On Monday 09 Sep 2013 11:51:41 Alan W. Irwin wrote: > On 2013-09-09 08:59+0200 Arjen Markus wrote: > > - the xcairo device produces samller graphs for some reason and it > > > > does not take the -display command line argument (whereas the xwin > > device does). Something to be repaired, I'd say. I had to use the > > DISPLAY environment variable instead. > > > > (I do not have a window manager running yet, so the windows are created > > full-screen) > > Just to give some quick background, src/plargs.c shows the -display > option is implemented using the same code as the -o option so like > that option it sets pls->FileName to whatever string (e.g., ":0.0") > the user specifies after -display. Then the xwin.c code uses > pls->FileName (if set) to set the display. > > @Hazen: would you be able to do something similar for the xcairo device > comfortably before the release date on September 28th? > > It appears to me that "Display" in drivers/cairo.c is set to NULL to > start with so it might be trivial to use pls->FileName instead. > However, there are a number of uses of "Display" in drivers/cairo.c so > someone more familiar with that code than I am should implement this > "would be nice" feature for the xcairo device.
Hazen - Don't worry, I've done it. Essentially a 1-line fix. I've also changed the code so failure to open the display will exit plplot immediately. The old behaviour led to a crash if an invalid display was set. Arjen - Please check this works for you. Andrew ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: 1. Consolidate legacy IT systems to a single system of record for IT 2. Standardize and globalize service processes across IT 3. Implement zero-touch automation to replace manual, redundant tasks http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=51271111&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Plplot-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel
