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Re: Change the default terminal on windows

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On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 12:00:04 PM UTC+2, Jörg Buchholz wrote:
> On 26.09.2019 10:51, s1291 wrote:
> > On Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 7:38:48 PM UTC+1, Karl Ratzsch wrote:
> >> Am 25.09.2019 um 18:22 schrieb SyntaxErrorX00:
> >>
> >>> gnuplot/wgnuplot use wxt as the default terminal. I want to change that to be 'qt' instead so every time I have to run "set term qt" so I am looking for a way to change it permanently. I tried everything I found on internet:
> >>> * create GNUPLOT.INI and insert "set term qt",
> >>> * Create an environment variable GNUPLOT pointing to that directory (My home directory, C:\Users\username).
> >>>
> >>> * Tried to change the file wgnuplot.ini in my home directory.
> >>> * Tried to change the file wgnuplot in C:\Program Files\gnuplot\share\wgnuplt.ini
> >>>
> >>> But unfortuately that have no effect, every time I open gnuplot I get the default terminal wxt.
> >>>
> >>> Could you please tell me how can I change that? 
> >>
> >> You have to place the gnuplot.ini (not wgnuplot.ini, thats just for
> >> the windows GUI) file in the $APPDATA directory, which usually is
> >> <your home directory>\appdata\roaming
> >>
> >> (For some unknown reason, the ~\appdata directory is hidden by
> >> default. First thing I change on every windows machine, right after
> >> disabling the system sounds.)
> >>
> >> Enter "set APPDATA" on the command line to check.
> >>
> >> Or you reinstall gnuplot and choose a different default terminal in
> >> the installer.
> >>
> >> Hth, Karl
> > 
> > 
> > Thank you for you reply,
> > Sorry I forgot to mention that I tried also with what you suggested: to add gnuplot.ini to %appdata% folder but unfortunately it didn't work.
> > So I will try the second suggestion.
> > Regards
> > 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> are you sure that it not works? It looks like gnuplot always tell you at
> the start "Terminal type is now 'windows'", but the terminal is set to
> what you give in the gnuplot.ini.
> 
> 
> Jörg
Hello Jörg,
Yes I am sure, I tried to create a the file %appdata%\gnuplot.ini with the following content: 
set terminal qt
But that has no effect.
I changed the content to 
Terminal=qt

That has also no effect (I don't know if that syntax is valid or not but at least I tried it).

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Change the default terminal on windows SyntaxErrorX00 <samirmath01@gmail.com> - 2019-09-25 09:22 -0700
  Re: Change the default terminal on windows Karl Ratzsch <mail.kfr@gmx.net> - 2019-09-25 20:38 +0200
    Re: Change the default terminal on windows s1291 <samirmath01@gmail.com> - 2019-09-26 01:51 -0700
      Re: Change the default terminal on windows Jörg Buchholz <bookwood4new@freenet.de> - 2019-09-26 12:00 +0200
        Re: Change the default terminal on windows s1291 <samirmath01@gmail.com> - 2019-09-26 10:18 -0700
          Re: Change the default terminal on windows Jörg Buchholz <bookwood4new@freenet.de> - 2019-09-30 13:22 +0200
            Re: Change the default terminal on windows s1291 <samirmath01@gmail.com> - 2019-10-30 06:53 -0700

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