# Visualization

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## [Bad GeoMakie axes for aeqd](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bad-geomakie-axes-for-aeqd/133155)

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**Author:** [@AMB](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/AMB)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bad-geomakie-axes-for-aeqd/133155 "2025-10-16T23:07:29Z")

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I’m not sure how much is reasonable to expect from GeoMakie across all the “supported” projections. For instance, is the rendering of the axes in this aeqd visualization a bug or is it just not practical for all of GeoMa…

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## [Where is shader function "texture()" defined? (GLMakie.jl/volume())](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-is-shader-function-texture-defined-glmakie-jl-volume/133062)

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**Author:** [@hsgg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/hsgg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-is-shader-function-texture-defined-glmakie-jl-volume/133062 "2025-10-12T20:20:55Z")

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Hi, I am looking into implementing adaptive sampling for the GLMakie volume() visualizations. However, being new to OpenGL, I cannot find where the texture() function is defined. I believe the implementation of that func…

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## [How to add \`PGFPlotsX.Coordinates()\` object to raw LaTeX command?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-add-pgfplotsx-coordinates-object-to-raw-latex-command/133070)

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**Author:** [@tapyu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tapyu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-add-pgfplotsx-coordinates-object-to-raw-latex-command/133070 "2025-10-11T14:26:48Z")

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\#!/usr/bin/env julia # using Pkg; Pkg.add("PGFPlotsX") # run once using PGFPlotsX empty!(PGFPlotsX.CUSTOM\_PREAMBLE) push!(PGFPlotsX.CUSTOM\_PREAMBLE, raw"\\usetikzlibrary{calc,spy}") origin = PGFPlotsX.Coordinate(0, 0)…

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## [Open multiple figure windows using Plots](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/open-multiple-figure-windows-using-plots/130859)

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**Author:** [@bernardofpc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/bernardofpc)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/open-multiple-figure-windows-using-plots/130859 "2025-10-10T17:29:12Z")

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I would like to use scripts, in the REPL, to display multiple figures from a function. Using PyPlot and plt.figure allows it, but Plots does not seem to have a way of doing so. My MWE: using Plots import PyPlot plt = …

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## [VegaLite.jl equivalent of \`facet\_wrap\`?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vegalite-jl-equivalent-of-facet-wrap/21961)

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**Author:** [@sam81](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sam81)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vegalite-jl-equivalent-of-facet-wrap/21961 "2025-10-10T13:25:51Z")

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is there a way to wrap around the panels of multiple plots (similar to \`facet\_wrap in ggplot2)? For example would it be possible to arrange the Anscombe’s quartet plot shown in the docs (http://fredo-dedup.github.io/Veg…

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## [Makie: independent grid layout appears to be limited by axes in other layout...?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-independent-grid-layout-appears-to-be-limited-by-axes-in-other-layout/132994)

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**Author:** [@Datseris](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Datseris)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 10:25am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-independent-grid-layout-appears-to-be-limited-by-axes-in-other-layout/132994 "2025-10-09T10:25:12Z")

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Hi there, I thoguht I remembered/have-understood well the layout scheme of Makie, especially after visiting again the complex layout tutorial (Creating complex layouts | Makie) . But I guess not, because I cannot really…

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## [In GLMakie how to place two checkboxes overlaid on an image](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/in-glmakie-how-to-place-two-checkboxes-overlaid-on-an-image/132961)

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**Author:** [@lgmendesAibili](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lgmendesAibili)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/in-glmakie-how-to-place-two-checkboxes-overlaid-on-an-image/132961 "2025-10-08T13:27:59Z")

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It is possible to place two checkboxes overlaid on an image using GLMakie?

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## [GLFW.jl: GLFW.Window() Segmentation Fault](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/glfw-jl-glfw-window-segmentation-fault/132972)

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**Author:** [@ewillcox](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ewillcox)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/glfw-jl-glfw-window-segmentation-fault/132972 "2025-10-08T10:49:10Z")

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The GLFW.jl package compiles correctly. pkg\> test GLFW results in an error. The error is: 3.4.0 Wayland X11 GLX Null EGL OSMesa monotonic shared lib for symbol XOpenDisplay is missing \[87904\] signal 11 (1): Segmentati…

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## [Align axes on different grids](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/align-axes-on-different-grids/132930)

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**Author:** [@albertomercurio](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/albertomercurio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/align-axes-on-different-grids/132930 "2025-10-07T12:17:43Z")

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Hello, I want to create a figure using Makie.jl that aligns different axes in different layouts. For example, I have the following code using CairoMakie CairoMakie.activate!(type = "svg", pt\_per\_unit = 1.25) λ\_color =…

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## [Error in updating histogram using Textbox in GLMakie](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-in-updating-histogram-using-textbox-in-glmakie/132891)

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**Author:** [@GSavvidis](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/GSavvidis)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-in-updating-histogram-using-textbox-in-glmakie/132891 "2025-10-07T08:04:01Z")

