Re: problem with "set x11 {size WW,HH} {position XX,YY}"

[Ben A. <bpa...@ma...>]

On Feb 2, 2009, at 4:41 AM, Petr Mikulik wrote:

>>>> Could the size and position of the x11 plot window be determined  
>>>> in a
>>>> similar manner (on the gnuplot end)? Of course, no pause would be
>>>> required, but I assume some gnuplot command would be needed.
>>>>
>>>> Either that or could another internally-maintained variable be  
>>>> created
>>>> to hold a window's x11 id? ... if so would this work for wxt as  
>>>> well?
>>>
>>> Automatic varible
>>> 	GPVAL_TERM_WINDOWID
>>> could be filled after each "plot".
>>>
>>> How can this be done? Could x11.trm read it? Or should this be  
>>> obtained via
>>> gp_exec_event?
>>>
>> I'm not familiar with x11.trm or what "gp_exec_event" is.
>
> That's the command in gplt_x11.c sources which sends information  
> (events)
> from X11's graph to gnuplot.

Ok, I understand. This is  a question for the gnuplot developers.

>> Would the gnuplot command "print GPVAL_TERM_WINDOWID" print the  
>> id? ... or
>> perhaps, I should ask what is an automatic variable?
>
> The automatic variables are all those GPVAL_ and MOUSE_ which are
> automatically filled by gnuplot, some of them being updated after  
> plot or
> mouse clicks (see "show var all"). In Octave, MOUSE_ are read by  
> ginput.m,
> for example. You could read GPVAL_TERM_WINDOWID in the same way.

That should work nicely for what I understand is needed by Octave.

Ben