[Gnuplot-info] scale down a single plot relative to the size of 'canvas'

[baalkikhaal <col...@gm...>]

hello,
as per 4.2 doc 
set term 5#5terminal_type6#6 size 5#5XX6#6, 5#5YY6#6 controls the size of
the output file, or canvas
set size 5#5XX6#6, 5#5YY6#6 scales the plot itself relative to the size of
the canvas
set terminal postscript {size <XX>{unit},<YY>{unit}}
The default size for postscript output is 10 inches x 7 inches.

so i did

set terminal postscript size 10.0,10.0 mono 
set size 0.5,0.5
set output "plot1.ps"
#set multiplot
#set size 0.5 ,0.5
plot "plotable.dat" using 1:2 title "bu" wi li 
#unset multiplot

to plot in one fourth area of the graph, but instead 'canvas' is decreased
to 0.5,0.5 but instead on doing


set terminal postscript size 10.0,10.0 mono 
#set size 0.5,0.5
set output "plot1.ps"
set multiplot
set size 0.5 ,0.5
plot "plotable.dat" using 1:2 title "bu" wi li 
unset multiplot

gnuplot works as desired. 
my question is it necessary to be in multiplot mode when dealing with
scaling or am i missing the concept of 'canvas'?

sincerely,
sreekar guddeti
India
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