some plotting bugs

[Petr Mikulik]

> >1. 'legend ("location","outside")' does not put the legend outside
> >
> >2. 'set (findall (gcf, "-property", "fontsize"), "fontsize", 20)' does 
> >not change the font of the legend
> >
> >3. 'print -deps -tight file.eps' does not make the bounding box tight
> >
> >The following code demonstrates these bugs:
> >
> >  plot(1:10,1:10)
> >  xlabel("x")
> >  ylabel("y")
> >  legend("test")
> >  legend ("location","outside")
> >  set (findall (gcf, "-property", "fontsize"), "fontsize", 20)
> >  print -deps -tight test32.eps
> 
> Regarding the legend bugs ... when using the gnuplot backend the legend is 
> actually a gnuplot key box, and does not presently have its own handle or 
> properties. To fix these bugs, the legend needs to be reimplemented as an 
> axis object.

Why don't you use those many of "set key left|right|bottom|outside..." 
options?

> Regarding the "-tight" option, the problem is likely do my attempt to 
> simplify the implementation. I'd assumed the new BBOX string would be 
> shorted than the original. When it isn't the file is left unchanged.

What about calling ghostscript to calculate the bounding box precisely if 
the "-tight" option is used?

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