Octave 3.0.1 surfc command generates errors

[David Bateman]

Karl M wrote:
> Hi All...
>  
> I just downloaded and installed the precompiles MSVC octave 3.0.1 for
> windows.
>  
> I am running XP SP2, and installed Octave with the jHandles option.
>  
> When I run
>  
>  x = -2:0.1:2;
>  [xx,yy] = meshgrid(x,x);
>  z = sin(xx.^2-yy.^2);
>  surfc(x,x,z,'EdgeColor', 'none');
>  
> I get the following
>  
> octave-3.0.1.exe:3>  x = -2:0.1:2;
> octave-3.0.1.exe:4>  [xx,yy] = meshgrid(x,x);
> octave-3.0.1.exe:5>  z = sin(xx.^2-yy.^2);
> octave-3.0.1.exe:6>  surfc(x,x,z,'EdgeColor', 'none');
> Invalid call to contourc.  Correct usage is:
>  -- Function File: [C, LEV] = contourc (X, Y, Z, VN)

Yes this is a known issue, though probably won't be fixed in the 3.0.x
series and is already fixed in the 3.1.x SVN.. The workaround is

 x = -2:0.1:2;
 [xx,yy] = meshgrid(x,x);
 z = sin(xx.^2-yy.^2);
 h = surfc(x,x,z);
 set(h,'EdgeColor', 'none');

Regards
David

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