Re: [OctDev] Java/OpenGL-based graphics package for octave

[Daniel J Sebald]

Michael Goffioul wrote:

> > What is gained by this complexity?  It seems clear that what is lost
> > is that you can't have two stem plots with separate baselines in the
> > same axes.  Odd, but since I have never needed to make a plot like
> > this, maybe it is considered the normal thing to do.
>
>
> I don't know why it's so, but I guess they found a good reason to do
> it so. For instance, you can change the basevalue of all stems within
> an axes by changing the basevalue of the baseline (this automatically
> propagates to the stem/bar series object of the axes)

I can't think of any really good reason to have a basevalue as part of the stem 
series.  The stem is simply for the effect of enhancing the visibility of the 
series.  That basevalue of zero is arbitrary.  But to make the basevalue nonzero 
just seems to add to the confusion of anyone viewing such a plot.

So, I'll agree with John on this, which is to give the flexibility to set the 
property.  But as far as implementation, one could probably skip an adjustable 
base value until someone asks, which isn't likely.

Dan