Re: plot ...007

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> Not exactly a bug --- just an unusually surprising feature.
> Essentially, the parser at least accepts:
>
> 1) `.' all on its own as a valid number, equal to 0.0
> 2) tokens without whitespace between them
> 3) keyword-less linetype and pointtype options, for compatibility with
>   pre-3.7 gnuplot
>
> Feature 3) could be removed --- it's never been documented, I think,
> and is obsolete.

You mean "plot x with lp 2 3"? Well, I think this abbreviation is still used.

> Feature 2) is actively being used by people --- you sometimes do see
> example commands like
>
> 	plot 'file'u1:2:3

This makes error, correct is
 	plot 'file'u 1:2:3


I propose that saying "." instead of "0." or ".0" should be an error.
I don't think this abbreviation is supported by any programming language.
This would solve the problem with "plot ..."

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