[Gnuplot-info] Latex Escape in Data Files

[Damian P. <dam...@gm...>]

Hello Gnuplot-Gurus,

I generating graphs using the epslatex terminal. I have to use german umlaute in the labels and legend.

I managed to get umlaute working when I put them into the plot file: '\\\"a' in the plot file will give me a '\"a' in the tex file and an 'ä' in the document.

Now however I need to use umlaute in the data file as well. I'm using "t col" in my plot command to extract the key for the graph from the data file. In the datafile I'm using labels with spaces, so I enclosed them with "".

Example:

I want in the .tex: Paket verz\"ogert
I put in the data: "Paket verz\\\"ogert"
I get in the .tex: Paket verz\

How can I properly escape the " in the data file?

Regards,
Damian Philipp