Re: Clever Tricky Solutions
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- Subject: [mg94172] Re: Clever Tricky Solutions
- From: dimitris <dimmechan at yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 06:16:23 -0500 (EST)
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On 5 =C4=E5=EA, 12:30, DrMajorBob <btre... at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> px1 = Plot[1/2 Sin[3.14 x], {x, 1, 2}, AxesOrigin -> {0, 0}];
> px2 = Plot[Sin[3.14 x], {x, 0, 1}, AxesOrigin -> {0, 0}];
> Show[px1, px2, PlotRange -> All]
>
> > to use fashion. But the end result is, since most people don't have =
the
> > time or patience to go through this mind numbing exercise to get a
> > simple job done, they will use Mathematica only when all other packages=
> > fail to deliver what they need.
>
> So they'll get to Mathematica almost instantly. No problem.
>
> Bobby
>
> On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:13:56 -0600, Donald DuBois <don... at comcast.net> =
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Here is a simple example of why more people don't use Mathematica.
>
> > px1 = Plot[1/2 Sin[3.14 x ], {x, 1, 2 }, AxesOrigin -> {0, 0}]
>
> > px2 = Plot[Sin[3.14 x ], {x, 0, 1 }, AxesOrigin -> {0, 0}]
>
> > Show[px1, px2] does NOT show both graphs.
>
> > There are multiple steps that the user might go through
> > that may help. A list below in the order that I think most people wh=
o
> > are not Mathematica aficionados would use:
>
> > (1) Go to the Show Help page which is no help at all.
>
> > (2) Do Options[Show] which produces {}.
>
> > (3) Digging a little further, you have to realize the px1 and px2 are =
> > Graphics objects and that Show inherits these options so do a
> > Options[Graphics]. After playing around with the different options =
> > starting with the word "Axes" [since the problem seems to be the axes i=
n
> > the positive half of the graph are missing] you hit upon PlotRange->All=
> > does the trick.
>
> > I'm sure there are reasons why Show does not work in an intuitive, easy=
> > to use fashion. But the end result is, since most people don't have =
the
> > time or patience to go through this mind numbing exercise to get a
> > simple job done, they will use Mathematica only when all other packages=
> > fail to deliver what they need. Not a good way of expanding the user=
> > base, in my opinion. Clever, tricky solutions are no solutions at al=
l.
>
> --
> DrMajor... at longhorns.com
I totally agree!!!
Dimitris
- References:
- Clever Tricky Solutions
- From: Donald DuBois <donabc@comcast.net>
- Clever Tricky Solutions