Re: Proposal: Saving graphs from Qt and wxt terminals

[Philipp K. J. <ja...@ie...>]

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> 
> I've placed a patch here:
> 
> https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/patches/704/
> 
> Give that a try.  All you need to do is put your code for saving as
> PNG or whatnot in the location provided in the new switch statement.
> You may also want to tweak things, e.g., change the filters to
> whatever files you can save as.
> 
> This is slightly different than the way Qt behaves as far as picking
> a file format.  It's done via the file dialog's filter feature.  It
> makes for a more conventional method of choosing, and in fact makes
> for easier programming versus putting a dropdown menu associated with
> the toolbar button.  I suggest adding your code and moving into the
> repository then let people compare/experiment.  If people prefer the
> dropdown menu, I can give that a try.

I finally got around to rebuilding from the tip
(which now includes this patch), and I think this
is fantastic! (I also like the way the format is 
chosen - just as in about every other application
out there.)

Thanks, Daniel!

I think it will really help, in particular for
casual use(r)s. 

Best,

		Ph.