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

[Ethan M. <merritt@u.washington.edu>]

On Friday 06 February 2009 13:57:41 Petr Mikulik wrote:
> > The intent is to update GPVAL_TERM_WINDOWID when the main program receives a
> > "new window" event from gnuplot_x11, right?  
> > 
> > I am trying to point out that not every command "set term x11 <num>" creates
> > a new window. If an old window is re-used, you won't receive this event and
> > therefore GPVAL_TERM_WINDOWID  will not be updated.
> > 
> > The patch currently has the event generated each time the buffered command
> > list is re-executed, which I think is not right.  Probably it should go in
> > pr_window(), immediately after the call to XCreateWindow().
> 
> When I tested it, it was filling the variable after the "plot" command has 
> been completed (not after "set term x11"), i.e. after the graph has been 
> drawn.

Yes, exactly.  Therefore it is not correct.  Try rotating a 3D plot and
you will see that it is trying to re-evaluate and re-send the window id
on every refresh.  This slows things down impossibly.

-- 
Ethan A Merritt