Re: Multiple plotting windows and subplots

[Dutt, Vinayak, Ph.D.]

Ronald wrote:
#
#I'm a newcomer to Octave and was wondering if there is a way
#to have multiple plot windows open from the same Octave session (like the
#MATLAB figure command) and to have multiple plots within the same window
#(like the MATLAB subplot command).  If not, is there a way to incorporate
#other graphics languages into Octave that might be able to support these
#features?  If this info is in an FAQ somewhere, please just point me in
#right direction.  Thanks.
#

I don't know if gnuplot 3.5 supports multiple windows for X11 display, but
gnuplot 3.6 does. To switch beteween multiple windows, use command

set term x11 <n>

where <n> is the display number index starting from 0. So one can have
multiple displays active at the same time.

As for multiple plots within the same window, you can use my multiplot
support available on the contrib site for octave. It uses the gnuplot 3.6
multiplot extension to support the subplot() command. The multiplot
extension is not clean impelmentation. It requires one to swithc back
to single plot mode before it displays all the subplots.

Hope this helps.

Vinayak Dutt

Ultrasound Research
Mayo Clinic
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