Re: [Plplot-general] How to clear the plot buffer of a wxPLplotwindow?

[Robert P. <rob...@jk...>]

Hi Werner,

you wrote:
>> Since I now have to update a plot very often and over long time, 
>> let me ask whether the plot buffer can be cleared to avoid the 
>> memory hogging, short of deleting/recreating the wxPLplotwindow.
> 
> [...] unfortunately the fix for this is not that easy. If you have 
> only one subwindow, then it would be ok to clear the buffer if 
> pladv() is called. But this is not true if you have 2 or more 
> subwindows. Clearing one subwindow with e.g. pladv(1) doesn't mean 
> that you want to clear the other subwindows, what would happen if you
> clear the buffer. This might be no problem for your case, but we 
> would break the library for all who use subwindows. The fix I have in
> mind is to split the buffers depending in what subwindow we plot. 
> [...] it will need some time (say weeks to months) [...]

I understand. Would it be possible to introduce a "plclearall" function
for my use case, which clears all subwindows? This would certainly be
much easier.

--Robert