[Plplot-general] Does plplot have an equivalent of PGPLOT's /xserve device?

[Thomas M. <t.r...@wa...>]

Hello, I am new to plplot, but I am trying to check it for a number of
applications I have in mind within C++ and Python codes as a replacement
for PGPLOT which I have used for years.  I am starting with the Python
binding to explore plplot's features. The interactive device I use most of
all with PGPLOT is "/xserve" which allows you to generate a plot that
persists after a program / script exits and returns control to the
terminal. I use this feature all the time. Within long running programs, it
allows me to generate plots which I can look at while the program continues
doing something else. With plplot's xwin or tk, I can get a plot that
persists, but it seems to block until I have actively quitted it. I
experimented with calling plspause(False) just before plend but then the
plot just flashes briefly with tk and does not appear at all with xwin.

I feel I am missing something obvious, but haven't found it yet. Thanks in
advance for any help,

tom