Re: [Gnuplot-info] Latex Escape in Data Files

[Thomas S. <t.s...@fz...>]

Damian Philipp <damian.philipp <at> gmx.net> writes:

> 
> 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

"Paket verz\134\042ogert"
should work