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<MAN>
  <LANGUAGE>eng</LANGUAGE>

  <TITLE>getmark</TITLE>

  <TYPE>Scilab Function</TYPE>

  <DATE>April 1993</DATE>

  <SHORT_DESCRIPTION name="getmark">dialog to select mark
  (symbol)</SHORT_DESCRIPTION>

  <CALLING_SEQUENCE>
    <CALLING_SEQUENCE_ITEM>[mark,mrkSize]=getmark()</CALLING_SEQUENCE_ITEM>
  </CALLING_SEQUENCE>

  <PARAM>
    <PARAM_INDENT>
      <PARAM_ITEM>
        <PARAM_NAME>mark</PARAM_NAME>

        <PARAM_DESCRIPTION>
          <SP>: integer, the number of the selected mark</SP>
        </PARAM_DESCRIPTION>
      </PARAM_ITEM>

      <PARAM_ITEM>
        <PARAM_NAME>mrkSize</PARAM_NAME>

        <PARAM_DESCRIPTION>
          <SP>: integer, the size of the selected mark</SP>
        </PARAM_DESCRIPTION>
      </PARAM_ITEM>
    </PARAM_INDENT>
  </PARAM>

  <DESCRIPTION>
    <P><VERB>getmark</VERB> opens a graphic window to select a mark
    (symbol).</P>
  </DESCRIPTION>

  <EXAMPLE><![CDATA[
x=0:0.1:10;
set("figure_style","new")
[mark,mrkSize]=getmark();
plot2d(x,sin(x),style=-mark);
clf();
plot2d(x,sin(x))
e=gce(); // store the Compound containing the plot
[mark,mrkSize]=getmark();
e.children(1).mark_style = mark;

]]></EXAMPLE>

  <SEE_ALSO>
    <SEE_ALSO_ITEM></SEE_ALSO_ITEM>

    <SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
      <LINK>getfont</LINK>
    </SEE_ALSO_ITEM>

    <SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
      <LINK>getlinestyle</LINK>
    </SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
  </SEE_ALSO>
</MAN>