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# TaoMonitorDrawCtxCreate
Creates the monitor context for `TaoMonitorDrawSolution()` 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petsctao.h" 
PetscErrorCode TaoMonitorDrawCtxCreate(MPI_Comm comm, const char host[], const char label[], int x, int y, int m, int n, PetscInt howoften, TaoMonitorDrawCtx *ctx)
```
Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***comm -*** the communicator to share the context
- ***host -*** the name of the X Windows host that will display the monitor
- ***label -*** the label to put at the top of the display window
- ***x -*** the horizontal coordinate of the lower left corner of the window to open
- ***y -*** the vertical coordinate of the lower left corner of the window to open
- ***m -*** the width of the window
- ***n -*** the height of the window
- ***howoften -*** how many `Tao` iterations between displaying the monitor information



## Output Parameter

- ***ctx -*** the monitor context



## Options Database Key

- ***-tao_draw_solution_initial -*** show initial guess as well as current solution





## See Also
 [](ch_tao), `Tao`, `TaoMonitorSet()`, `TaoMonitorDefault()`, `VecView()`, `TaoMonitorDrawCtx()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/tao/interface/taosolver.c.html#TaoMonitorDrawCtxCreate">src/tao/interface/taosolver.c</A>


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