[Gnuplot-bugs] pause -1 "swallows" plots after set terminal x11

[<Sim...@sw...>]

Dear all,

pause -1 "swallows" plots after set terminal x11.

Here is my test script:

show terminal;
plot sin(x);pause -1 "Hit return to continue";
plot sin(x);pause -1 "Hit return to continue";
plot sin(x);pause -1 "Hit return to continue";
plot sin(x);pause -1 "Hit return to continue";
set terminal x11;
show terminal;
plot sin(x);pause -1 "Hit return to continue";
plot sin(x);pause -1 "Hit return to continue";
plot sin(x);pause -1 "Hit return to continue";
plot sin(x);pause -1 "Hit return to continue";

The output:

   terminal type is x11

Hit return to continue
Hit return to continue
Hit return to continue
Hit return to continue

   terminal type is x11  nopersist enhanced

Hit return to continue
Hit return to continueHit return to continue
Hit return to continue

In the part after "set terminal x11" the second plot is "swallowed" (I could not hit return).

Here the information about the versions and COMPILE_OPTIONS:

Linux 4.18.0-193.1.2.el8_2.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu May 7 16:37:54 UTC 2020 x86_64 GNU/Linux

        G N U P L O T
        Version 5.2 patchlevel 8    last modified 2019-12-01

        Copyright (C) 1986-1993, 1998, 2004, 2007-2019
        Thomas Williams, Colin Kelley and many others

        gnuplot home:     http://www.gnuplot.info
        faq, bugs, etc:   type "help FAQ"
        immediate help:   type "help"  (plot window: hit 'h')

    +READLINE  -LIBREADLINE  +HISTORY
    -BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY  +OBJECTS  +STATS +EXTERNAL_FUNCTIONS
    +GD_PNG  +GD_JPEG  +GD_TTF  +GD_GIF  +ANIMATION
    -USE_CWDRC  +X11  +X11_EXTERNAL +USE_MOUSE  +HIDDEN3D_QUADTREE

With Gnuplot-4.6.7 (and also 5.2.6) there is no such a problem. I also tried 5.4.rc2 with the same result as with 5.2.8.

Thanks for your help and best regards,

Simon



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