Re: gnuplot+octave+cygwin-X11

[James R. Phillips]

--- 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