#539 Graph with embedded data
Hey
In Microsoft office it is possible to insert Origin graphs with embedded data, e.g. double click on the graph will open origin and show you also the raw data behind. I guess that's a special feature for origin (or also other paid plotting softwares). I think this is an extremely powerful tool for collaborative work.
Do you think, something similar would be possible with gnuplot? To be honest, I have very little idea, how such a new plot type could be implemented. I guess it has to be compatible with one of the existing object types which can be inserted in powerpoint.
In a first step, I think it would be already great if just some raw data is embedded, and a double click opens a text file with e.g. labels, ranges, and xy(z) data without any additional style information.
Cheers,
Alex
I am not familiar with Origin, and do not understand from your brief description exactly what it is you are asking for. But it may well be that you can already do this with gnuplot.
It already possible to embed hypertext in gnuplot graphs in formats that support them (wxt, qt, svg, canvas, win). You can if you like make some of those hypertext links point to a data file or the script that produced the plot.
There was a recent suggestion on StackOverflow to use hypertext to implement coordinate readout of 3D surfaces:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72902602/displaying-gnuplot-3d-mesh-cells-value-by-placing-the-mouse-cursor-over-it
I think that is a brilliant use of the tools already there, and if you have suggestions to extend what is possible, so much the better.
https://www.originlab.com/doc/origin-help/paste-embed-ole
I think that gnuplot does not support the ole (Object Linking and Embedding) .
OLE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_Linking_and_Embedding
The OLE is popular on windows. It is not special for the origin. The graph in excel can be pasted via the OLE.
Last edit: Tatsuro MATSUOKA 2022-07-22