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Re: legend() with symbols [message #88768 is a reply to message #88767]

Tue, 17 June 2014 09:58

Starbuck
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On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 10:33:41 AM UTC-6, Gordon Farquharson wrote:
> Hi All
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> Is there any way to change the behaviour of legend() when using symbols in a plot? For example, the following code produces a legend, but the legend text is preceded by three '+' symbols, instead of the more traditional single '+'. While the output is not incorrect, it does look a little odd.
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> lp1 = plot(findgen(10), NAME='Test', LINESTYLE='None', SYMBOL='+')
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> lg1 = legend(TARGET=lp1, POSITION=[0.1,0.9], HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT='LEFT', $
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> /RELATIVE)
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> Gordon

I don't think there is a way to do this by default. I wrote the following blog post that provides a possible workaround:

http://www.exelisvis.com/Company/PressRoom/Blogs/IDLDataPoin tDetail/TabId/902/ArtMID/2926/ArticleID/13952/Customizing-Mo use-Handler-for-IDL-8-Graphics-Windows.aspx

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		legend() with symbols By: Gordon Farquharson on Tue, 17 June 2014 09:33
		Re: legend() with symbols By: Starbuck on Tue, 17 June 2014 09:58
		Re: legend() with symbols By: Gordon Farquharson on Tue, 17 June 2014 10:11
		Re: legend() with symbols By: laura.hike on Thu, 24 September 2015 15:03
		Re: legend() with symbols By: lecacheux.alain on Fri, 25 September 2015 01:32
		Re: legend() with symbols By: lecacheux.alain on Fri, 25 September 2015 01:35

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