ginput returns instantly

[roumbaba]

Hi all,

I am trying to use ginput but can't seem to get it to work really. Here is
what I do:
If i type: 
octave> plot(1:10); [x,y] = ginput(1)
then I instantly get 
x = 0
y = 0

ginput does *NOT* wait for me to actually click on the plot. 

I am probably missing something obvious but can't find what. 
I tried both octave versions 3.0.5 and 3.2.3 (with the patches below).
I am running octave in os x 10.5.8 with gnuplot 4.2 patch level 3

Thanks,

Baba.

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note: here are the two patches I applied to to octave 3.2.3:

http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/fea3d4868692

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 # HG changeset patch
# User Ben Abbott <address@hidden>
# Date 1258985714 18000
# Node ID 62557ef4696651a0768714715bcdd13118a92ea5
# Parent  131d8c70920afc5decb681f4358b633721acaba6
__gnuplot_ginput__.m: gnuplot requires "set multiplot" detect mouse input.      
                                                            
                                                                                
                                                            
diff -r 131d8c70920a -r 62557ef46966 scripts/ChangeLog                          
                                                            
--- a/scripts/ChangeLog Sun Nov 22 16:47:39 2009 -0500                          
                                                            
+++ b/scripts/ChangeLog Mon Nov 23 09:15:14 2009 -0500                          
                                                            
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-11-23  Alexander Sorokin <address@hidden>                                 
                                                         
+                                                                               
                                                            
+   * plot/__gnuplot_ginput__.m: gnuplot requires "set multiplot" detect        
                                                            
+   mouse input.                                                                
                                                            
+                                                                               
                                                            
 2009-11-22  Michael Goffioul <address@hidden>                                  
                                                
                                                                                
                                                            
    * plot/print.m: Properly set the default ghostscript_binary                 
                                                            
diff -r 131d8c70920a -r 62557ef46966 scripts/plot/__gnuplot_ginput__.m          
                                                            
--- a/scripts/plot/__gnuplot_ginput__.m Sun Nov 22 16:47:39 2009 -0500          
                                                            
+++ b/scripts/plot/__gnuplot_ginput__.m Mon Nov 23 09:15:14 2009 -0500          
                                                            
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
    if (err != 0)                                                               
                                                            
      error ("ginput: Can not open fifo (%s)", msg);                            
                                                            
    endif                                                                       
                                                            
+   fputs (ostream, "unset multiplot;\n\n");                                    
                                                            
+   fputs (ostream, "set mouse;\n\n");                                          
                                                            
    fputs (ostream, "pause mouse any;\n\n");                                    
                                                            
    fputs (ostream, "\nif (exists(\"MOUSE_KEY\") && exists(\"MOUSE_X\"))
print MOUSE_X, MOUSE_Y, MOUSE_KEY; else print \"0 0 -1\"\n");      
                                                                                
                                                            
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@
       else                                                                     
                                                            
    fprintf (ostream, "set print \"-\";\n");                                    
                                                            
    fflush (ostream);                                                           
                                                            
+   fputs (ostream, "unset multiplot;\n\n");                                    
                                                            
+   fputs (ostream, "set mouse;\n\n");                                          
                                                            
    fputs (ostream, "pause mouse any;\n\n");                                    
                                                            
    fputs (ostream, "\nif (exists(\"MOUSE_KEY\") && exists(\"MOUSE_X\"))
print \"OCTAVE: \", MOUSE_X, MOUSE_Y, MOUSE_KEY; else print \"0 0 $
      


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