From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2009-04-10T03:25:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Gnuplot zooming and grids

Rob Redmon wrote:
> I have the basic Ruby gnuplot interface working.  I don't seem to get
> the zooming feature I'm used to when using gnuplot>.  Thus 2 questions:
> 1) How to provide the usual zooming feature when using gnuplot through
> ruby?
> 2) How to add grid lines?
> 3) Is there any good example documentation for someone with more ruby
> experience than gnuplot experience?  I've already been here:
> http://rgplot.rubyforge.org/
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Rob

It's tricky. See if this helps you...

http://redshift.sourceforge.net/sci/

Docs are not useful, but see the examples dir for plotting. It does 
permit both mouse interaction and persistent windows (which no other 
approach does, AFAIK).

More discussion at:

http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/293549
http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/158769

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