Part 3. Advanced Gnuplot

In this part, we look at several more complicated topics in detail. First we discuss several more sophisticated plotting techniques that we have not encountered before; then we talk about ways to configure gnuplot’s terminals and use its scripting capabilities.

Chapter 8 introduces three-dimensional plots.

Chapter 9 is about color plots and also discusses different ways color can be used to convey information in a graph.

Chapter 10 discusses some special techniques, such as graphs containing several subplots, or polar and parametric plots. I also introduce gnuplot’s curve-fitting capabilities.

Chapter 11 describes in detail how to export graphs from gnuplot to file, using gnuplot’s terminal capabilities.

Chapter 12 explains how to script gnuplot and how to call it from other programs. We also discuss how to use gnuplot to create dynamic graphics for use on a website.