From octave-sources-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu  Wed Jul 29 05:58:39 1998
Subject: RE: plot function using grace
From: (Ted Harding) <Ted dot Harding at nessie dot mcc dot ac dot uk>
To: "Jean-Marc.Valin" <valj01 at gel dot usherb dot ca>
Cc: octave-sources at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 10:48:36 +0100 (BST)

On 29-Jul-98 Jean-Marc.Valin wrote:
> I have just completed a set of "almost Matlab-compatible" plot functions 
> that use grace (previously known as xmgr or ACE/GR) instead of gnuplot, 
> and produces publishable-quality plots.
> 
> All those functions have the same name as the original function, except 
> of the prefix "xm". I'm new to octave, so the code could probably be much 
> cleaner. The .m files are tgzipped in attachment.
> 
> The grace (which is GPL) can be obtained at: 
> ftp://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/pub/grace/

This looks like a nice idea and your wrapper looks good.

However, I pulled grace (the grace-5.0.0-ix86-pc-linux-libc5.tar.gz precompiled
archive) and tried the xmgrace-semistatic binary (since I don't have Motif).

It seems to be looking for libraries or stuff which I don't have:

  scanFontDBase(): Font Database File not found
  T1_InitLib(): Fatal error scanning Font Database File
  Initialization of t1-library failed!

Any ideas?

Best wishes,
Ted.



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Date: 29-Jul-98                                       Time: 10:48:36
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