[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #58391] Allow figure formats in saveas function

[Guillaume]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?58391>

                 Summary: Allow figure formats in saveas function
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: gyom
            Submitted on: Mon 18 May 2020 02:42:59 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Matlab Compatibility
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Guillaume
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: dev
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

The saveas function should allow to save *.ofig and *.fig files, as in
Matlab:
https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/saveas.html

I attach a patch that does so. The default format if none is specified and if
the filename doesn't have an extension is "pdf", while it is "fig" in Matlab.
I haven't changed this behavior for backward compatibility but I would vote
for changing it - it is still possible to convert a *.ofig file into *.pdf so
no information would be lost by someone surprised by the change.



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File Attachments:


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Date: Mon 18 May 2020 02:42:59 PM UTC  Name: patch_saveas.diff  Size: 2KiB  
By: gyom

<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?file_id=49114>

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