Re: Plot without Show
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg79243] Re: Plot without Show
- From: Philipp <kitschen at romandie.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:41:46 -0400 (EDT)
Hello Thanks to all who answered my original question! Just to respond to D.S.A > MathGroup is the propper place for asking questions > about Mathematica. > But why don't you spend a little more time with the > Help Broswer? > The benefits will be many... > You can learn a program without reading its help > (the more the better!) I think this a bit unfair. I do _always_ spend time searching help files and googling to get answers to my question before posting to a public forum. But mathematica's help browser is also not making it easy to find the things you are looking for. You are basically telling me I should have looked up DisplayFunction in the help file. But this supposes that I knew that the magic word is DisplayFunction. The help file for Plot does not mention it (oh yes it's listed with the 30 other options as a result of Options[Plot]). The corresponding book section 1.9.1 does not mention it. Show's help mentions that "The option DisplayFunction determines the actual output mechanism used." which basically doesn't give a clue what it means. It also says "Functions like Plot automatically apply Show to the graphics expressions they generate. " Well, you can tell that I got that far because my subject was "Plot without Show". That you have to call Show to not show something did not cross my mind, I must admit. Best regards