# -*- coding: utf-8-unix -*- #+PROPERTY: header-args:gnuplot :tangle tangle/.gnuplot :eval query * Symlink First create a symlink to the desired config location. #+begin_src shell :results silent :tangle tangle/symlink.sh :shebang "#!/bin/bash" ln -siv $(pwd)/tangle/.gnuplot ~/ #+end_src * General Configuration Start off by resetting most settings. #+begin_src gnuplot reset #+end_src Plot data using linepoints and make solid regions transparent. #+begin_src gnuplot set style data lp set style fill transparent solid 0.4 noborder #+end_src Enable macros and make gnuplot interpret =NaN= as missing data. #+begin_src gnuplot set macros set datafile missing NaN #+end_src A macro to easily reset gnuplot and also reload my settings. #+begin_src gnuplot init="load '~/.gnuplot'" before_refresh="" # Commands to eval before each refresh r="@before_refresh;refresh" #+end_src Here is a handy function to define colors with individual rgb integers instead of the hex notation. Example usage: ~plot x w l lc rgb rgb(255,80,0)~. Alternatively gnuplot also supports hsv colors with ~hsv2rgb(h,s,v)~. #+begin_src gnuplot rgb(r,g,b) = 65536 * int(r) + 256 * int(g) + int(b) #+end_src When setting the column using a variable you can not use the shorthand syntax ~$2~. Instead setup a function so I only have to write ~c(i)~ instead of ~column(i)~. #+begin_src gnuplot c(a)=column(a) #+end_src * Mathematical functions A collection of functions that can calculate a running average. #+begin_src gnuplot # running averages samples(x,n) = $0>(n-1) ? n : ($0+1) init(x)=(back1=back2=back3=back4=back5=back6=back7=back8=back9=back10=back11=back12=sum=0) if(init(0)){} # what is the best way to run functions without showing output? avg1(x)=(back1=x,back1) avg2(x)=(back2=back1,(avg1(x)+back2)/samples($0,2)) avg3(x)=(back3=back2,(samples($0,2)*avg2(x)+back3)/samples($0,3)) avg4(x)=(back4=back3,(samples($0,3)*avg3(x)+back4)/samples($0,4)) avg5(x)=(back5=back4,(samples($0,4)*avg4(x)+back5)/samples($0,5)) avg6(x)=(back6=back5,(samples($0,5)*avg5(x)+back6)/samples($0,6)) avg7(x)=(back7=back6,(samples($0,6)*avg6(x)+back7)/samples($0,7)) avg8(x)=(back8=back7,(samples($0,7)*avg7(x)+back8)/samples($0,8)) avg9(x)=(back9=back8,(samples($0,8)*avg8(x)+back9)/samples($0,9)) avg10(x)=(back10=back9,(samples($0,9)*avg9(x)+back10)/samples($0,10)) avg11(x)=(back11=back10,(samples($0,10)*avg10(x)+back11)/samples($0,11)) avg12(x)=(back12=back11,(samples($0,11)*avg11(x)+back12)/samples($0,12)) #+end_src And some derivatives functions. #+begin_src gnuplot d(y) = ($0 == 0) ? (y1 = y, 1/0) : (y2 = y1, y1 = y, y1-y2) d2(x,y) = ($0 == 0) ? (x1 = x, y1 = y, 1/0) : (x2 = x1, x1 = x, y2 = y1, y1 = y, (y1-y2)/(x1-x2)) #+end_src Functions to convert between radians and degrees. #+begin_src gnuplot rad(deg)=deg/180*pi deg(rad)=rad/pi*180 #+end_src * Colors =podo= is a good standard colorblind friendly colorsequence. #+begin_src gnuplot # use colorblind friendly colorsequence set colorsequence podo #+end_src I just reorder the =podo= colors, mainly to make black not the default color. #+begin_src gnuplot # use colorsequence podo but reorder some colors set linetype 1 lc rgb "#0072b2" lw 2 pt 1 ps default set linetype 2 lc rgb "#d55e00" lw 2 pt 2 ps default set linetype 3 lc rgb "#009e73" lw 2 pt 3 ps default set linetype 4 lc rgb "#cc79a7" lw 2 pt 4 ps default set linetype 5 lc rgb "#56b4e9" lw 2 pt 5 ps default set linetype 6 lc rgb "#e69f00" lw 2 pt 6 ps default set linetype 7 lc rgb "#f0e442" lw 2 pt 7 ps default set linetype 8 lc rgb "black" lw 2 pt 8 ps default #+end_src * Grid, Border, Tics I store the default grid, border and tics settings in the =gbt= variable. So I can