Re: clunky fn plots

[<pl...@pi...>]

On 10/11/11 22:51, Allin Cottrell wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Oct 2011, pl...@pi... wrote:
>
>> On 10/11/11 20:25, Juhász Péter wrote:
>>> By the way, an answer to your original question would be
>>>
>>> plot "datafile" using 1:2, "" using 1:(f($1))
>>>
>>> which would evaluate your function at exactly the same points as the
>>> datafile.
>>
>> Ah , thank you very much. That , to me would seem to be a logical
>> default if the fn is in that same command as the data.
>
> I disagree strongly; this would be a crazy default. It is not unusual to
> wish to plot the combination of some data points and a function, where
> there are relatively few data points yet one wants the function drawn
> smoothly.
>
> Allin Cottrell

yes, you are right of course. I'm making the classic mistake of thinking 
what I'm doing is somehow "typical".

I think the key point is to make 'set sample' more discoverable.

regards.