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gnuplot manual misprint (no.36)
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From: Shigeharu T. <sh...@ie...> - 2011-11-10 06:25:04
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shige 11/10 2011 ---------------- In docs/gnuplot.doc of current CVS version C RCS $Id: gnuplot.doc,v 1.699 2011/11/09 19:01:19 markisch Exp $ and in some terminal helps I found the following points which may be typo: ----- From here ----- diff -u docs/gnuplot.doc.ORG docs/gnuplot.doc --- docs/gnuplot.doc.ORG 2011-11-10 08:33:17.000000000 +0900 +++ docs/gnuplot.doc 2011-11-10 14:52:28.000000000 +0900 @@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ The `cairolatex` terminal uses the cairo backend of the `pdfcairo` or `epscairo` terminal to produce graphs for inclusion in LaTeX documents. It - creates png or eps graphics but transfers texts to LaTeX in the same way as + creates pdf or eps graphics but transfers texts to LaTeX in the same way as the `epslatex` terminal. The `windows` terminal driver has been largely revised. It now suports @@ -10219,7 +10219,7 @@ Automatic gamma correction via `set palette gamma <gamma>` can be done for gray maps (`set palette gray`) and for the `cubehelix` color palette schemes. - Gamma = 1 produces a linear ramp of intensity. See `test palette`. + Gamma = 1 produces a linear map of intensity. See `test palette`. Many terminals support only discrete number of colors (e.g. 256 colors in gif). After the default gnuplot linetype colors are allocated, the rest of the diff -u term/be.trm.ORG term/be.trm --- term/be.trm.ORG 2011-08-03 09:41:54.000000000 +0900 +++ term/be.trm 2011-11-10 14:55:29.000000000 +0900 @@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ "?be", "?BE", " The `be` terminal type is present if gnuplot is built for the `beos`", -" operating system. for use with X servers. It is selected at program", +" operating system and for use with X servers. It is selected at program", " startup if the `DISPLAY` environment variable is set, if the `TERM`", " environment variable is set to `xterm`, or if the `-display` command", " line option is used.", diff -u term/cairo.trm.ORG term/cairo.trm --- term/cairo.trm.ORG 2011-11-08 08:25:31.000000000 +0900 +++ term/cairo.trm 2011-11-10 15:04:45.000000000 +0900 @@ -1401,22 +1401,22 @@ " LaTeX can typeset as an LR-box. \\rule{}{}'s may help for best positioning.", " See also the documentation for the `pslatex` terminal driver.", " To create multiline labels, use \\shortstack, for example", -" set ylabel '[r]{\\shortstack{first line \\\\ second line}}' ", +" set ylabel '[r]{\\shortstack{first line \\\\ second line}}'", "", " The `back` option of `set label` commands is handled slightly different", " than in other terminals. Labels using 'back' are printed behind all other", -" elements of the plot while labels using 'front' are printed above ", +" elements of the plot while labels using 'front' are printed above", " everything else.", "", " The driver produces two different files, one for the eps or pdf part of the", " figure and one for the LaTeX part. The name of the LaTeX file is taken from", " the `set output` command. The name of the eps/pdf file is derived by", -" replacing the file extension (normally `.tex`) with `.eps` or `.pdf` instead.", +" replacing the file extension (normally '.tex') with '.eps' or '.pdf' instead.", " There is no LaTeX output if no output file is given! Remember to close the", " `output file` before next plot unless in `multiplot` mode.", "", " In your LaTeX documents use '\\input{filename}' to include the figure.", -" The `.eps` or `.pdf` file is included by the command \\includegraphics{...},", +" The '.eps' or '.pdf' file is included by the command \\includegraphics{...},", " so you must also include \\usepackage{graphicx} in the LaTeX preamble. If", " you want to use coloured text (option `colourtext`) you also have to include", " \\usepackage{color} in the LaTeX preamble.", @@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ " LaTeX font name. It contains up to three parts, separated by a comma:", " 'fontname,fontseries,fontshape'. If the default fontshape or fontseries", " are requested, they can be omitted. Thus, the real syntax for the fontname", -" is '[fontname][,fontseries][,fontshape]'. The naming convention for all", +" is '{<fontname>}{,{<fontseries>}{,<fontshape>}}'. The naming convention for all", " parts is given by the LaTeX font scheme. The fontname is 3 to 4 characters", " long and is built as follows: One character for the font vendor, two", " characters for the name of the font, and optionally one additional", @@ -1486,14 +1486,14 @@ " the math fonts you have to use the \"gnuplot.cfg\" file or the `header`", " option, described below.", "", -" In standalone mode, the font size is taken from the given font size in the", +" In `standalone` mode, the font size is taken from the given font size in the", " `set terminal` command. To be able to use a specified font size, a file", " \"size<size>.clo\" has to reside in the LaTeX search path. By default,", " 10pt, 11pt, and 12pt are supported. If the package \"extsizes\" is", " installed, 8pt, 9pt, 14pt, 17pt, and 20pt are added.", "", " The `header` option takes a string as