Re: AutoIncrement with Monochrome Solid Fill Patterns

[Ethan A M. <merritt@u.washington.edu>]

On Sunday 22 June 2008 19:26, Philipp K. Janert wrote:
> 
> Imagine I use a style that makes use of fill patterns,
> such as one of the histogram styles.
> 
> Let's also assume I am using a fill style "solid".
> Using a color terminal, each new data set gets a
> new color and everything is good.
> 
> But if I try to export the result to a monochrome 
> terminal (eg. EPS), all distinction is of course lost.
> 
> Is it possible to convince gnuplot not to change 
> color from data set to data set, but instead increase
> the density (thus giving an appearance of gray scales)?

No, but if you choose a pattern fill it will cycle through
successive patterns.  See histogram2.dem
Some terminals substitute density variation for patterns because
they are not good at pattern-fill.

-- 
Ethan A Merritt