Problem with plotplain

[Marcus Eklund]

Hi!

Something is wrong with my plotplain scheme. When other people run my code in their Stata they get a balanced graph while for me the graph is offset (see the picture). All the ticks, titles and legends are ending up asymmetric. Does anyone know how to fix this?

[Nick Cox]

People who might know will probably want to hear

0. The version number of your scheme file (given early in the file)
1. The Stata version you are using.
2. The operating system you are working on.
3. A reproducible example with dataset and command issued.

and equally that is what you need to share with your collaborators.

[Marcus Eklund]

I'm using Stata 17.0, Mac Monterey 12.3.1.



sysuse auto
scatter price length

[Marcus Eklund]

I'm sorry but I don't really understand what you mean by "version number of your scheme file". I have tried to set the default scheme but nothing changes with the graphs. But the problem came up when I was working with the scheme plotplain (that worked for a long time!). I've no idea what's going on with my scheme.

[Nick Cox]

If I do this

. ssc type scheme-plotplain.scheme

Then near the top I see this line
*

*!  version 1.4  07aug2020

You need to go

which scheme-plotplain.scheme

and then look inside the file so found with doedit or any other text editor.

[Marcus Eklund]

I have the same!

version 1.4 07aug2020

sequence 1210

[Nick Cox]

I can't reproduce #3 with

Stata/MP 17.0 for Windows (64-bit x86-64)
Revision 01 Jun 2022

and blindschemes installed from SSC. The crucial testing would seem to need other Mac users.

[Marcus Eklund]

How do you mean? I think no-one will be ever to reproduce the graph so it also is offset as mine is. It is something wrong with my scheme setting or Stata.

[Nick Cox]

I assume that you (1) have not edited the scheme file and (2) have

set scheme plotplain

and (3) are using a copy of Stata purchased properly by you or your workplace. That being so, your problem should be reproducible by someone and my guess remains that the issue lies with your particular flavour of Macintosh. I would love to know of a better guess. If you don't get a better answer, I advise contacting Stata Technical Services.