Re: [Gnuplot-bugs] symbol points of curve

[Hans-Bernhard B. <HBB...@t-...>]

LYVET Jean-François wrote:

> problem when we use symbol at each point of the curve; the data has
> 500 points, then there are too many symbols for the troubled curve
> (we have used small symbols with pointsize command). Is it possible
> to ask to gnuplot to put only, for example, 20 symbols spread along
> the curve, and keep a curve  following the 500 data points

It's possible, but not terribly straightforward.  You have to plot your 
data twice.  Once 'with points every 25', then again 'with lines'.  You 
may even have to add an invisible pseudo-dataset 'with linespoints' to 
get the right key entry.