[Scilab-users] Scilab console, xwindows -- plotting kills console keyboard

[Antoine Monmayrant]

His Steve,

I think you need to run a couple of tests to see where the problem comes 
from.
Here is what I propose:

1) Write the smallest script that raises the issue: like a script with 
just "scf()" or "plot()" then some other commands.
2) Try to run this script locally on the linux box to see if the problem 
is still present. If not this means your problem is linked with the 
remote use of scilab.
2bis) If the problem is due to the remote connection, try to run scilab 
remotely from another linux box (to rule out cygwin as a possible cause).
3) Try to run remotely scilab -nw (to avoid the fancy console as you 
call it). See if you script still causes an issue.
4) Try to run the last official version of scilab and also maybe the 
last nightly build of the master branch to see if the issue is still there.
5) Report on your progress here and we'll try to see whether it's a 
scilab bug, a debian bug or something else.

Antoine

Le 06/08/13 16:09, shorne at energetiq.com a écrit :
> I work in a windows environment.(xp)   I usually use scilab on a linux
> computer, with display set to the windows
> box via the cygwin xserver.  I have used this configuration happily with
> scilab 4.0.  Never an issue.
>
> Open a cygwin xterminal on the xp box
> log into linux box with ssh -Y in that xterminal
> type "scilab" into the xterminal
> All works well.  The linux box runs an old version of mandrake
>   uname -a
> Linux dataserver.energetiq.com 2.6.11-6mdk #1 Tue Mar 22 16:04:32 CET 2005
> i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz unknown GNU/Linux
> I have used this scheme for years, running "production" code for data
> analysis.
>
>
> Recently I decided to upgrade the linux machine to a more modern
> distribution -- Mint Debian.
> $ uname -a
> Linux dataserver1 3.8.0-19-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 17 18:19:42 UTC
> 2013 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
>
> I installed  scilab 5.x - to get access to some of the newer atoms
> toolboxes.
> I should say this is the debian scilab installed via apt-get.
>
> $ scilab -version
> Scilab version "5.4.1.1364571296"
> scilab-5.4.1
>
> Now, if I start up scilab, the fancy new console comes up and works until
> I plot once.  Or do anything to bring up a plot window. (eg, demo
>
> After that I can no longer type into the console.  cut/paste with the
> mouse works; but keyboard is dead,
> when typing into the scilab window.  Works fine on all other xterms.
>
> What can I do to fix this?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
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