"Smith, Barry F. via petsc-dev" <petsc-dev@mcs.anl.gov> writes:
> I'm very hesitant to have the -viewer_format supported by PETSc > because it reintroduces the concept of "setting" the viewer format, > as opposed to pushing and popping formats. I think it is a mistake > to have both the ability to set the format and to push/pop it, they > don't play well together. I think we could allow setting the format *before* any push takes place. I.e., if a caller creates a Viewer, they could set its format at that moment, but anyone who is given a Viewer to use can only push/pop. I don't know that such behavior is necessary/desirable in this instance.
