Messages from Usenet group comp.lang.idl-pvwave, compiled by Paulo Penteado
Mark Cadwell writes: > Ken Stone wrote: >> Is there any way (other than with color or thickness) to define a new >> linestyle for those cases where you want to plot more than 6 lines on a page? > You could try the PSYM option to mark the data points with special > symbols. > Between PSYM, LINESTYLE, and COLOR you could represent quite a few unique > curves on the same plot without too much confusion. As far as I know, there isn't a way to create different linestyles like one can create different plot symbols. However, if you set PSYM to be less than zero, you'll get the symbol plus a line. So, to get a line with crosses at the data points, use Plot,x,y,PSYM=-1,LINESTYLE=0 Etc. Joel -- "...And I am unanimous in this" - Mrs. Slocumb ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- | Joel D Offenberg | offenbrg@fondue.gsfc.nasa.gov | | Hughes STX/ UIT Science Team | I get paid to stare into space. |