Re: [Gnuplot-py-users] keep plot open after program close?

[Forrest Iandola <forresti@be...>]

Thanks for the help, Michael.

The problem is solved now. It turns out that just doing persist=0 does the
job.

Earlier, I said that persist=0 doesn't help, but now I tested it more
carefully--I was wrong. (I had a bunch of old Gnuplot windows open, and I
mistook those for new persistant windows being created.)

On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 1:56 AM, Michael Haggerty <mhagger@...>wrote:

> On 12/29/2012 05:58 AM, Forrest Iandola wrote:
> > I'm trying to do the opposite -- I'm using hardcopy() to write the plots
> > to file, so /I'd like to have the gnuplot window close after Python
> > finishes executing/.
> >
> > I'm using the X11 terminal (I'm working on a Mac, and aquaterm isn't
> > cooperating).
> > Regardless of whether I do gp = Gnuplot.Gnuplot(*persist = 1*) or
> > *persist = 0*, the old Gnuplot windows stay open, and I often end up
> > with tons of open windows.
> >
> > I'd be /satisfied/ if we could just have the Gnuplot windows close after
> > Python finishes executing.
> > It'd be /even better/ if I could have Python close all figures from
> > previous runs, but keep the figure open from the most recent Python
> > execution. In other words, I'm looking for the Matlab `close all hidden`
> > command.
>
> A good first step might be for you to figure out how to get the gnuplot
> program itself (i.e., independent of Gnuplot.py) to do what you want.
> Maybe you have to start it with different command-line options?  Maybe
> you have to use a different terminal setting ("gnuplot> set term
> XXXXXX")?  Maybe you need to set extra options when setting the terminal
> ("gnuplot> set term XXXXXX FOO BAR")?
>
> If it's possible to get gnuplot to behave the way you want, then it is
> probably possible to get Gnuplot.py to do so.  Conversely, if gnuplot is
> not capable of doing what you want, Gnuplot.py has no chance.
>
> It *could be* that the way that Gnuplot.py does hardcopies is confusing
> gnuplot.  (It changes the terminal selection to one of the hardcopy
> terminals, re-plots the data, then reselects the standard terminal.)
> Perhaps the closing then re-opening of the standard terminal is breaking
> gnuplot's connection to the old terminal window.  Do the old terminals
> stay around even if you don't make any hardcopies?
>
> Michael
>
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> Michael Haggerty
> mhagger@...
> http://softwareswirl.blogspot.com/
>



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Re: [Gnuplot-py-users] keep plot open after program close?

[Michael Haggerty <mhagger@al...>]

On 12/29/2012 05:58 AM, Forrest Iandola wrote:
> I'm trying to do the opposite -- I'm using hardcopy() to write the plots
> to file, so /I'd like to have the gnuplot window close after Python
> finishes executing/.
> 
> I'm using the X11 terminal (I'm working on a Mac, and aquaterm isn't
> cooperating).
> Regardless of whether I do gp = Gnuplot.Gnuplot(*persist = 1*) or
> *persist = 0*, the old Gnuplot windows stay open, and I often end up
> with tons of open windows.
> 
> I'd be /satisfied/ if we could just have the Gnuplot windows close after
> Python finishes executing.
> It'd be /even better/ if I could have Python close all figures from
> previous runs, but keep the figure open from the most recent Python
> execution. In other words, I'm looking for the Matlab `close all hidden`
> command.

A good first step might be for you to figure out how to get the gnuplot
program itself (i.e., independent of Gnuplot.py) to do what you want.
Maybe you have to start it with different command-line options?  Maybe
you have to use a different terminal setting ("gnuplot> set term
XXXXXX")?  Maybe you need to set extra options when setting the terminal
("gnuplot> set term XXXXXX FOO BAR")?

If it's possible to get gnuplot to behave the way you want, then it is
probably possible to get Gnuplot.py to do so.  Conversely, if gnuplot is
not capable of doing what you want, Gnuplot.py has no chance.

It *could be* that the way that Gnuplot.py does hardcopies is confusing
gnuplot.  (It changes the terminal selection to one of the hardcopy
terminals, re-plots the data, then reselects the standard terminal.)
Perhaps the closing then re-opening of the standard terminal is breaking
gnuplot's connection to the old terminal window.  Do the old terminals
stay around even if you don't make any hardcopies?

Michael

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mhagger@...
http://softwareswirl.blogspot.com/

Re: [Gnuplot-py-users] keep plot open after program close?

[Forrest Iandola <forresti@be...>]

I'm trying to do the opposite -- I'm using hardcopy() to write the plots to
file, so *I'd like to have the gnuplot window close after Python finishes
executing*.

I'm using the X11 terminal (I'm working on a Mac, and aquaterm isn't
cooperating).
Regardless of whether I do gp = Gnuplot.Gnuplot(*persist = 1*) or *persist
= 0*, the old Gnuplot windows stay open, and I often end up with tons of
open windows.

I'd be *satisfied* if we could just have the Gnuplot windows close after
Python finishes executing.
It'd be *even better* if I could have Python close all figures from
previous runs, but keep the figure open from the most recent Python
execution. In other words, I'm looking for the Matlab `close all hidden`command.

Thanks,
Forrest

>On 07/17/2011 05:03 AM, tony wrote:
>> I'm using gnuplot-py to monitor data from a serial port, and it works
>> fine while the main python program is running. But I would like to keep
>> the plot open after python closes - is that possible? I can obviously
>> reopen the data file and reconstruct the plot, but it would be useful to
>> keep the original plot window open.

>g = Gnuplot.Gnuplot(persist=True) , if your platform supports it.

>Michael

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