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Maplesoft Document System Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:53:57 GMT Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:53:57 GMT The latest answers and comments added to the Question, maple colors when plotting mixed up http://www.mapleprimes.com/images/mapleprimeswhite.jpg http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/129921-Maple-Colors-When-Plotting-Mixed-Up http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/129921-Maple-Colors-When-Plotting-Mixed-Up?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:maple colors when plotting mixed up:Comments#answer129925 <p>Like this, or did you have something else in mind?</p> <!--break--><form name="worksheet_form"> <table style="width: 576px;" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;"> &gt;&nbsp;</span></td> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">restart:</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;"> &gt;&nbsp;</span></td> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">plot([sin(x), cos(x), x, -x], x = -Pi..Pi, color = [red, blue, green, black], legend = ["sin(x)", "cos(x)", "x", "-x"]);</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="center"><a href="http://www.maplesoft.com/support/faqs/MapleNet/redirect.aspx?param=plot_java_14206"><img style="border: none;" src="/view.aspx?sf=129925/429191/e5e671368a11701f870441b21f709f8d.gif" alt="" width="400" height="400" align="middle"></a></p> </td> <td style="color: #000000; font-family: Times, serif; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;" align="right">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;"> &gt;&nbsp;</span></td> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">&nbsp; </span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <input type="hidden" name="sequence" value="1">&nbsp;</form> <p><a href="/view.aspx?sf=129925/429191/colors.mw">Download colors.mw</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Regards,</p> <p>Georgios Kokovidis</p> <p>Dr&auml;ger Medical</p> <p>Like this, or did you have something else in mind?</p> <!--break--><form name="worksheet_form"> <table style="width: 576px;" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;"> &gt;&nbsp;</span></td> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">restart:</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;"> &gt;&nbsp;</span></td> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">plot([sin(x), cos(x), x, -x], x = -Pi..Pi, color = [red, blue, green, black], legend = ["sin(x)", "cos(x)", "x", "-x"]);</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="center"><a href="http://www.maplesoft.com/support/faqs/MapleNet/redirect.aspx?param=plot_java_14206"><img style="border: none;" src="/view.aspx?sf=129925/429191/e5e671368a11701f870441b21f709f8d.gif" alt="" width="400" height="400" align="middle"></a></p> </td> <td style="color: #000000; font-family: Times, serif; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;" align="right">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;"> &gt;&nbsp;</span></td> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">&nbsp; </span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <input type="hidden" name="sequence" value="1">&nbsp;</form> <p><a href="/view.aspx?sf=129925/429191/colors.mw">Download colors.mw</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Regards,</p> <p>Georgios Kokovidis</p> <p>Dr&auml;ger Medical</p> 129925 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:50:44 Z gkokovidis gkokovidis http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/129921-Maple-Colors-When-Plotting-Mixed-Up?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:maple colors when plotting mixed up:Comments#answer129929 <p>I am going to&nbsp;say that fpghost is using {} brackets instead of [].&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{} is a set where order is not specific.</p> <p>ie plot({sin(x),cos(x)},color=[blue,red])</p> <p>user might expect sin(x) to be blue, but in fact the {} set brackets have reshuffled the order and cos(x) is blue.&nbsp; This is the problem why the user is getting confused.&nbsp; I'm sure it's just a bracket issue.</p> <p>I am going to&nbsp;say that fpghost is using {} brackets instead of [].&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{} is a set where order is not specific.</p> <p>ie plot({sin(x),cos(x)},color=[blue,red])</p> <p>user might expect sin(x) to be blue, but in fact the {} set brackets have reshuffled the order and cos(x) is blue.&nbsp; This is the problem why the user is getting confused.&nbsp; I'm sure it's just a bracket issue.</p> 129929 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:10:01 Z Christopher2222 Christopher2222 http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/129921-Maple-Colors-When-Plotting-Mixed-Up?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:maple colors when plotting mixed up:Comments#comment129932 <p>Christopher2222, you are abs correct I am using {}, thanks a lot!</p> <p>Christopher2222, you are abs correct I am using {}, thanks a lot!</p> 129932 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:36:19 Z fpghost fpghost