Re: Version 5.2 release candidate -rc3

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

On Saturday, 05 August 2017 00:24:37 Petr Mikulik wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> The title should not be visible by default, it must stay inside for maps,
> otherwise we break compatibility (there would be an unwanted text in maps 
> produced by new gnuplot).
> 
> I think that in 5.2
>      if ("key_fixed") ...
> should be changed to
>      if ("key_fixed" AND !splot_map) ...

Yes, you are right.

> Is such a fix possible?

Sure. I think it is only one place.

	Ethan