Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
The
economist
scheme would be our default scheme, even after we quit and start Stata
again. If we will be creating a series of graphs that we want to have a common look, then
schemes are a very powerful tool for accomplishing this. Even though Stata has a variety
of built-in schemes, we may want to obtain other schemes. The
findit
command can be
used to search for information about schemes and to download schemes that others have
developed. To search for schemes, type
. findit scheme
and Stata will list web pages and packages associated with the word
scheme
.
See
Intro : Schemes
(14) for an overview of the schemes used in this topic and
Appendix : Online sup-
plements
(382) for instructions for obtaining the schemes for this topic.
Seeing how powerful and flexible schemes are, we might be interested in creating our
own schemes.
Stata gives us complete control over creating schemes.
The section
Ap-
pendix : Customizing schemes
(379) provides tips for getting started.
9.3
Sizing graphs and their elements
This section illustrates how to use the
xsize()
and
ysize()
options to control the size
and aspect ratio of graphs. It also illustrates the use of the
scale()
option for controlling
the size of the text and markers. This section uses the
vg s1c
scheme.
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Let's first consider this graph. The
graphs in this topic have been sized to
be 3 inches wide by 2 inches tall.
Although we do not see it, some graphs
are sized via an
xsize()
and
ysize()
option, and some are sized via schemes.
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