#
# arrowheads with "fixed" size can be drawn even for vectors
# whose length approaches zero.
#
set title "fixed size arrowheads for very short vectors"
unset key
unset colorbox
set xrange [-6:6]
set yrange [-6:6]

vec_x(x,y) = ( lEn = sqrt(x*x+y*y), (10.**(lEn-7)) * x / lEn )
vec_y(x,y) = ( lEn = sqrt(x*x+y*y), (10.**(lEn-7)) * y / lEn )

plot [u=-5:5:1][v=-5:5:1] '++' using 1:2:(vec_x(u,v)):(vec_y(u,v)):(lEn) \
     with vectors size screen 0.01,20 filled fixed lc palette z

pause -1 "<cr> to continue"
reset
