[Octave-patch-tracker] [patch #8203] Add -ddumb device to print.

[anonymous]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?8203>

                 Summary: Add -ddumb device to print.
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Mon 07 Oct 2013 08:19:45 PM UTC
                Category: None
                Priority: 5 - Normal
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any

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Details:

this patchset adds a "-ddumb" device to print for gnuplot.  The device prints

the plot as ascii art.  "dumb" is already supported as device in drawnow.  The

main use case for "dumb" in print right now would be info manual output.  
Currently the plots in the documentation are only included in a graphical 
version which is not supported by terminal info viewers.  With this patch the

documentation could include an ascii art version of the plots.

One problem remains: There should be a way to specify the size of the plot in

characters.  Right now the patch adds a fixed size (drawnow as default uses 
COLUMNS/ROWS value for the existing terminal).  Using -S to pass the 
information seems like a bad idea because -S usually expects size in pixel.

The second part of the patch changes some of the doc plot generators to use
"-
ddumb".  But the generated plots are a bit too large right now (72x24) and can

cause issues in Emacs info mode and the standalone info viewer.



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Date: Mon 07 Oct 2013 08:19:45 PM UTC  Name: print-patch.patch  Size: 5kB  
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<http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/download.php?file_id=29311>

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