Re: Re: Plot without Show
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg79256] Re: [mg79243] Re: Plot without Show
- From: DrMajorBob <drmajorbob at bigfoot.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:22:57 -0400 (EDT)
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- Reply-to: drmajorbob at bigfoot.com
I agree, Philipp. Help is sometimes, um... helpful... but I learn mostly from Mathgroup. Bobby On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:41:46 -0500, Philipp <kitschen at romandie.com> wrote: > 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 > > -- DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com