Re: Gnuplot version 5 release candidate

[Christoph B. <us...@be...>]

Thanks for the RC!

Zitat von sfeam <sf...@us...>:
>
> If you have any last minute issues/requests/additions
> please send them by the end of the week.  If you have
> suggestions where to send announcements, send those too.

What happend to the `dashed` option of e.g. the cairo terminals? I  
don't see, how currently the default linetypes can be switched between  
dashed and solid-only. That would be like the `color` and `monochrome`  
options of the terminals. You can change the *default* linetypes to be  
dashed or only solid, but you could in any case use `dashtype` to use  
dashed lines even if the terminal option is set to `solid`.

Second, I would like to see a 'linetype variable' which, opposed to  
`lc var`, changes all line properties: linecolor, dashtype and  
pointtype. But that could also be added later.


> CHANGES
> =======
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Here is missing, that `set style increment user` was removed.


I think, we should also organize a section on the homepage with  
'Migrating to 5.0', which contains simple examples showing how to  
change and adapt old scripts.


Christoph