New maxima plotting routine on Unix platform calls gnuplot
with -persist flag. This method has two important consequences.
First - gnuplot process exits after finishing drawing and control
returns to maxima. This is good. But there is yet second
feature. Unfortunately this persistent plot window has some limited
functionality. In particular it can't rotate 3d plots (it need full
gnuplot for redraw). And this is pity. On the other hand without
-persist gnuplot window is fully functional but Maxima have to wait
until it is explicitly closed by user. It is not possible to have both
nice features together without making maxima plotting
routine significantly more complicated. Maybe it is good idea
to make two gnuplot invoking method
gnuplot <file> -
vs
gnuplot -persist <file>
selectable via plotting some extra option?
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Vadim V. Zhytnikov
<vvzhy@netorn.ru>