Re: Probable df_no_use_specs bug

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

mi...@ph... wrote:

>>splot 'binary2' binary u 1:2:3:($2+($1+$2)/10) w pm3d
>>splot sin(x) w l
>>
>>The first plot shows a blank 3d plot because the palette isn't set.
>>However, the second plot should still work fine because it doesn't
>>require the palette.
>>
>>being  plotted in the second example.  [This is an argument for not
>>using  global variables in such a way...
>>    
>>
>
>Does this mean that the bug could be fixed by reseting the global variable
>to the default value somewhere at the beginning of the "splot" command?
>

Sure, probably.  Maybe initialize the variable before the df_open() 
call.  It would need some verification.  But that is bad coding 
practice; I'd say do that only as a quick fix for 4.0 errata.  Otherwise 
let it linger for a while as a reminder to reorganize that portion of 
plot3d.c.  I personally think that if df_no_use_specs is kept hidden to 
within datafile.c, it will force programmers to come up with better 
program flow and organization.  That is usually what I find.  (Wait a 
couple weeks on that one.)

I'm not sure that initializing of the variable will remove the color box 
from the line-only plot.  That is another issue.

Dan