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Hello, I am trying to use the Textbox option with GLMakie for histograms and in particular to change the binning of the data. Here’s the code I’m using: using GLMakie using FHist fig = Figure() tb = Textbox(fig, plac…

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## [Makie recipe and cycle colour](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-recipe-and-cycle-colour/132910)

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**Author:** [@matthiasbaitsch](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/matthiasbaitsch)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-recipe-and-cycle-colour/132910 "2025-10-06T15:05:37Z")

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What is a good way to cycle through plot attributes in a recipe? In the example below, the first plot should use the same colours as second. using Makie using CairoMakie # Recipe @recipe TestPlot begin end function Ma…

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## [In Plots.jl \`heatmap\`s, how do I set the colorbar ticks?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/in-plots-jl-heatmap-s-how-do-i-set-the-colorbar-ticks/132894)

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**Author:** [@Torkel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Torkel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/in-plots-jl-heatmap-s-how-do-i-set-the-colorbar-ticks/132894 "2025-10-06T07:48:48Z")

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if I create a heatmap: using Plots heatmap(rand(5,5); clim = (0.0, 1.0)) How do I set the ticks on the colorbar? I.e. if I would have wanted it to be \[0.0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0\]?

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## [How do I put the heatmap colorbar at the top of the plot?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-i-put-the-heatmap-colorbar-at-the-top-of-the-plot/132893)

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**Author:** [@Torkel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Torkel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-i-put-the-heatmap-colorbar-at-the-top-of-the-plot/132893 "2025-10-06T07:48:38Z")

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using the Plots package. I looked here: Cannot change colorbar position, which does suggest that heatmap(rand(5,5); cb=:top) should work, however, it does not. Might be that it requires the pgfplot backend, but seems …

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## [Plot several shapes as part of a single series using Plots.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plot-several-shapes-as-part-of-a-single-series-using-plots-jl/132878)

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**Author:** [@alan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/alan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plot-several-shapes-as-part-of-a-single-series-using-plots-jl/132878 "2025-10-05T12:17:15Z")

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I’m trying to plot several rectangles of the same color, and I want them to show up as a single entry in the legend. But my code produces a separate legend entry for each rectangle. Suggestions? using Plots function re…

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## [Plots.Heatmap: how to set colour of NaN values?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-heatmap-how-to-set-colour-of-nan-values/132873)

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**Author:** [@dankelley](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dankelley)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-heatmap-how-to-set-colour-of-nan-values/132873 "2025-10-04T14:19:50Z")

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I tried the following, which I thought would have a red box in the middle. But the box is white. Is there a way for me to control this? (Note: I’m a newbie, and sticking to base Plots for now. I’m hoping to not have m…

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## [Makie font variants?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-font-variants/132818)

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**Author:** [@ryofurue](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ryofurue)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-font-variants/132818 "2025-10-03T04:43:18Z")

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I’m trying to find out how to specify font variants. The following attempt fails: using CairoMakie fig = Figure(; fonts = ( regular = "Baskerville", italic = "Baskerville Italic", )) ax = Axis(fig\[1, 1\]) text…

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## [Removing tick labels but increasing tick size in Plots.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/removing-tick-labels-but-increasing-tick-size-in-plots-jl/132732)

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**Author:** [@Torkel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Torkel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/removing-tick-labels-but-increasing-tick-size-in-plots-jl/132732 "2025-09-29T14:18:43Z")

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In Plots.jl, is there a way to remove the tick labels (i.e. 0.25, 0.5), but have the tick marks remain? Even better, is there then a way to increase the size of he tick markers?

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## [Replacing a node in a ComputeGraph (Makie)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/replacing-a-node-in-a-computegraph-makie/132743)

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**Author:** [@rasmushenningsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rasmushenningsson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/replacing-a-node-in-a-computegraph-makie/132743 "2025-09-29T14:05:48Z")

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Is there any way to replace a node in a ComputeGraph? Let’s say I want to replace an input node with a computed value, but I do not want to delete all the dependent nodes and recreate them. Example Given this graph: g…

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## [GLMakie via Remote Desktop on Windows 11](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/glmakie-via-remote-desktop-on-windows-11/132658)

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**Author:** [@dami](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dami)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/glmakie-via-remote-desktop-on-windows-11/132658 "2025-09-25T15:20:55Z")

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I’m running into an issue with GLMakie on Windows 11 when accessing via Remote Desktop. Here’s the situation: On a Win10 machine, when I connect via RDP, I have no problems: I can run my code and GLMakie rendering is …

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## [Makie: rich text, markdown?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-rich-text-markdown/132650)

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**Author:** [@ryofurue](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ryofurue)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 9:32am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-rich-text-markdown/132650 "2025-09-25T09:32:38Z")

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I’m looking for a way to produce rich text easily in Makie plots. I know LaTeX strings work in Makie: this thread. But the LaTeX font (Computer Modern) is less legible than Makie’s default one. Its rich text produces mo…

