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From: Karl Ratzsch <mail.kfr@gmx.net>
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Subject: Re: How to obtain a larger png image size
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Am 21.08.2015 um 14:19 schrieb Jean-Pierre Coulon:
> When I type set term png size 4000,3000, set out "something.png" and plot 
> something the image size is indeed increased to 4000x3000 but my plot is 
> magnified too much, causing it to be cropped.
> 
> Are there "legal" and "forbidden" dimensions? Do they have to abide a specific 
> ratio?

No, principally.

With gp5.0.1 and 4.6.6,

	set term png size 4000,3000
	set out "testhuge.png"; plot x; set out

works alright, even 5000,30000.

What version, OS etc. are you using?

A workaround might be to use the pngcairo terminal.


  Karl