FAQ : Why are the developers planning to replace Gnuplot with an OpenGL backend?

[Julien Bect]

The FAQ says :

The development of Octave is committed to being both compatible with Matlab and adding additional features. Toward those ends, the development community has chosen to introduce a native OpenGL backend that supports Matlab handle graphics and its uicontrols. Starting with the 3.8 release, Octave now uses OpenGL graphics by default with FLTK widgets. A Qt OpenGL toolkit is also under development.

There are no plans to remove the gnuplot backend. While a better backend may some day become the new default plotter, the gnuplot backend will still be available as long as our users find it useful.


Shouldn't this be modified, since qt is now the default in 4.0.x ?

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Julien