Possible bug in Opacity[] with plotting function that uses UnitStep?
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- Subject: [mg105593] Possible bug in Opacity[] with plotting function that uses UnitStep?
- From: "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma at 12000.org>
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:57:46 -0500 (EST)
- Reply-to: "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma at 12000.org>
Version 7 on windows XP sp2. This is really a strange one, it seems like a "bug", but if not, then what is it? I have a function defined with UnitStep[]. I plot it using Plot and using Filling->Axis. The filling works ok across all the plot range even with different FillingStyles for the color. But when I use Opacity[] to change the filling Style more, then only _part_ of the plot is now affected by the Opacity[] and the other part is not. Compare the following 2 plots to see: y = -400*UnitStep[x - 100.8] + 8*(x - 63.4)*UnitStep[x - 63.4] -8*(x - 43.2)*UnitStep[x - 43.2] + 221.3 Plot[y, {x, 0, 144}, Filling -> Axis, FillingStyle -> {Opacity[0.5], Blue}, Frame -> True] Plot[y, {x, 0, 144}, Filling -> Axis, FillingStyle -> Blue, Frame -> True] --Nasser