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# PointSize vs plot themesPlotTheme

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PointSize and AbsolutePointSize seem to not be working quite right in ListPlot in version 11.1. For example, the examples controlling point size shown at http://reference.wolfram.com/language/howto/ChangeTheSizeOfPointsInA2DScatterPlot.htmlHowTo examples controlling point size fail to alter the point size if $PlotTheme = "Monochrome". Am I wrong to expect that options specified at the individual plot level should override the plot theme? As a specific example (intentionally exaggerating the point size): (*$PlotTheme = "Monochrome"; *)  (* uncomment to see problem *)
testData = Prime[Range[25]]
ListPlot[testData, PlotStyle -> {AbsolutePointSize[18]}]


As a separate but related question, am I right that the default point size in ListPlot under the Monochrome theme is unaesthetically large, even for plots with few points?

PointSize and AbsolutePointSize seem to not be working quite right in ListPlot in version 11.1. For example, the examples controlling point size shown at http://reference.wolfram.com/language/howto/ChangeTheSizeOfPointsInA2DScatterPlot.html fail to alter the point size if $PlotTheme = "Monochrome". Am I wrong to expect that options specified at the individual plot level should override the plot theme? As a specific example (intentionally exaggerating the point size): (*$PlotTheme = "Monochrome"; *)  (* uncomment to see problem *)
testData = Prime[Range[25]]
ListPlot[testData, PlotStyle -> {AbsolutePointSize[18]}]


As a separate but related question, am I right that the default point size in ListPlot under the Monochrome theme is unaesthetically large, even for plots with few points?

PointSize and AbsolutePointSize seem to not be working quite right in ListPlot in version 11.1. For example, the HowTo examples controlling point size fail to alter the point size if $PlotTheme = "Monochrome". Am I wrong to expect that options specified at the individual plot level should override the plot theme? As a specific example (intentionally exaggerating the point size): (*$PlotTheme = "Monochrome"; *)  (* uncomment to see problem *)
testData = Prime[Range[25]]
ListPlot[testData, PlotStyle -> {AbsolutePointSize[18]}]


As a separate but related question, am I right that the default point size in ListPlot under the Monochrome theme is unaesthetically large, even for plots with few points?

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# PointSize vs plot themes

PointSize and AbsolutePointSize seem to not be working quite right in ListPlot in version 11.1. For example, the examples controlling point size shown at http://reference.wolfram.com/language/howto/ChangeTheSizeOfPointsInA2DScatterPlot.html fail to alter the point size if $PlotTheme = "Monochrome". Am I wrong to expect that options specified at the individual plot level should override the plot theme? As a specific example (intentionally exaggerating the point size): (*$PlotTheme = "Monochrome"; *)  (* uncomment to see problem *)
testData = Prime[Range[25]]
ListPlot[testData, PlotStyle -> {AbsolutePointSize[18]}]


As a separate but related question, am I right that the default point size in ListPlot under the Monochrome theme is unaesthetically large, even for plots with few points?