fopen doesn't return when opening a fifo!!

[Petr Mikulik]

> > - > the gnuplot command "pause mouse any" doesn't work in
> >   > the Windows terminal..
> >   It works correctly.
> >   
> I tried these functions with Michael's MSVC binary using gnuplot 4.2.2
> and had issues. I had to modify ginput.m to force the "backend" variable
> to be "gnuplot" as this property doesn't exist in Octave 3.0. However,
> it caused some issues, and the ginput command locked up. I then tried to
> use "pause mouse any" directly from gnuplot without using Octave at all
> with the same result.. Were there some mouse support fixes for the
> Windows terminal in gnuplot 4.2.3? Did you test this with Windows?
> 
> Basically, I think these function must work under the default terminal
> types on Windows, Unix and Mac systems to be truly useful. And so hope
> that with an upgrade to gnuplot 4.2.3 that this is possible.

They do work correctly. I've tried the Windows binary from the gnuplot's 
Download section, then:
	plot x
	pause mouse any		... now click or hit a key
	show var

> I tried these functions with Michael's MSVC binary using gnuplot 4.2.2

I don't know this binary. Wherefrom have you got it?

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Petr Mikulik