Re: 2.9.10, finally?

[Daniel J Sebald]

> | Well, the __gnuplot_raw__ is something I wish would be retained.  (I
> | thought it actually was meant to be some generic originally, like
> | "__graphics_raw__".)  It allows accessing features and terminal
> | settings that Octave may not have reason to implement, e.g.,
> | building animations using a series of plots.  Its a helpful routine.
>
> If you are using __gnuplot_raw__ only, then you might as well be using
>
>   plot_stream = popen ("gnuplot", "w");
>   fprintf (plot_stream, ...);
>   ...
>   pclose (plot_stream);

Not just __gnuplot_raw__.  It's nice to have the flexibility to tweak a plot by 
issuing that command just before a plot() command, by setting some parameter 
that normal handle graphics may not access.  I think there are a few things 
gnuplot can offer that normal handle graphics can't.  Compatibility is nice, 
but so is the ability to go beyond that.

I'll see how CVS is set up.

Dan