Re: [Gnuplot-info] Can I use symbolic names for linetypes?

[Dave H. <da...@ho...>]

On Wed, 22 Oct 2014, Dave Horsfall wrote:

> Being a human and not a computer, I like to use names instead of 
> numbers, so is there a way to attach a name to a line style?  I can't 
> seem to see one.

I found it when looking for something else (the definition of 
"serendipity", I think).  For the archives, it's e.g.:

    set macros
    style1 = "lines lt 4 lw 2"
    style2 = "points lt 3 pt 5 ps 2"
    range1 = "using 1:3"
    range2 = "using 1:5"
    plot "foo" @range1 with @style1, "bar" @range2 with @style2

(right out of "help macros", as it happens).

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