Re: [Plplot-general] How to use PLplot on MS Windows

[Olof S. <sve...@es...>]

Hi Arjen,

Yes, plplot can be used on MS Windows however you need MS VC++ to
compile the code. The win3 device for the Windows platform is working
but it needs more work, for example one thing missing is the possibility
of printing directly from plplot, now the only possibility is to create
a PostScript file and print it via Ghostview.

Unfortunately my present professional obligations leave me with no time
to continue the win3 development, I can only do a minimum of
maintenance, and so far no volunteer has showed up to continue the work.
So, in the short future, I think the best is to use Cygwin for compiling
and running plplot on MS Windows. Cygwin has the advantage that you
don't need to buy the rather expensive MS VC++. There are now some
problems when trying to compile plplot on Windows however I got the
impression that there are people looking into these issues.

Best regards,

Olof Svensson


Arjen Markus wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> according to the documentation I found with PLplot 5.2.1, it can be used
> on MS Windows (at least a few of the varieties currently in existence),
> but further than that I can find no information on how to proceed -
> for instance there is no driver for the Windows platform, as far as
> I can tell.
> 
> Can someone shed some light?
> 
> In particular: how does one control printing under Windows? (I mean:
> sending a picture directly to the printer, without the user having
> to start a utility like Ghostview).
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Arjen Markus
> 
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