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## [Makie.jl keyword argument recipes (v0.24)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-jl-keyword-argument-recipes-v0-24/132603)

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**Author:** [@jrbaxter0](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jrbaxter0)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-jl-keyword-argument-recipes-v0-24/132603 "2025-09-24T13:43:19Z")

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I would like to request some help updating some of my plotting recipes to the new v0.24 style. I know the issue lies with the new attribute system and the computational graph (and no longer being able to manipulate it li…

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## [GLMakie + ProfileView.jl segmentation fault](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/glmakie-profileview-jl-segmentation-fault/132515)

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**Author:** [@filchristou](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/filchristou)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/glmakie-profileview-jl-segmentation-fault/132515 "2025-09-23T14:34:01Z")

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After switching to Makie v0.24, I noticed that it no longer plays well with ProfileView.jl But at the moment I am not really sure, whether that is my laptop’s issue or even something coming from ProfileView.jl ? Could …

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## [Proper Makie.jl recipe usage](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/proper-makie-jl-recipe-usage/132502)

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**Author:** [@langestefan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/langestefan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/proper-makie-jl-recipe-usage/132502 "2025-09-21T12:11:36Z")

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This is the first time I am writing a recipe and I am a bit lost in all the options. Basically I want to have a few convenient plotting functions for a package I am working on. It calculates solar positions, which are ju…

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## [Hexahedron volume plot](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hexahedron-volume-plot/131489)

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**Author:** [@raman\_kumar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/raman_kumar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hexahedron-volume-plot/131489 "2025-09-21T11:49:26Z")

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How to volume plot a Hexahedron :ice: for colors given at each vertices? using Meshes, CoordRefSystems ,GLMakie, LinearAlgebra, Unitful r = Float32\[1.6, 1.754088, 1.9230156, 2.1082115, 2.311243, 2.5338273, 2.7778475, …

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## [Dynamically updating plots (heatmap) in Gtk4.jl and Gtk4Makie.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dynamically-updating-plots-heatmap-in-gtk4-jl-and-gtk4makie-jl/131653)

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**Author:** [@dopamine](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dopamine)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dynamically-updating-plots-heatmap-in-gtk4-jl-and-gtk4makie-jl/131653 "2025-09-18T13:56:13Z")

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I’ve been trying to set up a Makie plot (using GLMakie) inside a GtkFrame (Gtk4.jl) and update it programmatically on demand. I can make it work with CairoMakie, but currently trying to use GLMakie instead to minimize la…

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## [Makie.jl: How to choose a slice of a colormap in ColorBar](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-jl-how-to-choose-a-slice-of-a-colormap-in-colorbar/132279)

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**Author:** [@JaydevSR](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JaydevSR)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/makie-jl-how-to-choose-a-slice-of-a-colormap-in-colorbar/132279 "2025-09-12T09:53:49Z")

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I am trying to plot a colorbar for my plot where I have used a particular slice of a colormap for different lines. But I can’t figure out how to restrict the colorbar to only display that section of the colormap and not …

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## [GLMakie: Reactive legends no longer work with ComputeGraph](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/glmakie-reactive-legends-no-longer-work-with-computegraph/132272)

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**Author:** [@matthew3245](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/matthew3245)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 6:51am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/glmakie-reactive-legends-no-longer-work-with-computegraph/132272 "2025-09-11T06:51:40Z")

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I’m trying to have a textbox that the user can type in that adds a prefix to the start of legend entries. Here is a minimum working example: using GLMakie fig = Figure() ax = Axis(fig\[1:2, 1\]) textbox = Textbox(fig\[3, …

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## [Cannot have newest Makie and ClassicalOrthogonalPolynomials at same time](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cannot-have-newest-makie-and-classicalorthogonalpolynomials-at-same-time/131913)

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**Author:** [@AliceandBob](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/AliceandBob)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 6:04am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cannot-have-newest-makie-and-classicalorthogonalpolynomials-at-same-time/131913 "2025-09-11T06:04:50Z")

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Not sure where the conflict is. Is there a way to avoid this?

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## [Real-time graphics rendering (generative art)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/real-time-graphics-rendering-generative-art/129160)

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**Author:** [@skolari93](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/skolari93)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/real-time-graphics-rendering-generative-art/129160 "2025-09-09T18:39:23Z")

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I am looking for a package or a toolchain which allows me to render generative visuals as fast as possible (as for example with processing, p5 or other creative languages). The reason I would like to use julia is, that …

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## [Why is luxor generating 0-byte files?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-is-luxor-generating-0-byte-files/132198)

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**Author:** [@JeffreySarnoff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JeffreySarnoff)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-is-luxor-generating-0-byte-files/132198 "2025-09-08T20:29:06Z")

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using Luxor @svg juliacircles(150) 400 400 "test1" @png juliacircles(150) 400 400 "test2" readdir() # file size name 09/08/2025 03:40 PM 0 test1.svg 09/08/2025 03:41 PM …

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