Re: New patch allows 2d plots to use PM3D palette colors - please test

[Daniel J S. <dan...@ie...>]

Petr Mikulik wrote:

>>I have just uploaded to SourceForge a new patchset #1072284 that allows all
>>plot elements, 2D or 3D, to use PM3D palette coloring options.
>>Please have a look at it.
>>
>>Output from a demo script is here:
>>    http://www.bmsc.washington.edu/people/merritt/gnuplot/demo/palette_2D.html
>>    
>>
>
>That's nice!
>  
>

That does look rather slick.

I've been wondering about plot background colors, too.  I often see 
plots with slightly off-white backgrounds.  There is the X11 background 
color, but nothing for controlling background color for, say, png or 
PostScript.  I know it has little to do with the "scientific" leanings 
of gnuplot.  It would require something like "set background" (whole 
area including axes and labels), "set plotground" (area only inside the 
axes).  This might then require some color such as "none" or "clear", 
which have obvious meanings in terminals like PostScript.

Just a thought.

Dan