easily reset these with the macro call ~@gbt~. The =gbt(col)= function also allows setting grid and border to some other color, but needs to be called using eval, e.g. ~eval(gbt("black"))~. #+begin_src gnuplot # grid border tics settings # call @gbt for defaults # call eval(gbt("color")) to use color instead of default gbt(col)=sprintf("set tics nomirror; set border 3 back lc '%s'; set grid back lw 1 lc '%s'",col,col) 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 =label_loop= is stored inside a string and can then be executed as a macro like this: ~@iLabel "label1" "label2"~ #+begin_src gnuplot iLabel = "call '~/git/projects/dotfiles/tangle/label_loop.gp' " #+end_src #+begin_src gnuplot :tangle tangle/label_loop.gp # label_loop # This loop adds a label to a plot by pressing the left mouse key. # If you are not convinced with your chosen position, just klick the mouse key # again and it will be positioned at another place. If you are finished, just # press another key. # # Original AUTHOR: Hagen Wierstorf # Initialize a label number if (!exists("label_number")) { label_number = 1 } do for [ELEMENT in ARG1." ".ARG2." ".ARG3." ".ARG4." ".ARG5] { while (1) { # Waiting for the key press pause mouse any ELEMENT # Check if the left mouse key is pressed and add the given label to the plot. # Otherwise stop the loop and count the added label if( MOUSE_BUTTON==1 ) { set label label_number ELEMENT at MOUSE_X,MOUSE_Y textcolor ls 1 print " at ",MOUSE_X,MOUSE_Y replot } else { label_number = label_number+1 print "\n" break } } } #+end_src We can also interactively place rotated labels. Getting the label rotation correct is somewhat tricky and heavily relies on macros. Also the use of ~refresh~ limits the usefulness of this for multiplots. #+begin_src gnuplot :tangle tangle/label.gp # label # Script to interactively position a rotated label. # # To update after changing graph size rotation angles are scaled with # the scaling() function. List of useful macros you should define: # scaling(_)= (1.0*(GPVAL_TERM_YMAX-GPVAL_TERM_YMIN)/(GPVAL_TERM_XMAX-GPVAL_TERM_XMIN))/((GPVAL_Y_MAX-GPVAL_Y_MIN)/(GPVAL_X_MAX-GPVAL_X_MIN)) # label_reset= "@label_unset;@label_labels;replot;" # label_init= "undefine label_labels label_unset" if (!exists("label_number")) {label_number = 1} if (!exists("label_labels")) {label_labels = ""} if (!exists("label_unset")) {label_unset = ""} do for [ELEMENT in ARG1." ".ARG2." ".ARG3." ".ARG4." ".ARG5] { print(ELEMENT) while (1) { next=0 array pointsX[2]; array pointsY[2] do for [point=1:2]{ pause mouse any if( MOUSE_BUTTON==1 ) { pointsX[point]=MOUSE_X pointsY[point]=MOUSE_Y } else { next=1;break } } if(next){break} if (pointsX[2] == pointsX[1]){ dx = 1e-20 } else { dx = pointsX[2] - pointsX[1] } dy = pointsY[2] - pointsY[1] cmd=sprintf("set label %i \"%s\" at %f,%f rotate by deg(atan(%f*scaling(NaN)));",\ label_number, ELEMENT, pointsX[1], pointsY[1],dy/dx) eval(cmd); refresh } print cmd label_labels = label_labels.cmd label_unset = label_unset.sprintf("unset label %i;", label_number) label_number=label_number+1 } refresh #+end_src To make using the script easier define a few macros/functions. #+begin_src gnuplot scaling(_)= (1.0*(GPVAL_TERM_YMAX-GPVAL_TERM_YMIN)/(GPVAL_TERM_XMAX-GPVAL_TERM_XMIN))/((GPVAL_Y_MAX-GPVAL_Y_MIN)/(GPVAL_X_MAX-GPVAL_X_MIN)) # functions need to have at least one argument label="call '~/git/projects/dotfiles/tangle/label.gp' " label_reset= "@label_unset;@label_labels;refresh;" before_refresh = before_refresh."set output GPVAL_OUTPUT;@label_unset;@label_labels;" label_init= "@label_unset;label_labels='';label_unset=''" @label_init # clear labels each @init #+end_src