Re: [Gnuplot-info] multi-column key displays

[<da...@la...>]

On Fri, 31 Dec 2010, Hans-Bernhard Br?ker wrote:

> On 31.12.2010 00:42, da...@la... wrote:
>> I have a graph that has many items in the key. Is there some way to have
>> the key split into multiple columns so that it can take more horizontal
>> space rather than vertical space?
>> 
>> I'm currently putting the key on the right margin, but some of the values
>> are fairly long, which squashes the graph to the left of the page. I would
>> love to put this in the bottom margin, but unless the key can be put into
>> 3-4 columns, I have a similar problem that it will squash the graph to the
>> top of the page.
>
> 'set key below' already does that.  You could, of course, just use shorter 
> keys instead ;-)

thanks, that is what I was looking for. I didn't find it in the 'gnuplot 
in action' or in the manual. it may be worth calling out explicitly for 
the next update.

David Lang