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schaucasten

Germany
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Posted - 05/14/2007 :  1:12:16 PM  Show Profile  Edit Topic  Reply with Quote  View user's IP address  Delete Topic
Origin Version 7.5SR6
Operating System: WIN2k
Helllo,

I plotted a Dataset as “Line + Symbol “and I need both line and symbols. But in the Legend I will display only the Symbol but with \l(1) %(1.1) Origin shows “Line and Symbols”. On the other hand I won’t use “Complete Control Over the Legend Display” [with this circumstantially Syntax: \L(O(SymEdgeColor,Sym,Fill,Size,ColorLn,LineStyle,Gap,LnWidth,SymFillColor))]

Is there a way to get only Symbols in Legend???

And thanks for help

Mike Buess

USA
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Posted - 05/14/2007 :  3:43:42 PM  Show Profile  Edit Reply  Reply with Quote  View user's IP address  Delete Reply
The \L\O(...) method you mention displays only the symbol in the legend and is described at this link.
http://www.originlab.com/www/helponline/origin/How_to_Have_Complete_Control_Over_the_Legend_s_Data_Plot_Symbols.htm

An alternative method using \L\S(...) also works and is described here.
http://www.originlab.com/www/helponline/origin/Creating_and_Customizing_the__Enhanced__Legend_for_Categorical_Data_Plots.htm

The example below illustrates both methods. The syntax for both methods is rather complicated so you are probably asking if there is an easier way to accomplish the same thing. The only alternative that I can see is to create a copy of the data column, plot the original column as Symbol, plot the copy as Line+Symbol and show only the Symbol plot in the legend. Not sure after all if that's any easier.



Mike Buess
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Edited by - Mike Buess on 05/14/2007 4:52:40 PM

Edited by - Mike Buess on 05/14/2007 5:21:28 PM
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Mike Buess

USA
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Posted - 05/14/2007 :  7:41:05 PM  Show Profile  Edit Reply  Reply with Quote  View user's IP address  Delete Reply
This might be the easiest way to plot column B as line+symbol but show only symbol in legend...

1. Plot col B as symbol in Graph1.
2. Plot col B as line+symbol in Graph2.
3. Set the shape, size and color of symbols the same in both graphs.
4. Minimize all graphs except Graph1 and Graph2.
5. Select Edit > Merge all Graph Windows and answer the "Do you wish to keep the old graphs?" prompt however you like.
6. Enter 1 row and 1 column in the "Total number of layers" prompt.
7. Enter 0 for Horizontal and Vertical Gaps in the "Spacings..." dialog.
8. Legends for the two layers in Graph3 will overlap but the legend w/line+symbol (layer 2) will be on top and can be easily deleted.

After you've created your first 2 layer graph you can save it as a template and create another by plotting the same column in both layers.



Mike Buess
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Edited by - Mike Buess on 05/14/2007 7:45:13 PM
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