I have just installed sage 4.8. On my system I have gnuplot, gnuplotpy, surf,matplotlib, and perhaps some others. I want plot() in sage to default to ANY of these instead of bringing up firefox to plot a png.
I can get gnuplot if I use a maxima command. Is there any way to get sage to default to some other plot?
Partial fix: If I add this line to ~/.sage/init.sage: sage.misc.viewer.BROWSER='xv'
It gets rid of firefox, but it uses the minimally capable xv.
I have tried: sage.misc.viewer.PNG_VIEWER='xv' but then firefox is brought up.
If there is a need for a BROWSER setting then clearly xv will not do the trick.
The bit about PNG_VIEWER not working is surprising. One idea - in the ask.sagemath answer I referenced, there is http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/11795 mentioned in one of the comments. Try applying that patch and see if that helps out.
Asked: 2012-02-02 21:02:01 +0100
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