Mercurial > hg > octave-max
changeset 11442:28c10478fa13
Update README.gnuplot
author | Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com> |
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date | Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:59:02 -0800 |
parents | d24570cd5dbb |
children | cbe3963daefd |
files | ChangeLog README.gnuplot |
diffstat | 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,4 +1,8 @@ -2010-01-04 Marco Atzeri <marco_atzeri@yahoo.it> +2010-01-04 Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com> + + * README.gnuplot: Update recommendation to version 4.4. + +2010-01-04 Marco Atzeri <marco_atzeri@yahoo.it> * README.Cygmin: Update build instructions before 3.4 release.
--- 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