Re: Version 5.2 release candidate -rc3

[sfeam <sf...@us...>]

On Friday, 04 August 2017 17:12:47 Petr Mikulik wrote:
> > Source tarball for -rc3 in now in the "Release Candidates" folder on SourceForge.
> 
> When testing the obsolete pm3d contrib awk scripts on my demo data, I have 
> found a bug in 5.2 vs 5.0 and 4.*. Try this:
> 
> set pm3d map; splot x*x-y*y
> 
> In 5.2, the key "x*x-y*y" is shown above the map.
> In 4.* and 5.0, the key "x*x-y*y" is not shown (actually, it is drawn
> below the plot).
> The key makes no sense for the plot (there is no colour line there), so it is 
> recommended to hide the key.
> 
> The problem is due to:
> current:
>      key is ON, position: top right vertical fixed
> 5.2:
>      key is ON, position: top right vertical inside
> 
> Note that the key positioning is bad (overlaped with plot) also
> for the use of the contour map:
>      set view map; set contour; splot x*x-y*y
> so that "key fixed" does not help.
> 
> 
> I think the "inside" should mean "inside" for "plot" as well
> as for "splot map". Otherwise "mapped splots" are not compatible
> with current gnuplot neither with
>      plot '3d.dat' with image
> 
> 
> Is it possible to fix the meaning of the new "fixed" keyword?

I do not know where such a title should be placed by default, but
for both 5.0 and 5.2
    set key inside opaque box 
will display the key embedded in the pm3d or contour surface.

	Ethan