Date:         Mon, 6 Oct 1997 15:14:14 +0100
Reply-To:     Harvey.Monder@SANDOZ.COM
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Harvey Monder <Harvey.Monder@SANDOZ.COM>
Subject:      Re: GPLOT and Symbol statement question

     I agree, but can't you get the same effect by using GOPTIONS
     COLORS=(BLACK BLACK BLACK) or whatever colors you want to add.  Or
     REPEAT=1 in the SYMBOL statement?
 
        Harvey
 
 
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Subject: Re: GPLOT and Symbol statement question
Author:  owner-sas-l@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU at INTERNET1
Date:    10/5/97 02:53 PM
 
 
Back to the original thread (as opposed to getting into the discussion of
programming languages!), it sure would be nice, and backwards compatible,
if SAS offered a GOPTION, something like:
goptions SYMORDER=COLOR;     * loop through colors first, current default;
goptions SYMORDER=NUMBER;  * loop through symbol statements first;
 
Perhaps something to this effect has already made the SAS ballot, but if
it hasn't, I'd like to see it there. The problem with having to define the
colors explicitly is that you lose some portability since color
availability is device dependent. While YELLOW looks great on my screen
with a black backround, it looks crummy on a white page printout. And the
mainframe has a only a few colors while my PC has thousands.
 
On the programming language front, as a professional programmer I have to
say - whatever works. I have no worries about job loss in the event that
somebody designs the perfect natural language compiler. My value will
remain in my ability to think through problems and analyze available
solutions. The vagaries of different programming languages are merely
aspects that must be considered in choosing a solution. With an environment
as big as SAS, and with the expense of the manuals,  I would never
disparage somebody for missing a detail. I think this list is too valuable
a resource for people to feel that they can't ask a question without
ridicule or rude comments. So lighten up!
 
Amy Roehrig
Trilogy Consulting