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Re: Blurry Graphs
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Ben Abbott |
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Re: Blurry Graphs |
Date: |
Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:52:23 -0500 |
On Feb 17, 2014, at 11:51 AM, Jordan Erisman <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> On Feb 17, 2014, at 11:29 AM, Jordan Erisman <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > On Feb 17, 2014 7:52 AM, "Ben Abbott" <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Feb 16, 2014, at 11:08 PM, Jordan Erisman <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >
> > >> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 7:00 PM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Feb 15, 2014, at 5:46 PM, Jordan Erisman <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> > Hello,
> > >>> >
> > >>> > I have Octave installed on my Macbook Pro. When I go to plot my
> > >>> > graphs using X11, the images are very blurry. I have plotted a few
> > >>> > graphs on a PC at my school and the graphs are very clear. I am new
> > >>> > to octave, and do not much about it. I would also like to know how to
> > >>> > save the graphs from X11 to say, a word document. Thanks for the help
> > >>> > in advance.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Jordan
> > >
> > >
> > >>>
> > >>> X11 on Mac OSX doesn't do any anti-aliasing. If you can tell us what
> > >>> version of Octave you are running and where you get if from, as well as
> > >>> what version of Mac OSX you are running it on we'll be able to help out.
> > >>>
> > >>> To save a graph to include in a word document, try ....
> > >>>
> > >>> print test.png
> > >>>
> > >>> And then add the png picture to your word document. Word on Mac OSX
> > >>> lets you use PDF files for pictures, which often gives a superior
> > >>> result. If you are running Octave whose version is 3.4.x, 3.6.x, or
> > >>> 3.8.x, then you can ....
> > >>>
> > >>> print -dpdfwrite test.pdf
> > >>>
> > >>> Ben
> > >>
> > >> I have GNU Octave, version 3.6.4 installed on my 10.9.1 Macbook via
> > >> fink. The plots are clear when I manually set the environment to plot in
> > >> aquaterm, but I prefer x11 if possible.
> > >
> > >
> > > Please bottom-post ...
> > >
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Bottom-posting
> > >
> > > And avoid top-posting ...
> > >
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Top-posting
> > >
> > > For Octave via Fink, I recommend you install the atlas variant (there are
> > > bugs in Apple's vecLib).
> > >
> > > fink install octave364-atlas-dev
> > >
> > >
> > > To improve the graphic display, I'd avoid x11 and if you'd like to avoid
> > > Aquaterm, then try wxt or qt.
> > >
> > >
> > > fink install gnuplot-wxcocoa-qtmac
> > >
> > >
> > > When you run Octave, you can compare the different plots by ...
> > >
> > >
> > > close all
> > >
> > > graphics_toolkit gnuplot
> > >
> > > figure (1)
> > >
> > > clf ()
> > >
> > > setenv GNUTERM wxt
> > >
> > > plot (rand (3))
> > >
> > > title ("wxt")
> > >
> > > figure (2)
> > >
> > > clf ()
> > >
> > > setenv GNUTERM qt
> > >
> > > plot (rand (3))
> > >
> > > title ("qt")
> > >
> > >
> > > Ben
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Thank you for all of the tips, Ben. I have one more question. Once I find
> > which plots I like, how do I get octave to permanently plot the one I
> > choose. I tried to do this with aquaterm by editing the octaverc file, and
> > adding the line "setenv GNUTERM aqua," but it still plotted in X11.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jordan
>
> The file you'll need to edit is "~/.octaverc". The tilde "~" refers to your
> home directory (i.e. the ".octaverc" file needs to be in your home
> directory), and the dot "." preceding "octaverc" makes the file invisible.
> You need the dot "." since it is also part of the filename. Since the file
> is invisible, you won't see it from the Finder. Instead you'll need to "ls
> -ah ~" from a Terminal window.
>
> Ben
>
>
>
> Im sorry that I probably keep asking questions, but I typed in the command ls
> -ah ~/.octaverc, and got the line
> /Users/Jordan/.octaverc, I went to that directory and saw a file called
> #.octaverc# and edited it, but still no luck. Maybe I misunderstood the
> directions.
>
> Jordan
I don't know what "#.octaverc#" is from. You want to edit
"/Users/Jordan/.octaverc"
If you try to use TextEdit, you won't see .octaverc because it is invisible.
I don't know what your app your system will use, but from the Terminal you can
try "open ~/.octaverc"
Ben
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