Re: Key layout and exterior X window patches

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

Ethan Merritt wrote:
> I think this is almost ready for inclusion,

OK, one last question; a real specific one.  Basically, do people think there is enough control of key placement for "outside", or should there be slightly more independent control?

That is, in the case of "inside" there are 9 positions for placement, regardless of vertical or horizontal key elements.  On the other hand, in the case of "outside" there are 12 positions for placement.  Have a look at demo plots 3 and 4 of 

http://acer-access.com/~ds...@ac.../gnuplot/key.pdf

You'll see that one can't (without manual placement) have a vertical element key under and to the left or right.  I assumed no one would want to do such a thing because it wastes space.  (The same holds for putting a horizontal element key to the side of a plot.)  But who knows?  Perhaps there is a non-obvious reason to want to do that.

1)  Should there be that flexibility?

2)  If so, what is a good syntax for achieving that?  (Note that this means "vert|horiz" no longer have any influence on placement.)

    a) Order of options?  That is, "outside left top" is
       different from "outside top left"?

    b) Add a third option for {above|below|side}?  Then,
       for example "outside above right" and
       "outside side right top" can pinpoint placement.

    c) A variation on b that might have more obvious
       meaning?

Dan