Re: On order of options to Graphics
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg70372] Re: On order of options to Graphics
- From: Bill Rowe <readnewsciv at sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:07:56 -0400 (EDT)
On 10/13/06 at 1:30 AM, nma at 12000.org (Nasser Abbasi) wrote: >"Bill Rowe" <readnewsciv at sbcglobal.net> wrote in message >news:egi1os$j9l$1 at smc.vnet.net... >>>It seems more logical to me to write {Primitive,Directive}. >>This seems totally illogical to me. This is asking Mathematica to >>draw a primitive before the directives on how to draw that >>primitive are given. Why would you expect this to work? Clearly, >>all Mathematica can do is draw the primitive with default >>directives. >I am looking at this from the point of view that it is more normal >to say : >"Draw a line with thickness 2 and color red". >Rather than say : >"Draw with thickness 2 and color red a line" >Which is what Mathematica wants. That is why I said the order is not >logical to me. Aah... Now I understand. Not as illogical as I suggested. Think of giving Mathematica direction as "With thickness 2 and color red, draw a line from ... " Or in other words, the sequence is to pick up a red pen with the proper thickness then start drawing. -- To reply via email subtract one hundred and four