gnuplot: how to put two figures side by side

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I'm trying to put two figures side by side using gnuplot with multiplot. I want the resulting image to be rectangular so I use set size 2, 1. I also set the set multiplot layout 1, 2 option. However, the resulting image only uses the left part of the available space. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks Ahmet Here is the resulting image http://tinypic.com/r/33mlz04/6 And below is the gnuplot commands I'm using. ``` set terminal postscript eps color enhanced set output 'figure.eps'; set size 2,1; set multiplot layout 1, 2 ; set title "Figure 1"; plot "data1.txt" set title "Figure 1"; plot "data2.txt" unset multiplot ``` Although I'm not very sure, with some trial and error I have solved it ``` set terminal postscript eps color enhanced set output 'eps/image.eps'; set size 1,0.5; set multiplot layout 1, 2 ; set title "Figure 1"; set size 0.5,0.5; plot "data/data1.txt" set title "Figure 1"; set size 0.5,0.5; plot "data/data2.txt" unset multiplot ```

Accepted Answer

Try something like:

```
set terminal postscript eps color enhanced size 10,5
set output 'figure.eps';

set multiplot layout 1, 2 ;
set title "Figure 1";
plot  "data1.txt" 
set title "Figure 1";
plot  "data2.txt" 
unset multiplot
```

When you set the size on the terminal specification line, that determines the actual size of the plot canvas (in inches in this case). When you use `set size` on a separate line, that sets the size of the plot in relative units of the canvas size. This is different in older versions of gnuplot. For perhaps a better explanation, try `help set size` in gnuplot.

gnuplot: how to put two figures side by side

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