using binary octave 2.9.12

[Robert A. Macy]

I'm kind of stuck with Windows for several projects so
really appreciated when I found some kind soul had done a
new binary for the recent version of octave

Is there a place, or directly to someone, I can make
comments?  I'm sure most of what I see is repairable by a
knowledgeable SW guy.  

For examples, 
1) octave 2.1.50a was 7+MB, octave 2.9.12 is 30+MB, which
is ok, I did find more in it.  But I'm really learning to
hate the tendency towards bloated code.
2) Takes a long time to start, well ok there's more code.
3) The little window that opens is...well, white letters on
a black background, looks like command-prompt, very
difficult to read.  worse, the window cannot be expanded in
width and most of what is left available is taken up with a
very long folder description and '>'.  When using octave, I
write very long concatenated lines to work real-time.
 Luckily the screen resolution allows both plot and window
without overlap.  Also, any plot function removes the
script window from being active. so instead of type
something new and keep watching the plot change, I have to
plot, move my hand to mouse and click on script window,
type and look at plot, move hand to mouse and click on
script window, type etc etc  the old 2.1.50a I could sit
and just type new constructions over and over and never
have to reach for that stupid mouse.  
4) Octave appeared to run significantly slower than my old
2.1.50a.  I was going to do some benchmark tests using
scripts and what I normally do.  but I ran into further
snags with the plot program.  Takes 5 seconds to come on.
and if 3d, takes longer to come on and then 9 seconds to
manually slightly rotate a very small matrix 25,50 around.
 So slow as to render the plotting function as useless as
with the old mesh program.  
5) On WinXP upon exit:  typing exit at the prompt works
great.  Using the X in the corner to close the application
keeps generating a 'crash' [the program fails] and WinXP
keeps wanting to send reports to MS.  

Has anyone done benchmarks between these two?  It's just
that most of my scripts take anywhere from 10 seconds up to
2 minutes to operate any slower is a catastrophe.  Worse I
realy need great plotting in 3d that I can manipulate with
the mouse - rotate and contemplate, etc.  

Wish I could contribute directly here.  But alas, I can
only help by critiquing the 'way' it functions.  So, again,
is there a place, or someone to communicate directly to, to
discuss my observations?  For example, I have a 150KB
screen shot comparing the script window for 2.1.50a with
the one that is generated by 2.9.12.  

Robert