Re: [Gretl-devel] Gretl Plot Controls

> I would like to suggest some improvements to the "gretl plot > controls": I've now addressed some of these points in CVS. > (1) On the "X-axis" tab I think it would be better if we could insert > dates (e.g. 2010:3) instead of numbers in the minimum and > maximum fields when the option "manual range" is selected. This is for time-series plots? I think we're better with what we have. If you want to adjust the date range for the plot you can set the sample. The current x-axis adjustment lets you fine-tune the amount of extra space to the left and right of the data (by default gretl leaves a little "elbow room" but this might be to everyone's taste). Setting the x-range by date would be too coarse for that in most cases.

(2) On the "Main" tab I think it would be nice if we could define > different font size for the Title of plot. I don't think this has a very favorable cost-benefit ratio. If you're going for publication quality it's best to leave the plot untitled and let LaTeX (or word processor) handle the caption.

> (3) Include the option "Reference grid" in the GUI (Gnuplot > commands: set grid, set grid front, set grid back). There's now a grid button in the plot editor. But if you want the grid on top of the data, you'd have to do that manually,

> (4) Include the option "Insert shaded area" in the GUI. We now have something along these lines, for annual, quarterly and monthly time series plots. It's implemented via a plain text file that defines start and stop dates for the shaded bars. CVS and the snapshots contain a sample file that lets you add NBER recession bars, and you can write your own file on the same pattern.