Re: release plane for 4.0 -- Re: GP_ISVAR, GP_FIT_ERRVARS

[Hans-Bernhard B. <br...@ph...>]

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Petr Mikulik wrote:

> > > - missing Windows et al terminal entries to be added, if contributed
> >
> > "missing terminal entries"?  I don't think I see what you're talking about
> > there.
> 
> Sorry, it was not exact -- there are several of the unimplemented --
> according to the TODO file:
> 
>   -- rotated text is not supported
>         demo/textrotate.dem does not pass correctly
>   -- palette colored text is not supported
>         demo/textcolor.dem does not pass correctly

There's nothing strictly wrong with optional features actually not
implemented by a particular driver.  As long as the demo doesn't break
(i.e. gnuplot all.dem exits), that's not a big deal.

> and some other items, like
>   -- update wgnuplot menus

They've been updated in 01'2003.  If you see any more badly missing
things, go ahead and add them --- the syntax is easy enough.

>   -- windows driver does not report font size to windows.trm, thus
>      character widht and height are quite useless numbers
> 
> These things, if someone contributes them, should be added, right?

*If*.  And if the changes aren't too massive to invalidate pretty 
much all the testing being done with the existing code.

> > You *do* seem pretty allergic to the word "April", Petr.... something
> > particular about it? ;-)
> 
> Maybe I like more winter than spring?

March 31st is in spring too. ;->

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (br...@ph...)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.