From bug-request at octave dot org Thu Jan  5 08:51:32 2006
Subject: Re: gnuplot gset
From: "Sean O'Rourke" <sorourke at cs dot ucsd dot edu>
To: "John W. Eaton" <jwe at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu>
Cc: bug at octave dot org
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 08:42:48 -0600

"John W. Eaton" <jwe at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu> writes:

> On  5-Jan-2006, Sean O'Rourke wrote:
> | 
> |     gnuset("term post eps font \"Palatino\" ... ");
> |     gnuplot("x as linesp, y as points pt 3");
>
> Yes, I think you can define your own functions that do this.  I don't
> think gnuset is a good name though (seems to imply some connection to
> GNU, when there is none).

Just parallelism with the existing gset/gplot.

> | pass the entire unevaluated line to the command function
> | (possibly after joining continuation lines).
>
> Please see the mark_as_rawcommand function that is in 2.9.x,

Ah, "rawcommand" is the magic incantation I was seeking.  Thank
you.

/s



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