Re: gnuplot and dashed lines

[Ben Abbott]

On Dec 21, 2012, at 5:22 AM, Daniel J Sebald wrote:

> On 12/21/2012 12:39 AM, Daniel J Sebald wrote:
>> On 12/20/2012 09:02 PM, Daniel J Sebald wrote:
>>> On 12/20/2012 08:51 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>>> 
>> [snip]
>>>> Also, I looked at the "test" plots for x11. I don't see any dashed
>>>> lines there.
>>> 
>>> I sent the list a note and I've isolated the dates for which the X11
>>> terminal test is failing.
>>> 
>>> Dan
>> 
>> I've figured out how to activate the X11 dashed lines, which I'll
>> explain. How to set this up for users when they install could be
>> challenging.
>> 
>> gnuplot utilizes the standard X11 defined settings interface. This is
>> explained in gnuplot under
>> 
>> gnuplot> help set term x11 line_resources
>> 
>> Basically, one puts the definitions for the dash patterns inside a local
>> .Xdefaults file. For example
>> 
>> ! gnuplot settings
>> gnuplot*dashed: on
>> gnuplot*borderDashes: 0
>> gnuplot*axisDashes: 16
>> gnuplot*line1Dashes: 0
>> gnuplot*line2Dashes: 42
>> gnuplot*line3Dashes: 13
>> gnuplot*line4Dashes: 44
>> gnuplot*line5Dashes: 15
>> gnuplot*line6Dashes: 4441
>> gnuplot*line7Dashes: 42
>> gnuplot*line8Dashes: 13
>> 
>> and then at the shell command line type
>> 
>> shell> xrdb -merge .Xdefaults
>> 
>> I've put the above command in my shell script resource file. (Try xrdb
>> -query if you run into problems.)
> 
> One doesn't even have to do that much.  On my system .Xresources is the file 
> name, not .Xdefaults, and no xrdb command is needed.  The .Xresources file is 
> queried every time a new session is started (log out, log back in).
> 
> Dan

I assume that the filename passed to xrdb can be anything?  If so, I'll use 
that with the Octave application bundle I'm working on.

Ben