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Which gnuplot terminal type should I use in org-babel-gnuplot with latex export

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All gnuplot examples on http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-gnuplot.html use the png terminal. However, when exporting to latex I'd rather like to generate vector graphics. Latex terminal seems to be outdated. Eps does not work as a result of how orgmode invokes pdflatex. So …

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I use the postscript output, and directly convert the output to on the fly. I also change some more things during this, including the default postscript colors (for two color plots, red and blue is better than red and green, since some people are re…

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