Re: default terminal for version 5.2 on Windows

[Tatsuro M. <tma...@ya...>]

----- Original Message -----
> From: ""Bastian Märkisch"" 
> To: gnuplot beta list 
> Cc: 
> Date: 2017/6/2, Fri 13:42
> Subject: default terminal for version 5.2 on Windows
> 
> In version 5.0 on Windows, the wxt terminal is still the default terminal - in 
> contrast to other platforms where it is "qt". Before version 4.2 the 
> default used to be the "windows" terminal. As is, the new default on 
> Windows would be "qt", too.  But on Windows "qt" is still 
> somewhat buggy (e.g. "replot-on-resize" just does not work) or is 
> missing features compared to "wxt" or "windows" (printing, 
> screendump, emf, docked windows). Also, the persist behaviour of "qt" 
> is different (terminal in separate process), so this at least would have to be 
> documented. Start-up time for the first plot is considerably longer for 
> "qt". On the other hand "wxt" has been extended to support 
> printing and emf export in version 5.2 and drawing is somewhat faster, too. The 
> "windows" terminal is now on par concerning the quality of the plots, 
> and also supports printing, export of emf and "docked graphs". The new 
> (experimental) Direct2D backend of the terminal is currently the fastest 
> plotting option on Windows (except for pattern fills). The "docking" 
> of graph windows to the wgnuplot text window is useful e.g. when in 
> "tablet-mode" (only maximised applications).
> My suggestion for 5.2 would hence be to either stick with "wxt" as the 
> default terminal on Windows, or to switch to "windows" instead of 
> "qt".
> The installer offers the user to change the GNUTERM environment variable to 
> "windows", "wxt", or "qt" already.
> 
>   Bastian

I agree with your proposal as a one of gnuplot for widnows user.

Tatsuro