added better error for Winston output_surface

2015-10-04 09:41:42 -05:00 · 2015-10-04 09:41:42 -05:00 · 3fc5f87388
commit 3fc5f87388
parent 623ca1effc
2 changed files with 38 additions and 93 deletions
--- a/examples/scales.ipynb
+++ b/examples/scales.ipynb
--- a/src/backends/winston.jl
+++ b/src/backends/winston.jl
@ -286,6 +286,9 @@ function Base.display(::PlotsDisplay, plt::Plot{WinstonPackage})
  window, canvas, wplt = getWinstonItems(plt)

  if window == nothing
+    if Winston.output_surface != :gtk
+      error("Gtk is the only supported display for Winston in Plots.  Set `output_surface = gtk` in src/Winston.ini")
+    end
    # initialize window
    w,h = plt.initargs[:size]
    canvas = Gtk.GtkCanvasLeaf()