'figure' does not accept 0 as argument

[Sergei Steshenko]

--- "John W. Eaton" <jwe at bevo.che.wisc.edu> wrote:

> On  9-Mar-2008, Sergei Steshenko wrote:
> 
> | Hello All,
> | 
> | I've noticed this behavior:
> | "
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> | octave:1> figure(0)
> | warning: get: invalid property `type'
> | error: figure: expecting figure handle or figure number
> | error: evaluating if command near line 41, column 5
> | error: evaluating if command near line 39, column 3
> | error: called from `figure' in file
> | `/maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/install/octave-3.0.0/share/octave/3.0.0/m/plot/figure.m'
> | octave:1> figure(1)
> | octave:2>
> | ".
> | 
> | Well, still, 0 is an integer number, so I do not understand the "figure number" part in
> | "error: figure: expecting figure handle or figure number" message.
> 
> The diagnostic could be better

Could you please modify the message to be

error: figure: expecting figure handle or positive figure number

- the newly added word being "positive"

?

Thanks,
  Sergei.

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