Hello
I feel happy to hear that you are now enjoining the Octave.
Your inquiries are not silly and questions and answers in the ML will be
helpful to other users !!
Regards
Tatsuro
--- bagvian wrote:
> Hello there,
>
> Silly me!
> Thank you to all of you for pointing out the solution to me: it now
> simply works fine!
>
> I can now start to properly work on my data by using both Octave and gnuplot.
> Regards,
> JB
>
>
> 2009/7/23 Tatsuro MATSUOKA <tmacch...@yahoo.co.jp>:
> > I forgot rely to octave-dev@lists.sourceforge.net
> >
> > --- Tatsuro MATSUOKA <tmacch...@yahoo.co.jp> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello
> >>
> >> The version of gnuplot for octave/windows mingw is
> >> > __gnuplot_version__
> >> ans = 4.3.0-2008-11-21CVS.0octave-mingw32
> >>
> >> The terminal is winows terminal but not x11 because gnuplot bundled is
> >> gnuplot for windows.
> >> Please try to execute the gnuplot in the ..../bin folder directly by
> >> doublly clicking the
> icon
> >> of
> >> gnuplot.exe or type
> >>
> >> system('gnuplot')
> >>
> >> from octave prompt to execute gnuplot.
> >>
> >> And type
> >> gnuplot> plot sin(x)
> >> then gnuplot graph window appeared.
> >>
> >> Please press 'h' on the keyboard at the condition that gnuplot graph
> >> window is active.
> >> You will find help of the key binds at zooming mode gnuplot in the gnuplot
> >> console but not
> >> graphic
> >> window.
> >> This help will be useful for you.
> >> For the convinience I copied and paste the help to this mail
> >>
> >> The lines '2x<B1>' to <Shift-B2-Motion> are help for mouse operation.
> >> <B1> is the left mouse button.
> >> <B2> is the right mouse button
> >> <B3> is the mouse wheel.
> >>
> >> The lines after 'Space raise gnuplot console window' is key bind
> >> in the gnuplot
> graph
> >> window.
> >> **************************
> >> 2x<B1> print coordinates to clipboard using `clipboardformat`
> >> (see keys '3', '4')
> >> <B2> annotate the graph using `mouseformat` (see keys '1',
> >> '2')
> >> or draw labels if `set mouse labels is on`
> >> <Ctrl-B2> remove label close to pointer if `set mouse labels` is
> >> on
> >> <B3> mark zoom region (only for 2d-plots and maps).
> >> <B1-Motion> change view (rotation). Use <ctrl> to rotate the axes
> >> only.
> >> <B2-Motion> change view (scaling). Use <ctrl> to scale the axes
> >> only.
> >> <Shift-B2-Motion> vertical motion -- change xyplane
> >>
> >>
> >> Space raise gnuplot console window
> >> q * close this plot window
> >>
> >> a `builtin-autoscale` (set autoscale keepfix; replot)
> >> b `builtin-toggle-border`
> >> e `builtin-replot`
> >> g `builtin-toggle-grid`
> >> h `builtin-help`
> >> l `builtin-toggle-log` y logscale for plots, z and cb for
> >> splots
> >> L `builtin-nearest-log` toggle logscale of axis nearest
> >> cursor
> >> m `builtin-toggle-mouse`
> >> r `builtin-toggle-ruler`
> >> 1 `builtin-decrement-mousemode`
> >> 2 `builtin-increment-mousemode`
> >> 3 `builtin-decrement-clipboardmode`
> >> 4 `builtin-increment-clipboardmode`
> >> 5 `builtin-toggle-polardistance`
> >> 6 `builtin-toggle-verbose`
> >> 7 `builtin-toggle-ratio`
> >> n `builtin-zoom-next` go to next zoom in the zoom stack
> >> p `builtin-zoom-previous` go to previous zoom in the zoom
> >> stack
> >> u `builtin-unzoom`
> >> Right `builtin-rotate-right` only for splots; <shift> increases
> >> amount
> >> Up `builtin-rotate-up` only for splots; <shift> increases
> >> amount
> >> Left `builtin-rotate-left` only for splots; <shift> increases
> >> amount
> >> Down `builtin-rotate-down` only for splots; <shift> increases
> >> amount
> >> Escape `builtin-cancel-zoom` cancel zoom region
> >>
> >> * indicates this key is active from all plot windows
> >> *************************************************************************
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Tatsuro
> >>
> >> --- bagvian wrote:
> >>
> >> > Dear Tatsuro,
> >> >
> >> > Many thanks for your exhaustive explanation.
> >> >
> >> > From a general point of view I would perfectly be happy to use gnuplot
> >> > as a backend for Octave. It is a very nice piece of software that I
> >> > frequently use to display data. The problem I am facing here is that
> >> > gnuplot backend in Octave cannot be better than gnuplot itself.
> >> >
> >> > In other words :
> >> > Say that you have got x y data saved in a text file called tmp.txt.
> >> > For example looking like :
> >> > 1 1
> >> > 2 4
> >> > 3 -1
> >> > 4 2
> >> > 5 5
> >> > 6 0
> >> >
> >> > You want to display these data with gnuplot. Just launch gnuplot and
> >> > type something like :
> >> > set term x11
> >> > plot "tmp.txt" using 1:2 w linespoints
> >> >
> >> > On the graph you get you can zoom-in by defining an area by
> >> > right-clicking as you explained in your email, but you cannot zoom-out
> >> > say 1-level out for example.
> >> > This is precisely the same problem I encounter when trying to display
> >> > data with Octave through gnuplot backend : I can zoom-in but cannot
> >> > zoom-out.
> >> > The only silly solution I found both for gnuplot and Octave to
> >> > zoom-out is to kill the figure and draw it again.
> >> >
> >> > Anybody has got a better solution?
> >> >
> >> > When using a piece of software to display big amount of detailed data
> >> > you absolutely need to be able to very rapidly zoom-in and out at
> >> > different positions to focus on what you are looking for. This is what
> >> > I often do and unfortunately I cannot use either of these software
> >> > that I enjoy using at any other occasion.
> >> >
> >> > Maybe it can be done, but in that case I do not know how and I would
> >> > be very glad to learn this trick.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks again for the answers you have sent.
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> > JB
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
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