Re: Meaning of trange in parametric plots

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

On 06.03.2013 22:52, Dima Kogan wrote:
> Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBB...@t-...> writes:

>> 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.

> Hmmm. You're right; this doesn't make sense. In that case, should
> gnuplot be plotting anything at all? Would it be more appropriate for it
> to simply emit and error message and refuse to plot anything?

What on earth should it do _that_ for?  There's nothing wrong there. 
Having parametric mode and trange set while you doing a pure data plot 
is just _irrelevant_, but not wrong.