gnuplot 4.0 labels with boxes?

[Egan Ford]

Is it possible to put a box around a label? A solid box?

gnuplot 4.0.

Thanks.

[Ethan Merritt]

Post by Egan Ford
Is it possible to put a box around a label? A solid box?
gnuplot 4.0.

Not easily.
In 4.2, however, see

http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_4.2/rectangle.html

[Egan Ford]

Post by Ethan Merritt
http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_4.2/rectangle.html

Thanks I will give it a try. What to you recommend for a borderless
box? I just want the fill.

[Egan Ford]

Post by Egan Ford

Post by Ethan Merritt
http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_4.2/rectangle.html

Thanks I will give it a try. What to you recommend for a borderless
box? I just want the fill.

Nevermind.

[Egan Ford]

Post by Ethan Merritt

Post by Egan Ford
Is it possible to put a box around a label? A solid box?
gnuplot 4.0.

Not easily.
In 4.2, however, see
http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_4.2/rectangle.html

Could we also get left and right justified options? at = centered
with rect, and at = left with label.

Thanks.

[Ethan Merritt]

Post by Egan Ford

Post by Ethan Merritt

Post by Egan Ford
Is it possible to put a box around a label? A solid box?

In 4.2, however, see
http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_4.2/rectangle.html

Could we also get left and right justified options? at = centered
with rect, and at = left with label.

Not sure exactly what you mean by that. The "set obj <tag> rectangle"
command in 4.2 accepts either
center <center> size <width> <height>
or
from <left-lower-position> to <right-upper-position>

The former should match placement of centered label text, and
the latter should match placement of left- or right- justified label text.

Is that what you were asking?

[Egan Ford]

Post by Ethan Merritt

Post by Egan Ford

Post by Ethan Merritt

Post by Egan Ford
Is it possible to put a box around a label? A solid box?

In 4.2, however, see
http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_4.2/rectangle.html

Could we also get left and right justified options? at = centered
with rect, and at = left with label.

Not sure exactly what you mean by that. The "set obj <tag> rectangle"
command in 4.2 accepts either
center <center> size <width> <height>
or
from <left-lower-position> to <right-upper-position>
The former should match placement of centered label text, and
the latter should match placement of left- or right- justified label text.
Is that what you were asking?

I guess my problem with from/to is getting the size of the label. I
have been unable to use size char with from/to.

[Ethan Merritt]

Post by Egan Ford

Post by Ethan Merritt

Post by Egan Ford
Could we also get left and right justified options? at = centered
with rect, and at = left with label.

Not sure exactly what you mean by that. The "set obj <tag> rectangle"
command in 4.2 accepts either
center <center> size <width> <height>
or
from <left-lower-position> to <right-upper-position>
The former should match placement of centered label text, and
the latter should match placement of left- or right- justified label text.
Is that what you were asking?

I guess my problem with from/to is getting the size of the label. I
have been unable to use size char with from/to.

Ah, I see. You want to use the form

from <left-lower-corner> rto char strlen(label), char 1

but it doesn't allow you to mix the two forms of coordinates.
Seems like a reasonable feature request.