Re: gnuplot-beta digest, Vol 1 #770 - 7 msgs

[Per P. <per...@ma...>]

On Apr 16, 2006, at 05:06, gnu...@li...  
wrote:

>
>>    + aquaterm is already in cvs.  I have some reservations about
>>      making it a default, however, because it does not support all
>>      the features of the x11 terminal.  IMHO either the remaining
>>      features should be added, or x11 should remain the default
>>      terminal even on systems that support aqua.
>
>     No change. Per?

I have the following (mostly finished) stuff sitting in my local copy:
* Monochrome (B/W) option

* Fill patterns
I think that unless the plot is monochrome, filling with solid colors  
are a better option than fill patterns, since patterns can cause  
disturbing effects to the visual apperance ("leaning" bars etc.). So  
my plan is to use fill patterns only in the case when the user  
requests a B/W plot.

* Documentation update
The doc entry for dashed lines is missing.

I'll try to add these ASAP, but I'm short of time these days  
(unfortunately not likely to change any time soon...)

As for making X11 the default instead of AquaTerm, I don't have any  
strong feelings. In the case that AquaTerm is installed but not X11,  
aqua should definitely be the default though...
When you say that it doesn't support all the features of the x11  
terminal, I take it that you refer to mouse interaction? In the long  
run it would be a nice addition to the aqua driver, but I really  
can't set aside that much time for gnuplot for now. Shouldn't be very  
hard to implement though.

I haven't been paying close attention lately, but there was a  
discussion on closing of paths which would be nice to be able to  
implement. What was the outcome? Was there any change/addition to the  
term API to support it? In that case I'll add that to aquaterm too.

I think that sort of sums up what I have in the pipe, all minor  
changes. In case anyone running OS X should read this and feel like  
implementing mouse support for the aqua driver, I'm prepared to  
kickstart any takers and provide support.

Regards,
Per