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<MAN>
  <LANGUAGE>eng</LANGUAGE>

  <TITLE>getlinestyle</TITLE>

  <TYPE>Scilab Function</TYPE>

  <DATE>April 1993</DATE>

  <SHORT_DESCRIPTION name="getlinestyle">dialog to select
  linestyle</SHORT_DESCRIPTION>

  <CALLING_SEQUENCE>
    <CALLING_SEQUENCE_ITEM>k=getlinestyle()</CALLING_SEQUENCE_ITEM>
  </CALLING_SEQUENCE>

  <PARAM>
    <PARAM_INDENT>
      <PARAM_ITEM>
        <PARAM_NAME>k</PARAM_NAME>

        <PARAM_DESCRIPTION>
          <SP>: integer, selected linestyle or [] if the "Cancel" button has
          been clicked.</SP>
        </PARAM_DESCRIPTION>
      </PARAM_ITEM>
    </PARAM_INDENT>
  </PARAM>

  <DESCRIPTION>
    <P><VERB>getlinestyle</VERB> opens a graphic window to select a line
    style.</P>
  </DESCRIPTION>

  <EXAMPLE><![CDATA[set("figure_style","new")
x=0:0.1:10;
plot2d(x,sin(x))
e=gce(); // store the Compound containing the plot
e.children(1).line_style = getlinestyle();

]]></EXAMPLE>

  <SEE_ALSO>
    <SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
      <LINK>getmark</LINK>
    </SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
  </SEE_ALSO>
</MAN>