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The default charting package in Octave is straight qt. However, on the Mac gnuplot often works better. To set up gnuplot, install (or reinstall) it with qt enabled: | |||
<pre>brew install gnuplot --with-qt</pre> | |||
Then configure Octave to use it by placing the following text in your ~/.octaverc file: | |||
<pre>setenv('GNUTERM','qt') | |||
graphics_toolkit("gnuplot")</pre> | |||
Note: If brew complains about: | Note: If brew complains about: | ||