epslatex terminal canvas size changed with "set size"

[Miguel R. R. <mru...@gm...>]

Hi all,
  I'm using epslatex terminal, and as far as I know the way to change the
canvas size is using "set term epslatex size 10cm,10cm", for example.
  This command works, but when I want to modify the size of the plot inside,
if I use "set size 0.8,0.8", for example, the canvas size is also changed,
so that I end up with a pdf file of 8x8 cm. Is this the expected behavior?
How do I change the plot size without changing the canvas size.

The batch file for gnuplot I use is:

set term epslatex standalone size 10cm,10cm
set size 0.8,0.8
set output "test2.tex"
f(x) = sin(x)
plot f(x)
set output

Later on, I run epstopdf on test2-inc.eps and compile all with pdflatex

I'm using gnuplot 4.2.5 as distribuited with Octave and pdfTeXk, Version
3.1415926-1.40.9 (Web2C 7.5.7), both running on Mac OS X 10.5.7

Thanks!

Miguel