Re: new command: raise

[Daniel J S. <dan...@ie...>]

Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:

>>   Thus, on any OS, there is no way to find which gnuplot terminal window
>>   belongs to which gnuplot console instance. 
>>    
>>
>
>As I see it, _this_ would be the only real reason that a command from
>inside gnuplot would be needed.  I'm not sure the application running
>gnuplot through a pipe couldn't just send a GUI event to the window
>manager or the main gnuplot window to raise the gnuplot window and all of
>its children, but if that can't be done, then yes, a 'raise' command would
>be the way to go.
>

This issue about the GUI being directed to control raising of
the window came up in a different form when we discussed
the mouse and attaching functions to it.  Ethan implemented
a manner in which the mouse information can be directed
somewhere.  Before that we speculated if it would be possible
to "attach" some function to the mouse from an outside app.
In both these cases, there would be a connection made between
the app and the window, where gnuplot is a liason to help make
the connection but then is removed from the picture.

Dan