From bug-request at octave dot org Wed Jan 4 07:35:11 2006 Subject: Re: gnuplot gset From: "Sean O'Rourke" To: bug at octave dot org Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 05:23:01 -0800 David Bateman writes: > Kevin Judd wrote: >> >> warning: gset is deprecated and will be removed from a future >> warning: version of Octave. >> warning: You should use the higher-level plot functions >> warning: ("plot", "mesh", "semilogx", etc.) instead >> warning: of the low-level plotting commands. >> warning: If you absolutely must use this function, use the >> warning: internal version __gnuplot_set__ instead. >> >> This is idiotic. Did the person that did this actually use >> octave/gnuplot? I mean to do serious science requiring publication >> of figures in journals and books? > > If the goal is to make octave independent of gnuplot, and have the > ability to totally replace gnuplot with something else then gnuplot is > not in a priviledged position against any other plotting tool. Also > there are compatiability issues, for example what does "gplot" do on > matlab? For this reason you'll now find in the CVS that even these > warnings are gone and are replaced with a matlab compatiable "gplot" > command. I guess I'll delay that update a bit, then. I too have found the move away from gplot/gset annoying. I understand that you're working to make Octave independent of gnuplot, but there are those of us who are used to and prefer gnuplot. Wouldn't it be both more friendly and essentially no more work to rename gplot/gset to e.g. gnuplot/gnuset, so that we can go on using them in peace? Thanks, Sean ------------------------------------------------------------- Octave is freely available under the terms of the GNU GPL. Octave's home on the web: http://www.octave.org How to fund new projects: http://www.octave.org/funding.html Subscription information: http://www.octave.org/archive.html -------------------------------------------------------------