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consistent marker and style control - type properties

hogi

I wished there was a consistent marker control in Graph Builder.

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hogi

The wish is from August (2025):consistent marker control in Graph Builder

It seems that someone else had the same wish, because here it is [1st part]!

A new era of style control in Graph Builder / JMP19:

Names Default to Here(1);
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class Families.jmp" );
Graph Builder(
	Size( 590, 412 ),
	Graph Spacing( 4 ),
	Variables( X( :name ), Y( :weight ), Y( :height ), Color( :sex ) ),
	Elements( Position( 1, 1 ), Points( X, Y, Legend( 1 ) ) ),
	Elements( Position( 1, 2 ), Points( X, Y, Legend( 2 ) ) ),
	Column Switcher( :sex, {:age, :sex} ),
	SendToReport(
		Dispatch( {}, "400", ScaleBox,
			{Legend Model(
				1,
				Type Properties( 0, "Marker", {Marker( "Circle" )} )
			), Legend Model(
				2,
				Type Properties( 0, "Marker", {Marker( "FilledCircle" )} )
			)}
		))
);

In the Scripting Index, I could not find further documentation about the new feature:
https://jsl.jmp.com/search.html?q=Type+Properties

I guessit works along the idea: if all items of one plot type have the same setting, then this setting is saved via Type Properties() to the Legend Group.

Important: default settings (marker = dot, color=black, line style: solid) are not saved (!!) * )

*) further details about this behavior can be found in a previous post:
https://community.jmp.com/t5/Discussions/Do-you-use-the-preferences/m-p/913487/highlight/true#M107338

hogi

Not only for Marker Styles ; )

Graph Builder(
	Size( 466, 312 ),
	Show Control Panel( 0 ),
	Graph Spacing( 4 ),
	Variables( X( :name ), Y( :weight ), Y( :height ), Overlay( :sex ) ),
	Elements( Position( 1, 1 ), Line( X, Y, Legend( 3 ) ) ),
	Elements( Position( 1, 2 ), Line( X, Y, Legend( 4 ) ) ),
	Column Switcher( :sex, {:age, :sex} ),
	SendToReport(
		Dispatch( {}, "400", ScaleBox,
			{Legend Model(
				4,
				Base( 0, 0, 0, Item ID( "F", 1 ) ),
				Base( 1, 0, 1, Item ID( "M", 1 ) ),
				Type Properties( 0, "H Line", {Line Style( "Dashed" )} )
			)}
		)
	)
);

hogi

The new feature for the lines is very helpful.

Looking at consistent marker control in Graph Builder , the new feature is exactly proposed mode:

Very helpful will be the mode:

e.g. to generate the first graph with hollow markers and the second graph with filled markers.
or to use the left axis for hollow markers and the right axis for filled markers.

I just tried Type Properties( 0, "Marker", {Marker( "Hollow" )} ):<BR />but it doesn't work.

hogi

Type Properties(), in combination with colors:
useful to batch assign a color to all entries - but one:

Names Default to Here(1);
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class Families.jmp" );
Graph Builder(
	Variables( X( :name ), Y( :weight ), Color( :age ) ),
	Elements( Position( 1, 1 ), Points( X, Y, Legend( 1 ) ) ),

	SendToReport(
		Dispatch( {}, "400", ScaleBox,
			{
			Legend Model(
				1,
				Type Properties( 0, "Marker", { Line Color( 81 )} ),
				Properties( 1, {Line Color( 3 )}, Item ID( "15", 1 ) )
			)}
		))
);