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Re: disp and do_string_escapes
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Jaroslav Hajek |
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Re: disp and do_string_escapes |
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Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:22:18 +0200 |
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 6:19 PM, CdeMills <address@hidden> wrote:
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> Hello,
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> do_string_escapes(char(7))
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> displays the string "^G" (in red); but
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> disp(do_string_escapes(char(7)))
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> produces a beep. Is there some way to display a string with special
> characters kept under their escaped form ?
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> Regards
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do_string_escapes actually converts *from* escapes *to* special chars.
The red ^G must be a feature of your terminal (I don't see it). What
you probably want is undo_string_escapes:
octave:1> undo_string_escapes (char(7))
ans = \a
Yes, the docstring is wrong, it should be fixed.
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RNDr. Jaroslav Hajek, PhD
computing expert & GNU Octave developer
Aeronautical Research and Test Institute (VZLU)
Prague, Czech Republic
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