RE: nice plots, but how can i print

[stefano]

On 04-Jun-98 Daniel Heiserer wrote:
> Hi,
> as far as I have seen I can make nice plots with octave/gnuplot with
> matlab-syntax.
> But now I miss functionality to print this picture into a ps-file.
> In matlab it works like this:
> ">> print nice_picture -depsc" 
> with some options (-depsc|......|.....).
> How does it work in octave? Or is this functionality not supported yet?
> 

You have the gnuplot options available via "gset (options)".
In this case you can tell gnuplot to print to a ps file (just one of the many
available formats: type "gset term" in octave or "set term" in gnulpot for
info). You also have to tell the filename, which is done via "gset output". So:

> gset term postscript
> gset output "mypsfigure.ps"
> gplot mydata

Note that you can pass other options as fontssize etc, look at the gnulpot
online help.
If you need to post-edit your figure, I suggest saving to fig format:

> gset term fig
> gset output "mypsfigure.fig"
> gplot mydata

and then use the excellent Xfig to add arrows, labels, curves, filled patterns
and whatever.

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