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Subject: Re: Change the default terminal on windows
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On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 12:00:04 PM UTC+2, J=C3=B6rg Buchholz wr=
ote:
> On 26.09.2019 10:51, s1291 wrote:
> > On Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 7:38:48 PM UTC+1, Karl Ratzsch wrot=
e:
> >> Am 25.09.2019 um 18:22 schrieb SyntaxErrorX00:
> >>
> >>> gnuplot/wgnuplot use wxt as the default terminal. I want to change th=
at to be 'qt' instead so every time I have to run "set term qt" so I am loo=
king for a way to change it permanently. I tried everything I found on inte=
rnet:
> >>> * 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?=20
> >>
> >> 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
> >=20
> >=20
> > 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
> >=20
>=20
> Hi,
>=20
> 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.
>=20
>=20
> J=C3=B6rg
Hello J=C3=B6rg,
Yes I am sure, I tried to create a the file %appdata%\gnuplot.ini with the =
following content:=20
set terminal qt
But that has no effect.
I changed the content to=20
Terminal=3Dqt

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