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+++ b/scripts/plot/figure.m	Thu Jun 06 05:18:49 1996 +0000
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+# Copyright (C) 1996 John W. Eaton
+# 
+# This file is part of Octave.
+# 
+# Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+# Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
+# later version.
+# 
+# Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+# Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+
+function figure (n)
+
+# usage: figure (n)
+#
+# Set the current plot window to plot window N.  This function
+# currently requires X11 and a recent version of gnuplot.
+
+  if (nargin == 1)
+    if (gnuplot_has_frames)
+      if (! isempty (getenv (DISPLAY)))
+	eval (sprintf ("set term x11 %d\n", n));
+      else
+	error ("figure: requires X11 and valid DISPLAY");
+      endif
+    else
+      error ("figure: gnuplot doesn't appear to support this feature");
+    endif
+  else
+    usage ("figure (n)");
+  endif
+endfunction