examples

README.md

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ When plotting multiple lines, you can give every line the same trait by using th
 - [x] Plot vectors/matrices/functions
 - [ ] Plot DataFrames
 - [ ] Subplots
-- [x] Histograms
+- [ ] Histograms
 - [ ] 3D plotting
 - [ ] Scenes/Drawing
 - [ ] Graphs

docs/example_generation.jl

@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ const examples = PlotExample[
   PlotExample("Build plot in pieces",
               "You can add to a plot at any time.",
               [:(plot(rand(100)/3; reg=true, fillto=0)), :(scatter!(rand(100); markersize=6, color=:blue))]),
+  PlotExample("Heatmaps",
+              "",
+              [:(heatmap(randn(10000),randn(10000); nbins=200))]),
+  PlotExample("Lots of line types",
+              "Options: (:line, :step, :stepinverted, :sticks, :dots, :none, :heatmap, :hexbin, :hist, :bar)  \nNote: some may not work with all backends",
+              [:(plot(rand(20,4); linetypes=[:line, :step, :sticks, :dots]))]),
 ]
 
 

docs/gadfly_examples.md

@@ -59,3 +59,24 @@ scatter!(rand(100); markersize=6,color=:blue)
 
 ![](../img/gadfly_example_6.png)
 
+### Heatmaps
+
+
+
+```julia
+heatmap(randn(10000),randn(10000); nbins=200)
+```
+
+![](../img/gadfly_example_7.png)
+
+### Lots of line types
+
+Options: (:line, :step, :stepinverted, :sticks, :dots, :none, :heatmap, :hexbin, :hist, :bar)  
+Note: some may not work with all backends
+
+```julia
+plot(rand(20,4); linetypes=[:line,:step,:sticks,:dots])
+```
+
+![](../img/gadfly_example_8.png)
+

docs/qwt_examples.md

@@ -59,3 +59,24 @@ scatter!(rand(100); markersize=6,color=:blue)
 
 ![](../img/qwt_example_6.png)
 
+### Heatmaps
+
+
+
+```julia
+heatmap(randn(10000),randn(10000); nbins=200)
+```
+
+![](../img/qwt_example_7.png)
+
+### Lots of line types
+
+Options: (:line, :step, :stepinverted, :sticks, :dots, :none, :heatmap, :hexbin, :hist, :bar)  
+Note: some may not work with all backends
+
+```julia
+plot(rand(20,4); linetypes=[:line,:step,:sticks,:dots])
+```
+
+![](../img/qwt_example_8.png)
+

src/gadfly.jl

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function getGeomFromLineType(linetype::Symbol)
   linetype == :step && return Gadfly.Geom.step
   linetype == :hist && return Gadfly.Geom.hist
   linetype == :none && return Gadfly.Geom.point  # change this? are we usually pairing no line with scatterplots?
+  linetype == :sticks && return Gadfly.Geom.bar
   error("linetype $linetype not currently supported with Gadfly")
 end
 

src/qwt.jl

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ function adjustQwtKeywords(; kw...)
   d = Dict(kw)
   if d[:linetype] == :hexbin
     d[:linetype] = :heatmap
+  elseif d[:linetype] == :dots
+    d[:linetype] = :none
+    d[:marker] = :hexagon
   end
   d[:heatmap_n] = d[:nbins]
   d