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Re: filled plot on part of x-interval

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg44719] Re: filled plot on part of x-interval
• From: AES/newspost <siegman at stanford.edu>
• Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 02:17:13 -0500 (EST)
• References: <bpkpsf$cfu$1@smc.vnet.net>
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

In article <bpkpsf$cfu$1 at smc.vnet.net>,
 "Wolf, Hartmut" <Hartmut.Wolf at t-systems.com> wrote:

> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: AES/newspost [mailto:siegman at stanford.edu]
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> >Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 9:16 AM
> >To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> >Subject: [mg44719]  Re: filled plot on part of x-interval
> >
> >
> >I'll still assert that something like:
> >
> >    Needs["Graphics`Graphics`"];
> >    Needs["Graphics`Colors`"];
> >    Needs["Graphics`FilledPlot`"];
> >
> >    DisplayTogether[
> >        FilledPlot[{Sin[x], Sin[x]}, {x,2,8}],
> >        Plot[Sin[x], {x,0,10}, PlotStyle->Red]];
> >
> >is clear, simple, flexible, and readable -- and allows you to easily 
> >modify the styles (linewidths, colors) of the different components of 
> >the plot independently, as done here, and add additional stuff if you 

> Dear Professor Siegman,
> 
> my principal objection is illustrated by the (exaggerated) example:
> 
> DisplayTogether[
>     FilledPlot[Sin[x], {x, 2, 8}, Fills -> {{{1, Axis}, Yellow}}, 
>       PlotPoints -> 5, PlotDivision -> 2], 
>     Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 10}, PlotStyle -> Red, PlotPoints -> 5, 
>       PlotDivision -> 2]];

I take the point here -- but I think we'd both agree that PlotPoints->5 
is indeed pretty exaggerated, and not a case that one would often employ.