Re: interactive plotting functionality

[Dan Mennitt]

great, that's good to hear.  I am using X11, although getenv("GNUTERM") 
simply returns:

ans =

weird.  I installed octave from a .dmg  from the GNU octave repository 
at sourceforge.net.  This gives you a nice aqua-style icon to click on 
that starts up the terminal and runs octave.  The problem may be with my 
gnuplot installation.  Weeks ago, I installed version 4.0.  While trying 
to get the zoom to work, I used macports to install the latest version 
of gnuplot.   The installation went smoothly, but now when I run gnuplot 
from the terminal it shows 'version 4.0', whereas before i rebooted my 
machine it showed 4.2.  What went wrong?

DM



Ben Abbott wrote:
> On Dec 23, 2008, at 9:18 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>
> > On Dec 23, 2008, at 8:49 PM, Dan Mennitt <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > hey everyone,
> > >
> > > I am using Octave 3.0.2 on mac osx with gnuplot.  I would really
> > > like to
> > > be able to zoom in and rotate 3d plots using the mouse with octave.
> > > After searching a bit, I have seen much chatter on this issue and the
> > > answer seems to be that its just not possible with the current version
> > > of gnuplot.  Is anyone using an alternative plotting utility that
> > > allows
> > > this functionality?
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > DM
> >
> > What version of gnuplot are you running?
> >
> > By chance are you using Aquaterm?
> >
> > If yes, try the x11 terminal instead.
> >
> > Ben
>
> I've got a better internet connection than my cell phone now. If my 
> response is confusing, you can determine the terminal you're running 
> by typing 'getenv("GNUTERM")' at octave's prompt.
>
> If the response is "aqua" then you are running aquaterm. Aquaterm 
> produces nicely rendered plots, but does not permit the mouse to 
> zoom/rotate the plot.
>
> I do not recall when the rotation was first supported by gnuplot, but 
> I'm sure it does work for the x11 terminal for gnuplot version > 4.2.3.
>
> If you are running octave with aquaterm, it is possible to switch to 
> the x11 terminal. The method to accomplish that will depend upon how 
> you are running octave. Where did you obtain you copy of octave from 
> ... and how do you launch it?
>
> Ben