From f69ab2f5dd4aa04ea031753f0de6ddf7c913146b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: fpi
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 18:54:49 +0100
Subject: Add settings for printable A4 plots

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 gnuplot.org | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnuplot.org b/gnuplot.org
index b1d7e42..782ae5d 100644
--- a/gnuplot.org
+++ b/gnuplot.org
@@ -85,6 +85,18 @@ gbt(col)=sprintf("set tics nomirror; set border 3 back lc '%s'; set grid back lw
 gbt="set tics nomirror; set border 3 back lc 'gray50'; set grid back lw 1 lc 'gray50'"
 @gbt
 #+end_src
+* A4 plots
+See [[https://milianw.de/blog/how-to-generate-proper-din-a4-sized-plots-with-gnuplot.html][How to generate proper DIN A4 sized plots with Gnuplot - Milian Wolff]].
+
+#+begin_src gnuplot
+a4="set size ratio 0.71; set terminal postscript enhanced landscape;"
+#+end_src
+Also set output to a =.ps= file. After that:
+#+begin_src bash :eval never
+ps2ps -sPAGESIZE=a4 yourfilename.ps new_dina4_file.ps
+#+end_src
+To finish either use something like =ps2pdf= or view the =.ps= file with =ghostview=.
+
 * Interactive Label Placement
 [[http://www.gnuplotting.org/interactive-label-placing/][Source]]. I adapted the =label_loop= function to newer gnuplot syntax &
 added functionality for multiple arguments. The function call to
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