Re: double blank lines for index

Rufus T. Firefly <mb.atelier@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Note that Set 0, which is dummy as it does not correspond to a column,
> and Set 2 are empty _before_ the double blank lines. This way the
> indexed-data 1,1,1 should have index 1 from within gnuplot:

Not really. The basic problem is that the documentation isn't 100%
accurate. Just like any sequence of at least one blank character
separates columns in gnuplot, any sequence of at least 2 empty lines
separates datasets.

If you want to signal an actual hole in the sequence of 'index'ed
datasets, you have to make sure each dataset consistes of at least one
non-blank line that's not completely a comment. Any line consisting
of just a single character other than the comment start operator '#'
should do. For more clarity, you may want to use the same mark
character you chose in 'set missing'.

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