Re: Octave 2.9.0 available for ftp

[Dmitri A. Sergatskov]

John W. Eaton wrote:

> Would you expect replot.m to do anything with arguments?  If it is not
> marked as a rawcommand, it would not be able to work like the old
> version of replot in 2.1.x and earlier versions.  If it is marked as a

I would think that perhaps new replot could check for
arguments and if there is one print a warning:

"Arguments are ignored. Use __replot__ for raw gnuplot command."

> OK, how about a transition period (for both 2.1.x and 2.9.x) with both
> forms and a warning for using the old form?

I would not be using old form for 2.9.x series -- if it gives a warning, people
would ignore it. If it makes an error, people will fix scripts.

I do not have strong opinion either way about the 2.1.x

About the naming scheme. Since people may want to use a similar system
for plplot, grace and what's not, perhaps it is nice to
have a plotting system identifier embedded in the name:

__gnuplot__replot__ ?
__GP__replot__ ?

Of course since gnuplot is the main plotting system, that may
be redundant.  :)

> jwe

Dmitri.
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