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bug #45030: qt figure window: possible improvements

Submitter:  Hartmut <hardy>
Submitted:  Tue 05 May 2015 06:19:22 PM UTC
   
 
Category:  Plotting with OpenGL Severity:  3 - Normal
Priority:  5 - Normal Item Group:  Feature Request
Status:  Duplicate Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  Open/Closed:  * Closed
Release:  * 4.0.0 Operating System:  * Any
Fixed Release:  None Planned Release:  None
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Thu 11 Jun 2015 08:51:00 PM UTC, comment #4: 

Matlab's DefaultAxesFontSize property is 10, and the same recommendation applies to Matlab users who want a larger or smaller default. Closing as the only remaining issue is bug #44959.

Mike Miller <mtmiller>
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Sun 07 Jun 2015 09:52:09 PM UTC, comment #3: 
  • Thanks for explaning the "select" button, Rik.


  • I personally have already changed my defaultaxisfontsize via octaverc. But I wanted to SUGGEST to change this value to 12 for everyone by default. This is obviously a question of taste. And I do not know which defaultaxisfontsize Matlab has chosen.


So depending on your thoughts (or previous discussions or decisions) to the last point, you can close this bug report, or keep it open and change its title to "wish to change defaultaxisfontsize to 12" or similar.

Hartmut <hardy>
Tue 02 Jun 2015 04:10:44 PM UTC, comment #2: 

Retagging release from 4.0.0-rc4 to 4.0.0.

John W. Eaton <jwe>
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Sat 30 May 2015 10:31:17 PM UTC, comment #1: 

Answering your observations one by one:

  • You can choose your own default font size for e.g. all axes objects by setting the "defaultaxesfontsize" property on the root object:



>> set (0, "defaultaxesfontsize", 12);


Add this to your octaverc startup file to make it a permanent preference.

  • The button sets the figure mouse mode to "select" as opposed to "zoom" or "pan". It's the same as choosing "Select" from the "Edit" menu on the plot window. AFAICT this currently does nothing different from the default "none" mouse mode, but since there is no way to return to "none" it essentially acts to deactivate all the other modes so you don't accidentally pan or zoom your figure.


I think that answers everything you've posted here, ok to close this report?

Mike Miller <mtmiller>
Group Member
Tue 05 May 2015 06:19:22 PM UTC, original submission:  

I have tested the current release candidate (4.0.0-RC4) on Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux. Here are a couple of observation concerning the (now default) Qt figure window:

  • The default fontsize of the axis labels seems to be 10. The result looks too tiny for my taste, I would suggest 12 here. (I do NOT know what Matlab does.)


  • There is a little arrow button in the top icon bar ("select"). I have not been able to use it for anything. Shall I search further for its purpose, or is it just broken?


  • In gnuplot figure windows, as well as in the fltk figure windows there was the current position of the mouse courses in the plot axis displayed (x/y coordinates). This was very useful. I am missing this in the new Qt figure windows. (identical to bug #44959)
Hartmut <hardy>

 

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    2015-06-11 mtmiller StatusNeed Info Duplicate
        Open/ClosedOpen Closed
        Dependencies- Depends on bugs #44959
    2015-06-02 jwe Release4.0.0-rc4 4.0.0
    2015-05-30 mtmiller StatusNone Need Info

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