--- a/scripts/plot/subplot.m
+++ b/scripts/plot/subplot.m
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 ## \vskip 10pt
 ## \hfil\vbox{\offinterlineskip\hrule
 ## \halign{\vrule#&&\qquad\hfil#\hfil\qquad\vrule\cr
-## height13pt&1&2&3&4\cr height12pt&&&&\cr\noalign{\hrule}
-## height13pt&5&6&7&8\cr height12pt&&&&\cr\noalign{\hrule}}}
+## height13pt&1&2&3\cr height12pt&&&&\cr\noalign{\hrule}
+## height13pt&4&5&6\cr height12pt&&&&\cr\noalign{\hrule}}}
 ## \hfil
 ## \vskip 10pt
 ## @end tex
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@
 ## @group
 ## @example
 ##
-## +-----+-----+-----+-----+
-## |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |
-## +-----+-----+-----+-----+
-## |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |
-## +-----+-----+-----+-----+
+## +-----+-----+-----+
+## |  1  |  2  |  3  |
+## +-----+-----+-----+
+## |  4  |  5  |  6  |
+## +-----+-----+-----+
 ## @end example
 ## @end group
 ## @end display