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octave: GUI Development

 
 35 GUI Development
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 Octave is principally a batch or command-line language.  However, it
 does offer some features for constructing graphical interfaces that
 interact with users.
 
    The GUI elements available are I/O dialogs, a progress bar, and UI
 elements for plot windows.  For example, rather than hardcoding a
 filename for output results a script can open a dialog box and allow the
 user to choose a file.  Similarly, if a calculation is expected to take
 a long time a script can display a progress bar.  The various UI
 elements can be used to fully customize the plot window with menubars,
 context menus,
 
    Several utility functions make it possible to store private data for
 use with a GUI which will not pollute the user’s variable space.
 
    Finally, a program written in Octave might want to have long term
 storage of preferences or state variables.  This can be done with
 user-defined preferences.

Menu

 
· I/O Dialogs
· Progress Bar
· UI Elements
· GUI Utility Functions
· User-Defined Preferences
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