Re: Octave GUI 0.4

[Bill Denney]

Could you update your website with a bit more detailed installation 
instructions?  Actually, my real preference would be to be able to 
download binaries (with installation instructions for them).  I'd like to 
play with the GUI over the weekend, but I couldn't get it installed.  I 
know for example that I'm missing QT4, but I don't where to download it 
(trolltech's website is far more geared toward selling me their software 
than to giving it away).

Thanks,

Bill

On Tue, 14 Feb 2006, Sebastien Loisel wrote:

> The pleasure is mine!
>
> On 2/14/06, Bill Denney <address@hidden> wrote:
> > I just wanted to thank you for doing this.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > On Tue, 14 Feb 2006, Sebastien Loisel wrote:
> >
> > > I just released version 0.4 of Octave-GUI.
> > >
> > > Main new feature is an Octave GUI user's manual. You may read it here:
> > http://www.math.mcgill.ca/loisel/octave-gui/octave-gui-0.4/html/index.html
> > > I secretly updated 0.3 behind your backs several times yesterday with
> > small
> > > bugfixes, and there are a few more in 0.4.
> > >
> > > Bug fixes:
> > > * Main window now better at keeping the focus in the input widget.
> > > * Call octave_exit() before exiting otherwise on some computers it
> > consumes
> > > 95% cpu.
> > > * Keep the files tab synced with the cwd.
> > > * A few more bugs I forgot.
> > >
> > > Known bugs (help me if you know how to solve them!)
> > > * QDirModel still is causing me problems. It ignores the NoDotAndDotDot
> > > flag.
> > > * I was unable to get the QT assistant configured to work with my HTML
> > help
> > > files. In June 2005, John Vilburn noticed that helpdemo was not part of
> > the
> > > QT distribution (
> > http://lists.trolltech.com/qt4-preview-feedback/2005-06/thread00304-0.html
> > ).
> > > It appears that this is still the case, in disagreement with the QT
> > > documentation.
> > > * If you hit F1 for help, I execute firefox to read the doc. However, in
> > > some situations, you won't be able to close Octave GUI until you've
> > closed
> > > firefox. This appears to be a QProcess feature.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Sébastien Loisel
> >
> > --
> > "Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the
> > illiteracy level of our children are appalling."
> >    -- George W. Bush to the U.S. Conference of Mayors Capital Hilton
> >       Hotel

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