## linedetails attribute type | Welcome Gallery Handbook |
| Manual page for linedetails_attribute_type(PL)

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## DESCRIPTION

A linedetails attribute type controls details regarding the presentation of line(s), including the line color, width, dash pattern, and the scaling of the dashpattern.`` These details have defaults that will often be satisfactory; text details specifications may be used when it is desired to override the defaults.``

Virtually every ploticus attribute comprised of lines has an accompanying linedetails attribute.``

A linedetails attribute occupies one line in the script file, and contains one or more sub-attribute settings.`` A sub-attribute setting has the form subattribute=value with no embedded spaces.`` Multiple sub-attribute settings on the line are separated by white-space.``

## SUB-ATTRIBUTES

color= color

  specifies the color of the line.

width=w

  specifies the line width. w is a number between 0.1 (very thin line) to 10 or so (fat line). A typical default value is `1.0`.``

style=n where n is an integer 0 - 9 that controls the dash pattern of the line:

        0 = solid line   1 = _ _ _ _ _  2 = __ __ __ __  3 = ___ ___ ___
        4 = _._._._._   5 = __.__.__.  6 = ___.___.___  7 = _.._.._.._..
        8 = __..__..__  9 = ___..___..__.

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dashscale=z

  controls scaling of the dash pattern. 1.0 is the default, 2.0 doubles the length of the segments, 3.0 triples it, etc.``

In addition, `no` or `none` may be given as the linedetails to completely suppress the line in question; likewise `yes` indicates that the line be generated using all of the default detail values.``

## EXAMPLE

Here's an example of a linedetails attribute: ``

    Frame: color=green width=3 style=3 dashscale=4.5

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