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From: Karl-Friedrich Ratzsch <mail.kfr@gmx.net>
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Subject: Re: Labelling bug with xtics offset if y2-axis is activated
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:57:35 +0200
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Am 18.08.2015 um 14:27 schrieb Janis Papanagnou:
> On 18.08.2015 02:45, Karl-Friedrich Ratzsch wrote:
>> 	set xtics 1 offset first 0.5
>> 	set rmargin at screen 0.8
>>  	plot [0:10] x
>>
>> A very easy workaround is to limit the range of the ticslabels to be
>> produced
>>
>> 	set xtics 0,1,9 offset first 0.5
>>
> 
> IIUC, these are hard coded ranges. Can you please explain how this "easy
> workaround" will have to be defined in the general case (the case I have)
> where there's varying data scales depening on the actual data? Say, where
> one data set covers the range 2004-2015, another data range will cover
> 2009-2012.

Do a test plot (or use the "stats" command in gnuplot >4.6) to find
out your actual data range (it's in the GPVAL_ variables after each
plot) and then limit it accordingly.

Or try to get the information from somewhere else. The file name
perhaps? Or use the shell() command to extract it from your data
file with the help of grep.