I fully agree. Also this license issue would be problematic if we release an easy to install binary version with PGPLOT (which is the most complete plotting library in PDL) and it would not be as nice to release a binary only version without PGPLOT.
As was said before, there should be a PDL::Graphics::PLPlot:Window interface exactly the same as for PGPLOT. This should not be too difficult to do. Would we get someone to do this if we paid her some money? Cheers, Xavier Calbet --- Craig DeForest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > The problems with PGPLOT licensing (and TJP's > unwillingness to > support full RGB graphics) are why I would like to > see PLPlot > developed more fully. To my mind, PGPLOT is a > (formerly useful) dead > end - the installation issues have always been a > concern, and are a > serious problem for PDL adoption now. > > I'd like to see a similar high-level interface to > the PGPLOT one, but > developed for Plplot, which is GPL. > > I did formerly maintain the -cd<n> patch > distributions to PGPLOT, > with the main advantages that they do chintzy RGB > graphics and > perform anti-aliased resampling on pixel devices (at > some cost in > speed), but Plplot is more universally compilable, > GPLed, equally > (perhaps more device independent) and more > thoughtfully implemented. > One there is a nice high-level interface to it > within PDL, we can all > stop hassling about this stuff and get some work > done! :-) > > Cheers, > Craig > > > On Jun 26, 2006, at 9:58 PM, Josh Narins wrote: > > > > > Karl>Yes I am now getting increasingly motivated > to get back to the > > Karl>tutorial thing. > > > > Sure. Sounds good. > > > > I have to say, though, the navbar on pdl.perl.org > looks a bit, um, > > less than > > fully impressive. That might push some away. Heck, > upgrading the > > website > > every year or so makes people assured someone is > paying attention > > without > > reading the list ;) > > > > The graphics examples are certainly nice, but > maybe it would be > > nice if the > > explanation of the commands used (inserted as > single line # perl > > comments?) > > > >> Another issue is ease of installation of PDL + a > set of basic > >> support libs. I have it cracked now on Mac OS X > but linux and > >> windows remain an issue. Linux is difficult > because of the wide > >> variety of distros, however the all work with > the IDL binary > >> distro so it may be doable. > > > >> From my perspective, you only need debian and > redhat. I think many > >> other > > distros can handle their formats. > > > > But there is one problem with Debian, for sure. > Graphics/PGPLOT/ > > PGPLOT.pm uses PGPLOT.pm but PGPLOT isn't in > debian. I'm not a > > debian developer, Perhaps I > > should become one, for this. > > > > FYI: I'm a professional perl programmer who took a > good bit of math > > in college. > > I had this one problem for which a graphical 3d > solution would be > > ideal. Still haven't > > figured out the right way to use points3d the way > I want. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar > get it now! http:// > > > toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Perldl mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Perldl mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl > ______________________________________________ LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Perldl mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl
