Re: Trouble installing control toolbox

[marco atzeri]

On 12/14/2012 8:54 PM, Michael Noone wrote:
> Hi Ben - this is what happens when I try that. Any ideas?
>
> warning: X11 DISPLAY environment variable not set
> pkg octave:1> pkg load control
> octave:2> A = tf(1,[1 2 3])
>
> Transfer function 'A' from input 'u1' to output ...
>
>              1
>   y1:  -------------
>        s^2 + 2 s + 3
>
> Continuous-time model.
> octave:3> graphics_toolkit gnuplot
> octave:4> setenv GNUTERM windows
> octave:5> bode(A)
> Unknown or ambiguous terminal name 'windows'
>
> gnuplot> set terminal windows enhanced title "Figure 1"
>                        ^
>           line 0: unknown or ambiguous terminal type; type just 'set
> terminal' for a list

as mentioned you need the XWIN server running and execute octave from
inside a Xterm to enable the graphics.

Regards
Marco