Dear Mr. De Angelis:  I'm not entirely happy with the symbol support in 
PLplot, but there are many symbols available.  You can see the list at:

http://plplot.sourceforge.net/examples/demo07.php

I generally use something like symbol 850.

Regards,

   Doug Hunt

[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Software Engineer III
UCAR - COSMIC, Tel. (303) 497-2611

On Wed, 17 Sep 2008, Hern?n De Angelis wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am using PDL::Graphics::PLplot to make some scatter plots of the type:
>
> $plot = PDL::Graphics::PLplot->new (DEV => "ps", FILE => "plot.ps",
> ORIENTATION => 1);
> $plot->xyplot($x, $y,
>              PLOTTYPE => 'POINTS',
>              CHARSIZE => 0.5,
>              SYMBOL => 1,
>              SYMBOLSIZE => 1,
>              XLAB => 'x label',
>              YLAB => 'y label');
>
>
> I noticed that SYMBOL only plots letters (A for Symbol => 1; B for
> SYMBOL => 2, and so on). I checked the web pages and the manual but I
> simply cannot figure out how to plot more usual circles, squares or
> crosses. I will appreciate if someone can point me what is wrong here.
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
> Hern?n
>
>
> -- 
>
> Hern?n De Angelis
> Linux user # 397217
>
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