Re: update x-y ranges?

[Leo B. <leo...@um...>]

On Thu, Nov 28 2024, Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBB...@t-...> wrote:

> Am 28.11.2024 um 21:05 schrieb Leo Butler:
>
>> w filledcurves~a xy=~a,~a lc ~a axis ~a
>> (the ~a are place holder for values, like %s in a printf template).
>> 1. Was this syntax ever supported by gnuplot? If so, what did it do
>> and
>>     how can the same effect be achieved in more recent gnuplots?
>
> I think that would depend on what the very first of those ~a thingies
> expands to.
>
> The documented syntax and the existing demos both suggest the 'xy='
> part to come rather immediately after "filledcurves".  The syntax only
> allows keywords like 'above' or 'below' in that place.  See "help with
> filledcurves" on current git head:
>
>> Syntax for 2D:
>>      plot f(x) with filledcurves [option]
>>      plot DATA using 1:2    with filledcurves [option]
>>      plot DATA using 1:2:3  with filledcurves [option]
>>  where the option can be one of the following
>>      closed
>>      {above|below} x1 x2  y r=<a> xy=<x>,<y>
>>      between

Ahhh, thank you. I did not understand that the 'xy=' clause was an
option for 'filledcurves'.

After looking at the git log more carefully, the error was introduced a
couple years. I have done as you suggested and corrected the error.

Thanks, Hans-Bernhard and Evan, for your help.

Best regards,
Leo