot sin(x) with points 

Result in Word (screenshot after standard paste):

Using another point-type doesn't help. However, when I include the graph 
as a bitmap-image (copy as ... (?) /  in german word-version: "Einfügen 
als ...")  or if  the graph is directly pasted into Thunderbird-email it 
is ok :

I still have an old gnuplot version  (3.7). With this version  
copy/paste into word workes without problem

 G N U P L O T
        MS-Windows 32 bit version 3.7
        patchlevel 0
        last modified Thu Jan 14 19:34:53 BST 1999       

This could also  be a MS or MS Word problem. But as it worked in gnuplot 
3.7 ,  I think a gnuplot-expert should lock  into this problem.

Thank you !


Best regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Kurt  Rauschnabel

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Dr. Kurt Rauschnabel
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