_shape_keys for consistent shape ordering

src/args.jl

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const _allStyles = [:auto, :solid, :dash, :dot, :dashdot, :dashdotdot]
     :ddd  => :dashdotdot,
 )
 
-const _allMarkers = vcat(:none, :auto, sort(collect(keys(_shapes))))
+const _allMarkers = vcat(:none, :auto, _shape_keys) #sort(collect(keys(_shapes))))
 @compat const _markerAliases = KW(
     :n            => :none,
     :no           => :none,

src/components.jl

@@ -100,6 +100,27 @@ function makearrowhead(angle; h = 2.0, w = 0.4)
         from_polar(angle + 0.5π, w) - tip, (0,0)])
 end
 
+const _shape_keys = Symbol[
+  :circle,
+  :rect,
+  :star5,
+  :diamond,
+  :hexagon,
+  :cross,
+  :xcross,
+  :utriangle,
+  :dtriangle,
+  :pentagon,
+  :heptagon,
+  :octagon,
+  :star4,
+  :star6,
+  :star7,
+  :star8,
+  :vline,
+  :hline,
+]
+
 const _shapes = KW(
     :circle    => makeshape(20),
     :rect       => makeshape(4, offset=-0.25),

src/examples.jl

@@ -115,15 +115,17 @@ PlotExample("Line types",
 PlotExample("Line styles",
     "",
     [:(begin
-        styles = setdiff(supported_styles(), [:auto])'
-        plot(cumsum(randn(20,length(styles)),1), style=:auto, label=map(string,styles), w=5)
+        styles = filter(s -> s in supported_styles(), [:solid, :dash, :dot, :dashdot, :dashdotdot])'
+        n = length(styles)
+        y = cumsum(randn(20,n),1)
+        plot(y, line = (5, styles), label = map(string,styles))
     end)]
 ),
 
 PlotExample("Marker types",
     "",
     [:(begin
-        markers = setdiff(supported_markers(), [:none,:auto,Shape])'
+        markers = filter(m -> m in supported_markers(), Plots._shape_keys)'
         n = length(markers)
         x = linspace(0,10,n+2)[2:end-1]
         y = repmat(reverse(x)', n, 1)