| Re: Linestyle > 6? [message #1759] |
Tue, 08 February 1994 07:32 |
offenbrg
Messages: 31
Registered: August 1993
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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
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