[Gnuplot-info] Re: 3D - histograms

[Noel F. <noe...@me...>]

Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:
> Noel-Monash wrote:
> 
>> There are two major series, each with three sub-series. If I plot each 
>> major series individually as a histogram it would look something like 
>> this:
>>
>> 8 | #
>> 7 | #
>> 6 | #
>> 5 | #
>> 4 | #                 &
>> 3 | # * &         #   &
>> 2 | # * &    *    #   &
>> 1 |_#_*_&__#_*_&__#_*_&_
>>            1            2            3                          Lengths
>> The y-axis is the 'number of occurrences' at that length.
> 
> 
> This part could be done easily using plot 'with boxes, a fixed boxwidth, 
> and x positions a bit shifted as needed:
> 
>     set boxwidth 0.25
>     plot 'file' u 1:($3-0.25) w boxes, \
>          '' u 1:($4) w boxes, \
>          '' u 1:($5+0.25) w boxes
Thanks, for the info.
> 
> Unfortunately, boxes is not a supported plot style in 3D displays.  You 
> could still apply the above technique and display the two major series
> split a bit, but without the actual 3D effect.
Are there plans for this feature in the future?

Cheers
Noel