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Re: Octave plot graphics window


From: marco atzeri
Subject: Re: Octave plot graphics window
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:58:29 +0100

cygwin is a unix-like enviroment.
standard graphics is using X11 as on Unix.

Install xterm, gnuplot, xorg-server, xinit.

Run the X server and you will obtain an xterm window.
Run octave from it and you will be able to plot with graphics.

Regards
Marco


On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 12:58 AM, findtype  wrote:
> Thank you for your reply.  Yes, the warning about "X11 DISPLAY" is exactly
> what appears.  But I'm working on a stand-alone PC running cygwin.  So
> there's no "X11 server."  Is there another way to get the octave plots?
> Ted
>
> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 7:06 PM, marco atzeri
> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 9:42 PM, findtype  wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> > I'm trying use Octave on Cygwin.  The Octave plot function is generating
>> > a
>> > "printer-plot" in the command window.  How can I get a graphics window
>> > opened to contain the plot?
>> > Thanks for any help.
>> > Ted
>>
>> something like
>>
>> octave:2> plot(x,x)
>> warning: X11 DISPLAY environment variable not set
>> ...
>>
>> You should start octave inside xterm (and with X11 server running of
>> course ) .
>>
>> Marco
>
>


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