On Mar 9, 2009, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Treichl wrote: > Søren Hauberg schrieb: >> søn, 08 03 2009 kl. 16:48 +0100, skrev Martin Helm: >>> Ok, I simply did not know when 3.2 will be released, so it seems >>> to me that it is not a problem skipping the 3.0.x version and >>> focus on 3.2. >> No date is currently fixed, but we're hoping for a release in the >> near >> future. >>> But you can still use it to calculate the normal vectors for a >>> vertex list this is completely independent of any graphics backend >>> (like the other iso* functions, you can use it also for analytical >>> reasons without any graphics backend). >> Yeah, that's one of the reasons why I'd personally like to see your >> functions in Octave core. > > ;) > >>> The 3d patches with gnuplot should be possible in octave, but I >>> need to understand how to put it into octave without producing >>> unwanted side effects for other 3d functions with gnuplot (in the >>> worst case this can be a reason which makes it impossible). If I >>> cannot manage it, I will ask for help. What is the right place for >>> that (help list, maintainer ...)? >> For this, I'd say 'maintainers'. I'd recommend starting a thread on >> this >> list about creating 3D patches in gnuplot. Just sketch your idea >> and see >> if people have any comments. Perhaps somebody tried your idea >> before and >> failed. At least the right people will be able to guide you in the >> right >> direction. > > Maybe Ben can help us here. I know that he is doing such a great job > in the field of the Octave-Gnuplot interface (but I'm not familiar > with the details he is working on - so I might completely be wrong). > Maybe he also already came across such a feature request? Ben, I put > you CC: to this email, any ideas? > > Thanks in advance, > > Thomas
I'd have to look into this to understand how 2D patches are rendered in Octave. I'm presently working on a rather large changeset for the print function, so it may be a while. Ben ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev
