Re: [Gnuplot-info] Multiple sources on a common X axis

[theozh <th...@gm...>]

well, certainly almost all the information you need is somewhere in
documentation, manual and demos.

However, as a beginner, if you stumble across the command "multiplot"
you may believe that this could do the job, although for most cases
"plot" is sufficient.


When I started with gnuplot I was missing comprehensive tutorials (let
me know if I missed one).
A tutorial is not the same as a manual.
Although, there are a lot of introductory tutorials around, most of them
were too basic and soon not sufficient or satisfying anymore. If you
have reached a certain level, you mostly get along with the manual.

More explicit, I missed e.g.
- an overview plot illustrating and explaining the nomenclature of the
axis, labels, tics, coordinates, margins; as well as names and concepts
e.g. for frame, border, margin, canvas, etc. If you do not now how an
object, setting or parameter is named, it is difficult to search for it.
- many tips and tricks... and "how to's"... (which of course is the
intention of the demos).
- updated tips and tricks based on the questions which are asked and
answered e.g. in this newsgroup
- known limits and difficulties what can be done with gnuplot and what
not (and workarounds if there is one).

It took me quite some time to figure out a few things. This might keep
some people away from using gnuplot.

I am wondering whether it is generally possible to write a tutorial
which makes it unnecessary to search the web or to ask (FA)Qs in forums
or newsgroups. Assuming of course that people are reading and following
the tutorial ;-).
This might be a task to linguists to funnel and direct all possible
terms and questions to the right information and instruction in the
tutorial/manual.

I can imagine that is a lot of work to compile the manual. Thanks to all
who have been involved! A comprehensive and understandable step by step
tutorial might be a project on its own.