lines

lines(cmd0::String="", arg1=[]; kwargs...)

Reads (x,y) pairs and plot lines with different levels of decoration. The input can either be a file name of a file with at least two columns (x,y), but optionally more, a GMTdatset object with also two or more columns.

This module plots a large variety of lines and polygons. It goes from simple lines and polygons (color/pattern filled or not) to the so called decorated lines. That is, lines decorated with symbols and text patterns.

This module is a subset of plot to make it simpler to draw line plots. So not all (fine) controlling parameters are not listed here. For the finest control, user should consult the plot module.

Parameters

  • B or axes or frame
    Set map boundary frame and axes attributes. Default is to draw and annotate left and bottom axes. More at frame

  • J or proj : proj=<parameters>
    Select map projection. Default is linear and 14 cm width. More at proj

  • R or region or limits : limits=(xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax) | limits=(BB=(xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax),) | limits=(LLUR=(xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax),units="unit") | ...more
    Specify the region of interest. Default limits are computed from data extents. More at limits

  • G or markerfacecolor or mc or fill
    Select color or pattern for filling of polygons [Default is no fill]. Note that plot will search for fill and pen settings in all the segment headers (when passing a GMTdaset or file of a multi-segment dataset) and let any values thus found over-ride the command line settings (but those must be provided in the terse GMT syntax). See Setting color for extend color selection (including colormap generation).

  • W or pen=pen
    Set pen attributes for lines or the outline of symbols (except for the decorated lines that have their own options to do it) [Defaults: width = default, color = black, style = solid]. See Pen attributes

  • decorated
    For all types of line decorations: symbols Decorated lines, fronts Front lines, text Quoted lines, etc... see Line decorations

  • U or time_stamp : time_stamp=true | time_stamp=(just="code", pos=(dx,dy), label="label", com=true)
    Draw GMT time stamp logo on plot. More at timestamp

  • V or verbose : verbose=true | verbose=level
    Select verbosity level. More at verbose

  • X or xshift or x_offset : xshift=[] | *xshift=x-shift | xshift=(shift=x-shift, mov="a|c|f|r")
    Shift plot origin. More at xshift

  • Y or yshift or y_offset : yshift=[] | *yshift=y-shift | yshift=(shift=y-shift, mov="a|c|f|r")
    Shift plot origin. More at yshift

  • figname or savefig or name :: figname=name.png
    Save the figure with the figname=name.ext where ext chooses the figure format

Examples

Decorated curve with blue stars

    xy = gmt("gmtmath -T0/180/1 T SIND 4.5 ADD");
    lines(xy, axes=:af, pen=(1,:red), decorated=(dist=(2.5,0.25), symbol=:star,
          symbsize=1, pen=(0.5,:green), fill=:blue, dec2=true), show=true)