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# Illustrate reading xtic axis labels from the datafile
#
set title "Read tic labels from a datafile column\nAn approximation of Hans Olav Eggestad's categoric plot patch\nusing 'using ($0):2:xticlabels(1)' and 'set style fill solid border -1'"
set boxwidth 0.3
set style fill solid 1.000000 border -1
set bmargin 3
set pointsize 2
set yrange [0:180]
set xrange [-0.5:11.5]
set ylabel "mm"
set tics scale 0.0
set grid y
set xtics
#
set key autotitle columnhead
plot 'ctg-y2.dat' using ($0-0.2):2 index 0 with boxes title "precipitation 1992-2000", \
     ''           using ($0+0.2):2 index 1 with boxes title "              2000-2001", \
     ''           using ($0):2 index 2 with linespoints lw 3 title "runoff 1992-2000", \
     ''           using ($0):2:xticlabels(1) index 3 with linespoints lw 3 title "       2000-2001"
#

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#
set title "Same plot using x2ticlabels also"
set x2tics
plot 'ctg-y2.dat' using ($0-0.2):2 index 0 with boxes title "precipitation 1992-2000", \
     ''           using ($0+0.2):2 index 1 with boxes title "              2000-2001", \
     ''           using ($0):2 index 2 with linespoints lw 3 title "runoff 1992-2000", \
     ''           using ($0):2:x2ticlabels(1) index 3 with linespoints lw 3 title "       2000-2001"
#

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set title "Plot from table format (titles taken from column headers)"
unset x2tics
plot 'table.dat' using ($0-0.2):2 title column(2) with boxes, \
     ''          using ($0+0.2):3 title column(3) with boxes, \
     ''          using ($0):4     title column(4) with linespoints, \
     ''          using ($0):5:xtic(1) title column(5) with linespoints
#

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#
set title "Plot actual y-value as a label"
plot 'table.dat' using 0:2:xtic(1) title columnhead with boxes, \
     ''          using 0:2:2 with labels center offset 0,1 notitle
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#
# Now show the plot with labels options
#

set title "Read labels from a datafile column\nHere the 'plot with labels' command generates a\nC-alpha trace of retro-GCN4 peptide"
set size square
unset xtics
unset ytics
set border 3
set xlabel "X--->"
set ylabel "Z--->"
set key bottom right
#
plot 'labelplot.pdb' using 7:9 with lines notitle, \
      '' using 7:9:4 with labels tc lt 3 font "Helvetica,10" notitle
#     '' using 7:9 with points notitle ps 5 lt -1 
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#

set title "3D version generated by splot\n(sorry, the axis scales are distorted)"
set zrange [-15:15]

set view 70,210, 1.0,1.7
set ticslevel 0.0

splot 'labelplot.pdb' using 7:8:9 with lines notitle, \
      '' using 7:8:9:4 with labels left offset 1,0 point \
	   ps 2 pt 1 tc lt 3 font "Helvetica,10" notitle
#

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#
load "starmap.dem"
#

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