argument. This string is written", -" into the generated LaTeX file. If using the `standalone` mode, it is ", +" into the generated LaTeX file. If using the `standalone` mode, it is", " written into the preamble, directly before the \\begin{document} command.", " In the `input` mode, it is placed directly after the \\begingroup command", " to ensure that all settings are local to the plot.", diff -u term/context.trm.ORG term/context.trm --- term/context.trm.ORG 2011-11-08 08:25:31.000000000 +0900 +++ term/context.trm 2011-11-10 15:08:41.000000000 +0900 @@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ " or to read the manual of the gnuplot module for ConTeXt.", "", " The `context` terminal supports the following options:", -" ", +"", " Syntax:", " set term context {default}", " {defaultsize | size <scale> |", @@ -2002,13 +2002,13 @@ " In non-standalone (`input`) graphic only parameters `size` to select graphic", " size, `fontscale` to scale all the labels for a factor <fontscale>", " and font size, make sense, the rest is silently", -" ignored and should be configured in the .tex file which inputs the graphic." +" ignored and should be configured in the .tex file which inputs the graphic.", " It's highly recommended to set the proper fontsize if document font differs from", " 12pt, so that gnuplot will know how much space to reserve for labels.", "", " `default` resets all the options to their default values.", "", -" `defaultsize` sets the plot size to 5in,3in.\n", +" `defaultsize` sets the plot size to 5in,3in.", " `size` <scale> sets the plot size to <scale> times <default value>.", " If two arguments are given (separated with ','), the first one sets", " the horizontal size and the second one the vertical size.", @@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ " value), with inches ('in') or centimeters ('cm').", "", " `input` (default) creates a graphic that can be included into another ConTeXt", -" document.\n", +" document.", " `standalone` adds some lines, so that the document might be compiled as-is.", " You might also want to add `header` in that case.", "", @@ -2038,11 +2038,11 @@ " (Some general support for this should be added to Gnuplot, so that the same options", " could be set for each line (style) separately).", "", -" `dashed` (default) uses different dash patterns for different line types," +" `dashed` (default) uses different dash patterns for different line types,", " `solid` draws all plots with solid lines.", "", " `dashlength` or `dl` scales the length of the dashed-line segments by <dl>.", -" `linewidth` or `lw` scales all linewidths by <lw>." +" `linewidth` or `lw` scales all linewidths by <lw>.", " (lw 1 stands for 0.5bp, which is the default line width when drawing with Metapost.)", " `fontscale` scales text labels for factor <fontscale> relative to default document font.", "", @@ -2054,26 +2054,26 @@ "", " `inlineimages` writes binary images to a string and only works in ConTeXt MKIV.", " `externalimages` writes PNG files to disk and also works with ConTeXt MKII.", -" Gnuplot needs to have support for PNG images built in for this to work." +" Gnuplot needs to have support for PNG images built in for this to work.", "", " With `font` you can set font name and size in standalone graphics.", " In non-standalone (`input`) mode only the font size is important", " to reserve enough space for text labels.", -" The command" +" The command", " set term context font \"myfont,ss,10\"", " will result in", " \\setupbodyfont[myfont,ss,10pt]", " If you additionaly set `fontscale` to 0.8 for example,", " then the resulting font will be 8pt big and", " set label ... font \"myfont,12\"", -" will come out as 9.6pt.\n", +" will come out as 9.6pt.", " It is your own responsibility to provide proper typescripts (and header),", -" otherwise switching the font will have no effect.\n", +" otherwise switching the font will have no effect.", " For a standard font in ConTeXt MKII (pdfTeX) you could use:", " set terminal context standalone header '\\usetypescript[iwona][ec]' \\", " font \"iwona,ss,11\"", " Please take a look into ConTeXt documentation, wiki or mailing list (archives)", -" for any up-to-date information about font usage." +" for any up-to-date information about font usage.", "", " Examples:", " set terminal context size 10cm, 5cm # 10cm, 5cm", diff -u term/win.trm.ORG term/win.trm --- term/win.trm.ORG 2011-10-06 09:37:14.000000000 +0900 +++ term/win.trm 2011-11-10 15:10:59.000000000 +0900 @@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ " gnuplot's interactive command line is accessible after the -persist option.", "", " The plot window remains open when the gnuplot terminal is changed with a", -" `set term` command. The plot window can be closed with `set term windows close`", +" `set term` command. The plot window can be closed with `set term windows close`.", "", " `gnuplot` supports different methods to create printed output on Windows,", " see `windows printing`. The windows terminal supports data exchange with ", ----- To here ----- +========================================================+ Shigeharu TAKENO NIigata Institute of Technology kashiwazaki,Niigata 945-1195 JAPAN sh...@ie... TEL(&FAX): +81-257-22-8161 +========================================================+ |
