Setting plot legend properties

Is it possible to specify the size of the colored dot in the legend? I have my data points plotted as dots, and when zoomed out, the dots are very small, and the dots in the legend are very small. When I zoom in, the dots in the legend increase in size. Can I specify this size as a fixed value? Can I set the type of "dot" or is it based on what the data is? I would like to create a big colored square for each data series, like the legend in a bar plot.

[Xel Ch]

Hi Jared, I am looking into a similar issue, and wondering if you ever found an answer to this? Thanks!

Answer 1

[Youssef Khmou]

Jared,

try to increase the Marker size first :

 plot(data,'.',...,'MakerSize',3.65) %  x3.65 as example

Line Style specifier :

- Solid line (default)

-- Dashed line

: Dotted line

-. Dash-dot line

try : %doc plot%

[Jared]

I don't want to change the size of the markers on the actual plot, I have those set as I need them. I want to change the size of the markers in the legend only. Is that possible?

[Youssef Khmou]

maybe,i have no idea about Markers , anyway you can change the FontSize and the LineWidth :

 plot(rand(100,1),'.');
 h=legend(' Test');
 set(h,'FontSize',10) %
 set(h,'LineWidth',2)
 get(h)