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Re: gnuplot+octave+cygwin-X11
From: |
James R. Phillips |
Subject: |
Re: gnuplot+octave+cygwin-X11 |
Date: |
Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:10:19 -0700 (PDT) |
--- Paul Kienzle wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The current octave-cygwin package depends on gnuplot which depends on
> X11. I know there is a Windows native terminal for gnuplot so the X11
> package isn't strictly required, but I believe the Windows terminal
> only allows one figure.
>
> Any idea how difficult it would be to extend octave/gnuplot to support
> multiple figures natively?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Paul
>
Not really, but I note that similar discussions regarding the use of X vs
native win32 gui's for tk and other apps are now taking place on the cygwin
mailing list; see e.g. http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2005-10/msg00134.html.
gnuplot is under active development, so I think a visit to their mailing lists
might be appropriate. {OK, I see you've been there already.}
Anyway...for myself, I _like_ X on cygwin. And, I _like_ cygwin on windows. I
find that the strength of a cygwin app like octave comes in large part from its
integration with a complete posix environment with the standard scripting,
development tools, and yes, gui. I drank the kool-aid.
jrp