| Re: Equivalent of direct graphics PSYM=10 in function graphics? [message #80732 is a reply to message #80725] |
Mon, 02 July 2012 18:34  |
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On Monday, July 2, 2012 6:36:57 PM UTC-4, Paul van Delst wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm plotting some histograms in both direct and function graphics (yes, I'm a masochist) and I like the clean look of
> the PSYM=10 option in direct graphics. I would like to replicate that in function graphics (without embarking on a
> month-long project to do so).
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> I create the histogram,
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> qc_nbc_hist = HISTOGRAM(qc_dtb_nbc,BINSIZE=binsize,LOCATIONS=qc_nbc_locati ons)
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> and display it in DG:
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> PLOT, qc_nbc_locations, qc_nbc_hist, PSYM=10
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> In FG I do the following:
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> h = BARPLOT( qc_nbc_locations, qc_nbc_hist, $
> FILL_COLOR='light grey' )
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> but it just doesn't look as good.
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> I've scoured the help pages searching for fleeting references to examples where this capability may be documented but
> didn't find anything.
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> Has someone serendipitously discovered how to replicate the PSYM=10 functionality in function graphics? Some
> undocumented (or buried) keyword that magically does what I would like?
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> Thanks for any help.
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> cheers,
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> paulv
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> p.s. I note all the plotting examples in the HISTOGRAM documentation are DG. So no help there.
I believe you can use /histogram in function graphics. Last time I checked, it was still not documented. Don't know why. So something like
p = plot(a, b, /histogram)
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