Example plot in Manual lacks text

[Ben Abbott]

On Apr 5, 2009, at 2:09 PM, Michael D. Godfrey wrote:

> In the current 3.1.55 development doc/octave.pdf, pg. 248
> Figure 15.7 the text is missing.  Looking at the files in
> doc/interpreter I found that the source files are:
>
> extended.eps     contains text
> extended.pdf      contains text
> extended.png     text is missing
>
> I conclude that "extended.png" was used to produce the Manual.
> And, when running a .m file containing the commands shown in
> the manual, I get:
>
> octave:1> fig157
> octave:2> print("fig157.png","-color")
> gdImageStringFT: Could not find/open font while printing string  
> ¬ with font Symbol
> gdImageStringFT: Could not find/open font while printing string  x  
> =  with font
> gdImageStringFT: Could not find/open font while printing string 2/  
> with font
> gdImageStringFT: Could not find/open font while printing string  
> Ö with font Symbol
> gdImageStringFT: Could not find/open font while printing string p  
> with font Symbol
> gdImageStringFT: Could not find/open font while printing string    
> with font
> gdImageStringFT: Could not find/open font while printing string  
> ò with font Symbol
> gdImageStringFT: Could not find/open font while printing string 0  
> with font
> gdImageStringFT: Could not find/open font while printing string x  
> with font
> gdImageStringFT: Could not find/open font while printing string  e  
> with font
> gdImageStringFT: Could not find/open font while printing string -t  
> with font
> gdImageStringFT: Could not find/open font while printing string 2  
> with font
> gdImageStringFT: Could not find/open font while printing string  dt  
> with font
> gdImageStringFT: Could not find/open font while printing string  =  
> 0.6175 with font
>
> ================================================================
> These messages also appear in the make output.
>
> In any case, would it not be better to use the *.eps files for  
> generating the Manual?
> I think that most users include .eps in their documents.  (Or, at  
> least, that is what I see
> around here.)
>
> Michael Godfrey
>

Michael,

The text is present for me.

However, your problem may be related to my prior attempt to associate  
anonymous font names ("*") with actual font names.

I have a changset prepared that may resolve the problem you see.  You  
can find it at the link below.

	http://www-old.cae.wisc.edu/pipermail/octave-maintainers/2009-April/011736.html

Ben