GNUPlot Manual

74 gnuplot 4.0 36 SET-SHOW
text. The same formatting capabilities as for tic labels are available. See the help on format specifiers
(p. 66) for details. To display more than one distinct with a single label, several pairs of
and may be given. Note that is treated as a constant expression, i.e. if
it contains variables, the label text will not change if the variable values are modified, later on. The set
decimalsign option, if active, overrides the decimal separator character of numbers entered into label
texts.
By default, the text is placed flush left against the point x,y,z. To adjust the way the label is positioned
with respect to the point x,y,z, add the justification parameter, which may be left, right or center,
indicating that the point is to be at the left, right or center of the text. Labels outside the plotted
boundaries are permitted but may interfere with axis labels or other text.
If rotate is given, the label is written vertically (if the terminal can do so, of course). If rotate
by is given, conforming terminals will try to write the text at the specified angle; nonconforming
terminals will treat this as vertical text.
Font and its size can be chosen explicitly by font "{,}" if the terminal supports font
settings. Otherwise the default font of the terminal will be used.
If front is given, the label is written on top of the graphed data. If back is given (the default), the label
is written underneath the graphed data. Using front will prevent a label from being obscured by dense
data.
Textcolor changes the color of the label text. is either a linetype or a
mapping onto the pm3d color palette (available only in splot), see help for set palette (p. 85).
‘textcolor‘ may be abbreviated ‘tc‘.
‘tc default‘ resets the text color to its default state.
‘tc lt ‘ sets the text color to that of line type .
‘tc palette z‘ selects a palette color corresponding to the label z position.
‘tc palette cb ‘ selects a color corresponding to on the colorbar.
‘tc palette fraction ‘, with 0