Re: Can I use the opaque point symbols only in postscript terminal?

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

On Wednesday 04 February 2009 16:19:35 Tatsuro MATSUOKA wrote:
> Hello
> 
> > Perhaps you are using a modified postscript terminal?
> No
> 
>  
> > In the standard postscript terminal pt 70-75 are 
> >  open circle
> >  open square
> >  open up-triangle
> >  open down-triangle
> >  open diamond
> >  open pentagon
> 
> The pt 70 is open but also opauque.  It has line a square edge and inside part of the circle is
> painted with white.

Ah. I am sorry. I understand now.
I tested by printing to a white background, so I missed this subtlety.
I have a demo file somewhere that shows how to do this for all terminals.
I will try to find it and post it tomorrow.

	regards,

		Ethan



> 
> In the ps_symbols.ps, we can find #70-75 are opaque.
> 
> Please see 
> http://www.geocities.jp/tmgpltwin/Files/Files.html
> 
> 0013 sin64.eps.png set term post eps; set out 'sin64.eps; plot sin(x) w p ps 2 pt 64
> 0014 sin70.eps.png set term post eps; set out 'sin64.eps; plot sin(x) w p ps 2 pt 70
> 
> The differece is pt 64 is transparent squqre but pt 70 is not trasparent within the edge.
> Please see points near peaks.  The difference is clear.
> 
> I would like to use symbol black edge with with inside not being transparent like pt 70-75.
> 
> Perhaps such symbols exist in postscript terminal as far as I know.
> 
> Am I correct ?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Tatsuro
> 
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>     
> 
> > The standard postscript terminal has opaque point symbols at
> > pt 5	solid square
> > pt 7	solid circle
> > pt 9	solid up-triangle
> > pt 11	solid down-triangle
> > pt 13	solid diamond
> > pt 15	solid pentagon
> > 
> > > My question is that I can use the opaque point symbols only in postscript terminal.
> > 
> > pt 5 7 9 11 13 are shared by most terminal types, including post, emf, cgm, and png. 
> > 
> > 
> > > When I used the origin, the open symbols were opaque.
> > > I would like to use it in the gnuplot.
> > > 
> > > If the opaque point symbols can be used in only post term, I will use 'pstoedit' and convert
> > to emf
> > > files.
> > > 
> > > Anyway I would like only to confirm my recognition.
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > 
> > > Tatsuro
> > 
> > -- 
> > Ethan A Merritt
> > Biomolecular Structure Center
> > University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7742
> > 
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Ethan A Merritt
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University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7742