gnuplot manual misprint (no.16)

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shige 03/18 2005
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In gnuplot.doc of current CVS version

 C RCS $Id: gnuplot.doc,v 1.279 2005/03/09 19:05:34 sfeam Exp $

and in faq.tex of revision 1.16 at

 http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/gnuplot/faq/faq.tex

I found some points that seem to be misprints. I send the unified
diff file for them.

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*** gnuplot.doc.ORG	2005-03-18 20:31:57.000000000 +0900
--- gnuplot.doc	2005-03-18 20:32:34.000000000 +0900
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   the plot.  `set title` is a special case of `set label`.

   Syntax:
!        set title {"<title-text>"} {offset <offset>} {"<font>{,<size>}"}
                   {{textcolor | tc} {lt <line_type> | default}} {{no}enhanced}
         show title

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   the plot.  `set title` is a special case of `set label`.

   Syntax:
!        set title {"<title-text>"} {offset <offset>} {font "<font>{,<size>}"}
                   {{textcolor | tc} {lt <line_type> | default}} {{no}enhanced}
         show title

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----- From here (faq.tex) -----
*** faq.tex.ORG	2005-03-12 12:23:36.000000000 +0900
--- faq.tex	2005-03-18 20:27:11.000000000 +0900
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  is \verb+patch -p0 <newfunctionality.diff+.

  There is repository of contributed patches in the "Patches" section on gnuplot's
! sourceforge site http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/.

  \section{Working with it.}
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  is \verb+patch -p0 <newfunctionality.diff+.

  There is repository of contributed patches in the "Patches" section on gnuplot's
! sourceforge site \http{www.sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/}.

  \section{Working with it.}
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  be further edited by a svg editor, e.g. 
  \textbf{Sodipodi} (\http{sodipodi.sourceforge.net}),
  \textbf{Sketch} (\http{sketch.sourceforge.net}) or
! \textbf{Dia} (\http{http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia}).

  \item PostScript or PDF output can be edited directly by tools such
  as Adobe Illustrator or Acrobat, or can be converted to a variety
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  be further edited by a svg editor, e.g. 
  \textbf{Sodipodi} (\http{sodipodi.sourceforge.net}),
  \textbf{Sketch} (\http{sketch.sourceforge.net}) or
! \textbf{Dia} (\http{www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia}).

  \item PostScript or PDF output can be edited directly by tools such
  as Adobe Illustrator or Acrobat, or can be converted to a variety
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  which adds blank lines to a data file whenever number in the first column
  changes:
  \begin{verbatim}
! /[:blank:]*#/ {next} # ignore comments (lines starting with #)
  NF < 3 {next} # ignore lines which don't have at least 3 columns
  $1 != prev {printf "\n"; prev=$1} # print blank line
  {print} # print the line
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  which adds blank lines to a data file whenever number in the first column
  changes:
  \begin{verbatim}
! /^[[:blank:]]*#/ {next} # ignore comments (lines starting with #)
  NF < 3 {next} # ignore lines which don't have at least 3 columns
  $1 != prev {printf "\n"; prev=$1} # print blank line
  {print} # print the line
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  reset
  # Change single blank lines to double blank lines
  !awk "NF<2{printf\"\n\"}{print}" <contour.dat >contour1.dat
! plot 'contour1.dat' with line -1
  \end{verbatim}
  See also the following question "How to overlay contour plot over pm3d map/surface".

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  reset
  # Change single blank lines to double blank lines
  !awk "NF<2{printf\"\n\"}{print}" <contour.dat >contour1.dat
! splot 'contour1.dat' with line -1
  \end{verbatim}
  See also the following question "How to overlay contour plot over pm3d map/surface".

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  \texttt{splot ... with pm3d}.

  In the above example, pm3d displays triangles as independent surfaces.
! They are plotted one surface after another as found in the data file.
  Parts overlapping in 2D projection are overdrawn.

  Gnuplot is not 3D modeling program. Its hidden routines apply for points and
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  \texttt{splot ... with pm3d}.

  In the above example, pm3d displays triangles as independent surfaces.
! They are plotted one surface after another is found in the data file.
  Parts overlapping in 2D projection are overdrawn.

  Gnuplot is not 3D modeling program. Its hidden routines apply for points and
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  happy writing a convertor of your facets into a VRML file.

! \subsection{Palette for printing my color map on color as well as blank\&white
  printer?}

  I think it is this one, for example: \texttt{set palette rgbformulae -25,-24,-32}.
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  happy writing a convertor of your facets into a VRML file.

! \subsection{Palette for printing my color map on color as well as black\&white
  printer?}

  I think it is this one, for example: \texttt{set palette rgbformulae -25,-24,-32}.
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  (\http{www.octave.org}), uses this method. This also works from a cgi script to
  drive \gnuplot{} from a forms-based web page.

! John Campbell \mailto{jd...@na...} modified a much earlier
  version of \gnuplot{} (3.5) to be a library of C subroutines callable 
  from a C program.  Gnuplot itself has changed radically since then,
  and we are not aware of any plans to create a similar library based on
--- 1089,1095 ----
  (\http{www.octave.org}), uses this method. This also works from a cgi script to
  drive \gnuplot{} from a forms-based web page.

! John Campbell (\mailto{jd...@na...}) modified a much earlier
  version of \gnuplot{} (3.5) to be a library of C subroutines callable 
  from a C program.  Gnuplot itself has changed radically since then,
  and we are not aware of any plans to create a similar library based on
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  If your gnuplot is running as the plotting engine of Octave under X11, then
  please put \texttt{gset mouse} into your \texttt{\$HOME/.octaverc}. According to
! gnuplot's \texttt{help x11}, gnuplot under x11 running through a pipe needs
  \texttt{set mouse} to be executed before launching the x11 plot window.

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  If your gnuplot is running as the plotting engine of Octave under X11, then
  please put \texttt{gset mouse} into your \texttt{\$HOME/.octaverc}. According to
! gnuplot's \texttt{help x11\_mouse}, gnuplot under x11 running through a pipe needs 
  \texttt{set mouse} to be executed before launching the x11 plot window.

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  \subsection{Open questions for inclusion into the FAQ?}

! \mailto{gnu...@li...}.

  Please submit your questions (along with the answer) to 
  \mailto{gnu...@li...}.
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  \subsection{Open questions for inclusion into the FAQ?}

! % \mailto{gnu...@li...}.

  Please submit your questions (along with the answer) to 
  \mailto{gnu...@li...}.
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