5
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1answer
101 views

Error invoking Information on functions containing Legended

In adapting some plotting functions to utilize the PlotLegends option of version 9, I came across the following errors: ...
5
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4answers
139 views

FrameLabel not printing completely

Running this code: ...
3
votes
1answer
134 views

BarChart and Log Scale results in different bar origins

I want to create a bar chart from two different data sets. ...
2
votes
3answers
146 views

ParametricPlot and PlotLegends don't seem to cooperate

I noted that only part of the legend shows up in ParametricPlot using v9's PlotLegends: ...
8
votes
2answers
145 views

Strange behavior of PlotMarkers with ListLinePlot[] and InterpolationOrder->0

I want to create a ListLinePlot with InterpolationOrder->0. However, when using plot markers like in ...
8
votes
2answers
177 views

Problem with ContourPlot3D

The following line works fine: ...
7
votes
3answers
190 views

Plotting a 3D list causes kernel to crash if x and y axes have vastly different scales

I have access to two versions of Mathematica, version 7.0.1 on Linux and version 8 on Windows. When I try the following two lines on version 7, the kernel quits when it tries to plot. In version 8 ...
7
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0answers
110 views

PlotMarkers doesn't inherit PlotStyle when Graphics[a] isn't a List[]

Could somebody explain, why Circle does not inherit the PlotStyle of the plot when used as ...
2
votes
1answer
146 views

Misaligned DensityHistogram, DistributionAxes & PlotRange

data = RandomReal[NormalDistribution[0.5, 0.1], {10000, 2}]; DensityHistogram[data, PlotRange -> 1, Method -> {"DistributionAxes" -> "Histogram"}] The ...
8
votes
1answer
160 views

Cannot plot Quantity values with DateListPlot

Is there a way to use DateListPlot with Quantity values? I retrieved the following time series data from WolframAlpha: ...
6
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0answers
111 views

Break[] inside ColorFunction

f[x_?NumericQ]:= (Do[Break[],{i,1,2}];x) Plot[x,{x,0,1},ColorFunction->(ColorData["Rainbow"][f[#]]&)] Break::nofwd: No enclosing For, While, or Do found ...
5
votes
1answer
172 views

LogPlot axes labels destroyed when working in high precision

(I'm using Mathematica 8.) I have a Taylor series: poly = Normal[Series[E^x, {x, 0, 10}]] I want to produce a log-linear plot of the error. This is easy enough ...
8
votes
3answers
386 views

Filling between two 3D surfaces

I know it is possible to create a filling in between two curves on a 2D plot, but is it possible to do the same in 3D? My attempt like this: ...
5
votes
1answer
182 views

Log-scale histogram bug

Not really a question, more a solution to what I call a bug in mathematica v8(.0.0.4). I already sent a bug report to Wolfram. Problem The documentation for the Histogram-function explains the ...
27
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3answers
382 views

No warning when extrapolating with Plot

One of the most annoying "features" of Mathematica is that the Plot family does extrapolation on InterpolatingFunctions without ...
9
votes
2answers
210 views

How can I prevent ColorFunction from disabling antialiasing in graphics?

When I use ColorFunction, the appearance of my plots is ruined, changing from this which has the normal smooth lines and antialiased fonts, to this in which ...
13
votes
1answer
300 views

Adding ContourLabels changes contour colors?

I have an array s5 I want to plot using ListContourPlot ...
2
votes
1answer
127 views

Customizing FrameTicks in DistributionChart

So I have been fighting with this for a while. I'm trying to get custom frame ticks on both the left and right side of a DistributionChart. It's not going very ...
10
votes
1answer
171 views

Why do Arrowheads interfere with ImagePadding?

In a recent posting, Belisarius solved a problem related to the display of arrows on the x and y axes by setting ImagePadding->None. My question is: why do the ...
4
votes
1answer
272 views

RevolutionPlot3D of 4 piecewise functions around X-axis crashing mathematica

I'm trying to rotate 4 piecewise functions around the X-axis using RevolutionPlot3D. The 4 functions I have are: ...
4
votes
1answer
290 views
8
votes
1answer
103 views
9
votes
1answer
167 views

Error Using Sow in DensityHistogram with ColorFunction

To find the color values used in a plot, I was using Sow as shown here: ...
14
votes
1answer
214 views

Why does LogLinearPlot sample its argument outside the specified domain?

I experience a weird bug in the function LogLinearPlot. If the input is an interpolation function, such as the one created like this, ...
15
votes
2answers
322 views

Exporting a dashed plot with a color gradient to a vector graphics format ruins the dashing

When exporting a dashed plot with a color gradient to a vector graphics format such as EPS or PDF, the dashing is partly ruined. For example, this command: ...
5
votes
2answers
195 views

Create self-contained plots when Ticks or FrameTicks require external functions

Let's say I define tick marks for a plot in a separate function outside of the plot: ...