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Comment author: [deleted] 03 October 2013 04:26:47AM 2 points [-]

blue to red by way of the rainbow.

Here's a few reason not to do that. (Not to mention the possibility of colour-blind viewers.)

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 05 October 2013 07:51:34PM *  0 points [-]

Thanks for the link. I recommend reading it to anyone who's interested in how data gets (mis)represented.

Comment author: RolfAndreassen 03 October 2013 04:33:30AM 0 points [-]

Well, you have to admit it's still a big improvement over the old ROOT default. :)

Comment author: [deleted] 03 October 2013 04:45:59AM 0 points [-]

Well, the old default does make local variations more visible, especially for the colour-blind. OTOH I agree that telling at a glance which of two widely separated spots on the graph has a higher value is all but outright impossible with it.

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