z/zcolor

docs/example_generation.jl

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const examples = PlotExample[
               [
                 :(y = rand(100)),
                 :(plot(0:10:100,rand(11,4),lab="lines",w=3, palette=:grays, fill=(0.5,:auto))),
-                :(scatter!(y, z=abs(y-.5), m=(10,:heat), lab="grad"))
+                :(scatter!(y, zcolor=abs(y-.5), m=(:heat,0.8,stroke(3,:green)), ms=10*abs(y-0.5)+3, lab="grad"))
               ]),
   PlotExample("Global",
               "Change the guides/background/limits/ticks.  Convenience args `xaxis` and `yaxis` allow you to pass a tuple or value which will be mapped to the relevant args automatically.  The `xaxis` below will be replaced with `xlabel` and `xlims` args automatically during the preprocessing step. You can also use shorthand functions: `title!`, `xaxis!`, `yaxis!`, `xlabel!`, `ylabel!`, `xlims!`, `ylims!`, `xticks!`, `yticks!`",
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ const examples = PlotExample[
   PlotExample("Heatmaps",
               "",
               [
-                :(heatmap(randn(10000),randn(10000), nbins=100))
+                :(heatmap(randn(10000),randn(10000), nbins=20))
               ]),
   PlotExample("Line types",
               "",
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ const examples = PlotExample[
   PlotExample("Histogram",
               "",
               [
-                :(histogram(randn(1000), nbins=50))
+                :(histogram(randn(1000), nbins=20))
               ]),
   PlotExample("Subplots",
               """

src/args.jl

@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ _seriesDefaults[:nbins]           = 30               # number of bins for heatma
 _seriesDefaults[:smooth]          = false               # regression line?
 _seriesDefaults[:group]           = nothing           # groupby vector
 _seriesDefaults[:annotation]      = nothing           # annotation tuple(s)... (x,y,annotation)
-_seriesDefaults[:z]               = nothing           # depth for contour, color scale, etc
+_seriesDefaults[:z]               = nothing           # depth for contour, surface, etc
-_seriesDefaults[:z]
+_seriesDefaults[:zcolor]          = nothing           # value for color scale
 _seriesDefaults[:surface]         = nothing
 _seriesDefaults[:nlevels]         = 15
 

src/backends/gadfly.jl

@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ function addGadflyMarker!(plt::Plot, numlayers::Int, d::Dict, plotargs::Dict, ge
   kwargs = Dict()
 
   # handle continuous color scales for the markers
-  z = d[:z]
+  zcolor = d[:zcolor]
-  if z != nothing && typeof(z) <: AVec
+  if zcolor != nothing && typeof(zcolor) <: AVec
-    kwargs[:color] = z
+    kwargs[:color] = zcolor
     if !isa(d[:markercolor], ColorGradient)
       d[:markercolor] = colorscheme(:bluesreds)
     end

src/backends/pyplot.jl

@@ -256,10 +256,10 @@ function _add_series(pkg::PyPlotPackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
     extra_kwargs[:marker] = getPyPlotMarker(d[:markershape])
 
     if lt in (:scatter, :scatter3d)
-      extra_kwargs[:s] = d[:markersize]^2
+      extra_kwargs[:s] = d[:markersize].^2
       c = d[:markercolor]
-      if isa(c, ColorGradient) && d[:z] != nothing
+      if isa(c, ColorGradient) && d[:zcolor] != nothing
-        extra_kwargs[:c] = convert(Vector{Float64}, d[:z])
+        extra_kwargs[:c] = convert(Vector{Float64}, d[:zcolor])
         extra_kwargs[:cmap] = getPyPlotColorMap(c, d[:markeralpha])
       else
         extra_kwargs[:c] = getPyPlotColor(c, d[:markeralpha])
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ function _add_series(pkg::PyPlotPackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
       extra_kwargs[:linewidth] = d[:linewidth]
     end
     extra_kwargs[:label] = d[:label]
+    extra_kwargs[:zorder] = plt.n
   end
 
   # do the plot
@@ -329,9 +330,9 @@ function _add_series(pkg::PyPlotPackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
   if fillrange != nothing && lt != :contour
     fillcolor = getPyPlotColor(d[:fillcolor], d[:fillalpha])
     if typeof(fillrange) <: @compat(Union{Real, AVec})
-      ax[:fill_between](d[:x], fillrange, d[:y], facecolor = fillcolor)
+      ax[:fill_between](d[:x], fillrange, d[:y], facecolor = fillcolor, zorder = plt.n)
     else
-      ax[:fill_between](d[:x], fillrange..., facecolor = fillcolor)
+      ax[:fill_between](d[:x], fillrange..., facecolor = fillcolor, zorder = plt.n)
     end
   end
 

src/backends/supported.jl

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ supportedArgs(::GadflyPackage) = [
     :xflip,
     :yflip,
     :z,
+    :zcolor,
     :tickfont,
     :guidefont,
     :legendfont,
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ supportedArgs(::PyPlotPackage) = [
     :xflip,
     :yflip,
     :z,
+    :zcolor,  # only supported for scatter/scatter3d
     :tickfont,
     :guidefont,
     :legendfont,