#
# 2D plot style "with hsteps"
#	1) variations of connecting line shape
#

$data <<EOD
1 5
2 8
3 10
4 7
5 5
6 3
EOD

set border 3 lw 2 lc 'gray'
set style line 1 lw 2 lc "goldenrod"
set style line 2 lw 3 lc "red"
set xrange [ 0:10]
set yrange [-2:13]
unset tics
set key top right reverse Left samplen 2
set key offset 2,1

set multiplot layout 3,2

  set title offset 0,-1.5
  set label 1 "baseline" at 7, first 0 offset 0,0.5 
  set xzeroaxis

  set key title "full width"
  plot $data using 1:2 ls 1 with hsteps title "default", \
       $data using 1:2 ls 2 with hsteps nolink title "nolink"

  set key title "narrow width"
  plot $data using 1:2:(0.7) ls 1 with hsteps title "default", \
       $data using 1:2:(0.7) ls 2 with hsteps nolink  title "nolink"

  set key title "full width"
  plot $data using 1:2 ls 1 with hsteps pillar title "pillar", \
       $data using 1:2 ls 2 with hsteps nolink title "nolink"

  set key title "narrow width"
  plot $data using 1:2:(0.7) ls 1 with hsteps pillar title "pillar", \
       $data using 1:2:(0.7) ls 2 with hsteps nolink title "nolink"

  unset label 1
  unset xzeroaxis

  set key title "full width"
  plot $data using 1:2 ls 1 with hsteps link title "link", \
       $data using 1:2 ls 2 with hsteps nolink title "nolink"

  set key title "narrow width"
  plot $data using 1:2:(0.7) ls 1 with hsteps link title "link", \
       $data using 1:2:(0.7) ls 2 with hsteps nolink title "nolink"

unset multiplot

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#
# 2D plot style "with hsteps"
#	1) variations of connecting line shape
#
unset key
set xrange [0:7]

set multiplot layout 3,3 columnsfirst offset 0,0 scale 1.1,1.1

  set title "full width"
  plot $data using 1:2 ls 1 with hsteps, \
       $data using 1:2 with points pt 7 ps 1 lc black

  set title "width 0.8"
  plot $data using 1:2:(0.8) ls 1 with hsteps, \
       $data using 1:2 with points pt 7 ps 1 lc black

  set title "width 0.4"
  plot $data using 1:2:(0.4) ls 1 with hsteps, \
       $data using 1:2 with points pt 7 ps 1 lc black

  set title "forward"
  plot $data using 1:2 ls 1 with hsteps forward, \
       $data using 1:2 with points pt 7 ps 1 lc black

  set title "forward"
  plot $data using 1:2:(0.8) ls 1 with hsteps forward, \
       $data using 1:2 with points pt 7 ps 1 lc black

  set title "forward"
  plot $data using 1:2:(0.4) ls 1 with hsteps forward, \
       $data using 1:2 with points pt 7 ps 1 lc black

  set title "backward"
  plot $data using 1:2 ls 1 with hsteps backward, \
       $data using 1:2 with points pt 7 ps 1 lc black

  set title "backward"
  plot $data using 1:2:(0.8) ls 1 with hsteps backward, \
       $data using 1:2 with points pt 7 ps 1 lc black

  set title "backward"
  plot $data using 1:2:(0.4) ls 1 with hsteps backward, \
       $data using 1:2 with points pt 7 ps 1 lc black

unset multiplot


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set yrange [-1:13]
set title "hsteps with variable fill color"
set style fill solid 0.5 border lc "black"
plot $data using 1:2:(0.7):1 with hsteps fc variable


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