Non xgterm graphics

Linas Petras wrote on Feb 13, 2008

I would like to use kconsole (KDE console apps) to run my main instance of iraf/ecl but this precludes displaying graphics from tasks like imhistogram in kconsole.

Is their a way to "redirect" the graphics output to an instance of xgterm started before staring "ecl" ?

Linas

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Mike Fitzpatrick wrote on Feb 13, 2008

Not from CL/ECL, however PyRAF I think has its own graphics system that would let you run from a konsole. The way it works is that the tasks produce metacode for the plots, these are translated to the appropriate escape codes for a particular device using the graphics kernel in the CL. So, garbage on the screen means you're seeing the wrong codes generated for the device, it also means whatever terminal is running the CL must be able to handle the graphics codes itself.

-Mike

P.S. Thanks for posting a link to the ECL readme.

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Linas Petras wrote on Feb 13, 2008

Hmm.. thought so, but wasn't sure. I'll have a look at PYRAF soon, once I learn IRAF a bit :)

Linas

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