[Gnuplot-info] gnuplot "steals" focus from linux terminal buffer

[Grant S. <gs...@di...>]

Using
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gnuplot: Version 4.0 patchlevel 0
System: Linux 2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp
Linux: RedHat ES 3
Running under gnome 2.2.2
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Ok, we have a rather simple gnuplot config. Basically just re-reading in
a two element file and plotting it. Works great.

Running it as "gnuplot -noraise gnuplot.conf"
Where gnuplot.conf has 3 lines

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plot "outplot" using 1:2 with lines
pause 1
reread
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However, what is driving our users nuts is this.

Each time gnuplot does the "reread" it grabs focus from the linux
terminal's cut/paste buffer. Meaning, if I double click on a word in the
terminal, then try to use the middle button to paste that word, if
gnuplot does the re read before I hit the middle button, it clears that
mouse buffer.


Know what I'm talking about? Meaning, in a xterm or whatever, you can
double click on something, then middle button paste it to your command
line. However, when running gnuplot as describe above, it always wacks
what I had double clicked on. So I can use the middle mouse button to
paste. I have "noraise" on, so it doesn't steal focus.

Is this a gnuplot thing? And X or gnome thing? I don't really know. I'm
just seeing this happen when using gnuplot in this fashion.

Any ideas/help?

Thanks
-grant