Re: [Gnuplot-info] Re: Colored Rectangles in gnuplot

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Tom Bucelot wrote:
> Thanks for the quick reply but I don’t think boxes will do the trick for me.  
> I need to place my rectangles at arbitrary positions in the plot, not all 
> touching the X axis. I also need to change the fill color on the fly. I can 
> generate the rectangles that I want with  boxcxyerrorbars  but I don’t seem to 
> be able to change the fill color on the fly. Is there a way to specify the 
> fill color on the same data line that I specify the rectangle?  I really 
> appreciate any help.

boxxyerrorbars is supposed to be fillable, too, including all the 
fillstyle options.  The colour of the fill will be controlled by the 
linetype, as usual in gnuplot up to 4.0.  If you need more control, get 
the 4.1 development version, or wait for the next release.