> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:owner-
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Friedrich Huebler
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 3:37 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: Marker labels with background color
>
> Is there a way to draw marker labels with a background color? The
> otherwise meaningless example below shows what I am trying to
> achieve.
>
> . sysuse auto
> . scatter mpg weight, connect(l) mlabel(mpg)
>
> Most labels are difficult to read because a line runs through them.
> Is it possible to draw the labels on top of a white square so that
> the lines don't interfere?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Friedrich
>
>
Friedrich,
Two possible solutions.
1. Make the lines lighter so the labels are more noticeable.
2. Use the -text(, box)- option.
sysuse auto,clear
keep in 1/70
twoway (connected mpg weight, msymbol(circle) msize(small) ///
mcolor(gs15) clcolor(gs15) clwidth(thin)) || ///
(scatter mpg weight, ms(i) mlabel(mpg) mlabsize(*1.2) legend(off))
forv i = 1/70 {
local textbox "`textbox' text(`=mpg[`i']' `=weight[`i']' "`i'" , ///
bc(white) box)"
}
twoway (connected mpg weight, msize(small) clwidth(thin) `textbox' )
However, the -text- option seems limited to 70 boxes.
Hope this helps,
Scott
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