TEX and the Gnuplot Plotting Program

ALT X and the Gnuplot Plotting ProgramE
David Kotz
Principal author of this tutorial for gnuplot 3.0, July 3, 1991
current gnuplot team
Updates of this tutorial for gnuplot 4.0, March 2004
Updates of this tutorial for gnuplot 4.2, August 2006
Contents
1 Introduction and History 1
A2 Using gnuplot for LT X: a Tutorial 1E
A2.1 Summary — Use with LT X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6E
3 Use with EEPIC 8
4 For Former GnuT X Users 8E
A5 What is new for T X and LT X terminals in gnuplot 4.0 8E E
6 Sample of epslatex terminal driver 8
7 Contact for help 9AGnuplot LT X Tutorial Version 4.2 1E
1 Introduction and History
Gnuplot was originally developed by Colin Kelley and Thomas Williams in 1986 to plot functions and data
files on a variety of terminals. In 1988 and 1989 I created an alternate version, known as GnuT X, thatE
Asupported a new “terminal type” called latex, so gnuplot would output LT X code. The plot could then beE
Aincluded in a LT X document. I added a number of embellishments, supported only by the latex terminal,E
allowing the user to produce publication-quality plots.
In late 1989 and early 1990 GnuT X and a number of other gnuplot variants were merged together into aE
Anewreleaseofgnuplot, 2.0. Thisincludes, among manyotherimprovements, a LT XdriverderivedfromtheE
one in GnuT X. Former GnuT X users are referred to Section 4 for information about adapting to gnuplot.E E
AAnyone interested in using gnuplot with LT X ...