Re: ginput returns instantly

[Ben Abbott]

On Thursday, December 31, 2009, at 01:10PM, "roumbaba" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>also: 
>octave> plot(1:10); [x,y,k] = ginput(1)
>yields:
>x = 0
>y = 0
>k = -1
>
>I am running aquaterm v1.0.1
>
>
>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.

Unfortunately, ginput does not work when using Aquaterm. My understanding is 
that this is a limitation of Aquaterm (whose development appears to have 
ended). You can try using X11.

close all
setenv ("GNUTERM", "x11")
plot(1:10); [x,y] = ginput(1)

If X11 is not running, you'll need to start it. If it is installed, it will be 
in your utilities folder.\

Ben