thanks, Mario,
I got some help by using different line widths
ted
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mario Rodriguez" <biomates at telefonica.net>
To: "Edwin Woollett" <woollett at charter.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Maxima] draw2d line type dots?
> Edwin Woollett escribi?:
>> I can't get draw2d line_type = dots to work ; just get a solid line.
>> my context is the ver 5.13, winxp, code:
>>
>> doplot():=
>> block([numer,p1], numer:true, p1: [ [0,0],[5,5] ],
>> draw2d(points_joined = true, line_type = dots, points(p1) )
>> )$
>>
>
> Hello Edwin,
>
> You are right, something is wrong here. Maxima generates the same gnuplot
> code both for Linux and Windows. In Linux, I see the dotted line joining
> both points, but not in Windows.
>
> I don't see anything wrong with the gnuplot code, so I suspect the problem
> is with the Windows gnuplot binary. I'll take a closer look next week,
> since the next days I'll be out of town.
>
> In the meantime, may I suggest to change the line color? That is, instead
> of a dotted black line, let's have a solid one with a different color. I
> know this is not what you want, but I can't give you a better response at
> this moment, sorry.
>
> Mario
>
>