Re: Meaning of trange in parametric plots

[Hans-Bernhard B. <HBB...@t-...>]

On 06.03.2013 22:27, Dima Kogan wrote:

> I'm observing that trange settings are ignored when making parametric
> plots from data files.

They can't be, because there is nu such thing as a parametric plot from 
a data file.  Parametric mode is a property of function plots.

>   plot 'dat'
>
> with 'dat' containing
>
>   0 0
>   1 1
>   2 4
>   3 9
>   4 16
>   5 25

That file has two columns: one full of 'x' values, the other full of 'y' 
values.  What on earth would the t range have to do with plotting it?

> Here I see all the points being plotted, not limited at t=3, as I
> expected.

Your expectation is at odds with the meaning of the commands you're using.