Graphics Reference
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mlwidth(medthick)
If we do not specify a different color for
the line that outlines the marker (e.g.,
via the
mlcolor()
option), we may not
see any effect in specifying the
mlwidth()
option. This is because the
color of the line surrounding the marker
is the same as the fill color, so we
cannot see the effect of modifying the
width of the line surrounding the
marker, as illustrated here.
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So far, we have focused on controlling the individual elements of markers, the marker
symbol, color, size, fill color, line color, and so forth. There is another way to change the
appearance of a marker, and that is by specifying a marker style. The marker style controls
all these attributes at once, and in some situations, it can be more ecient to use a marker
style to control the elements individually, as we will see in the following examples. The next
examples will use the
vg s2m
scheme.
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The marker styles are named/numbered
p1
to
p15
. The markers in this example
are displayed using the
p1
style because
we are plotting only one
-variable and
have not specified a marker style.
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