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Re: Possible values for the Method option for Graphics??

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg86867] Re: Possible values for the Method option for Graphics??
• From: "jwmerrill at gmail.com" <jwmerrill at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:44:42 -0500 (EST)
• References: <fs4rnc$p51$1@smc.vnet.net>

On Mar 23, 2:01 am, Szabolcs Horv=E1t <szhor... at gmail.com> wrote:
> One of the very disappointing things about the documentation is that the
> possible values for certain options are very difficult to find.
>
> For example, take NIntegrate.  The doc page mentions the Method option,
> but it does not say what the possible values are.  Clicking the link
> just takes us to a generic information page for Method which doesn't
> even mention NIntegrate.  It turns out that the values *are* documented
> at tutorial/NIntegrateOverview, but it is not at all obvious that one
> should look there.
>
> Thanks to the improved (but still not good enough) doc centre in 6.0.2 I
> noticed that Graphics has a Method option too.  What are the possible
> values and where are they documented?
>
> Szabolcs Horv=E1t

One is CylinderPoints, which I believe is documented in Cylinder.

Jason Merrill