`reuse` broken.

[mkborregaard]

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When I

gr()
plot(sin); plot(cos, reuse = false)

it still reuses the window. On plotlyjs it opens a new electron window, doesn't plot to it, then hangs indefinitely. cc @jheinen

[jheinen]

@mkborregaard : I get similar output behaviour with gr() and pyplot(). What would you expect when using gr()?

[mkborregaard]

I'd expect the second plot call to open a new device.

[jheinen]

... same old story (with GR) - must be fixed before 1.0 :smile:

[lewisl]

It's now 8 months:

• reuse=false works with pyplot()
• reuse=false doesn't work with gr()

[NeonNeon]

Any update on this?

[jheinen]

This feature will be available thru the upcoming qtTerm which will handle pan/zoom, multiple windows and hover effects. Unfortunately, it's still WIP (but should be available before JuliaCon).

[wsshin]

This feature will be available thru the upcoming qtTerm which will handle pan/zoom, multiple windows and hover effects. Unfortunately, it's still WIP (but should be available before JuliaCon).

Any update on this? According to https://github.com/jheinen/GR.jl/issues/306#issuecomment-618253404, GR seems using QtTerm already, but this issue hasn't been resolved yet.

[lewisl]

Further confirmation that the multiple backend philosophy has outlived its usefulness when something this fundamental can't be supported on multiple backends.

Pick one backend for GUI windows and make it work. Pick on backend for web and make it work.

Less work for the package developers. Less frustration for users. It's high time for this.

[mkborregaard]

The primary backend for Plots is GR.