Re: [Plplot-devel] plGetCursor() return value (was Should plgetpos ...)

[Joao C. <jc...@fe...>]

On Thursday 28 February 2002 7:31 pm, Alan W. Irwin wrote:

=2E..
> I am now leaning toward changing c_plcalc_world to just return a status=
 in
> the argument list and drop the idea of returning the windows index
> altogether. That's what I will probably do unless I hear some good
> arguments to keep it (especially from Joao since he probably had some
> specific use in mind when he originally brought up the possibility of
> returning this index).

Good arguments? No. Only that most of my plots and most published plot ha=
ve a=20
simple "layout", and given that simplicity returning the subplot number c=
an=20
be helpfull to identify the plot that the user is interested in.

Suppose that in x01c you want to give the user the choice of selecting on=
e of=20
the subplots, clicking on it, and then plotting only it. I can think in l=
ots=20
of other applications where it is desirable to identify a subplot by clic=
king=20
on it (printing or saving only one subplot, have a plot browser that plot=
s=20
tiny plots of your plmeta-saved plot, ...).

Joao

PS-subpages, viewports, and windows, and now subplots!

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> On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Maurice LeBrun wrote:
> > I looked at the dox & code, and all looks cool.
> >
> > My only nit is that the references to "subpage" should be replaced by
> > "window".  I like the more general term better since the code should =
work
> > fine even if not using the usual PLplot subpage model.  In fact I
> > originally wrote the window registration code with a completely diffe=
rent
> > windowing front-end in mind.
> >
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