Post-editing of graphs by code

[Long Hong]

Dear all,

Hope everything is going on well!

I have produced a graph using a user-written function, which does not allow me to edit through the code.
Therefore, I have to manually change the graph using "Graph Editor".
Since there are many graphs to edit, I am wondering if there is a way to edit the graph after the graph has been produced.

Thank you very much and I look forward to hearing from you!

Best regards,
Long

[William Lisowski]

Perhaps reviewing the documentation for the Graph Recorder capabilities of Graph Editor - documented on pages 32-33 of the Stata Graphics Reference Manual PDF included with your Stata installation and accessible from Stata's Help menu - will point you in a helpful direction. I can't say for sure, because I've not used it, but the description sounds like it's designed - more or less - for what you want to do.

[Marcos Almeida]

I suggest to always keep the command in a do-file. If in need to provide editions, we can fiddle with the original command until getting the desired graph.

That said, check - gr_edit - for that matter.

[Long Hong]

Thank you Marcos Almeida!

I have checked the -gr_edit- and found it a bit confusing.

I can directly apply it without installation as follows

sysuse auto, clear
histogram mpg
gr_edit plotregion1.plot1.style.editstyle area(shadestyle(color(gs7))) editcopy

However, I cannot find it through "help gr_edit" or " findit gr_edit".
It seems that there is no help file for me to follow but it is sort of a built-in program.
Do you have insight into this? Thank you!

Best regards,
Long

[Marcos Almeida]

As far as I know, this is an undocumented command. That said, I still believe the best approach is keeping the do-files for further editions.

[Marcos Almeida]

Also, there is an interesting strategy if you wish to get back the data used for the graph:

. help serset

[Kevan Polkinghorne]

Using the graph editor record the changes you make to the graph. Save the file. You can then open that file in a text editor and use the generated commands saved in that file as part of the dofile to automate the work.
Cheers
Kevan

[Martyn Sherriff]

Is the thread at https://www.statalist.org/forums/for...o-graph-editor of any use?