# HG changeset patch # User Rik # Date 1294196342 28800 # Node ID 28c10478fa13bb5f36759c164ca96b9ddff05fb9 # Parent d24570cd5dbb8bf4319cb5ce2c01816e73383164 Update README.gnuplot diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,4 +1,8 @@ -2010-01-04 Marco Atzeri +2010-01-04 Rik + + * README.gnuplot: Update recommendation to version 4.4. + +2010-01-04 Marco Atzeri * README.Cygmin: Update build instructions before 3.4 release. diff --git a/README.gnuplot b/README.gnuplot --- a/README.gnuplot +++ b/README.gnuplot @@ -1,20 +1,12 @@ -Octave works best with gnuplot 4.2, which is available from +Octave works best with gnuplot 4.4 or higher, which is available from http://www.gnuplot.info. -Octave now sends data over the same pipe that is used to send commands -to gnuplot. While this avoids the problem of cluttering /tmp with -data files, it is no longer possible to use the mouse to zoom in on -plots. This is a limitation of gnuplot, which is unable to zoom when -the data it plots is not stored in a file. Some work has been done to -fix this problem in newer versions of gnuplot (> 4.2.2). See for -example, this thread - - http://www.nabble.com/zooming-of-inline-data-tf4357017.html#a12416496 - -on the gnuplot development list. +In versions prior to 4.2.6 it is not possible to use the mouse to zoom in +on plots. This is a limitation of earlier versions of gnuplot, which are +unable to zoom when the data it plots is not stored in a file. John W. Eaton jwe@octave.org -Last updated: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:28:39 EDT +Last updated: Tue Jan 4 18:55:56 PST 2011