[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #37330] desktop() function

[Guillaume]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?37330>

                 Summary: desktop() function
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: gyom
            Submitted on: Tue 11 Sep 2012 02:57:43 PM GMT
                Category: None
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Matlab Compatibility
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Guillaume
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

In MATLAB (at least since 7.4 (R2007a)), there is a desktop() function:

 DESKTOP Start and query the MATLAB Desktop.
    DESKTOP starts the MATLAB Desktop using the configuration
    stored the last time the Desktop was run, or the default
    configuration if no configuration file is present.
 
    DESKTOP -NORESTORE doesn't restore the configuration from the last
    time the desktop was run.
 
    USED = DESKTOP('-INUSE') returns whether or not the Desktop is
    currently in use.  It does not start the Desktop.


It could be added to the list of Octave's unimplemented function; but having
at least the option desktop('-inuse') to return false would help
compatibility, in case the other options are not relevant in the Octave GUI
framework.




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