# Strange plotting problem with Makie figures

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/strange-plotting-problem-with-makie-figures/123768
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** question, plotting
**Created:** [December 12, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/strange-plotting-problem-with-makie-figures/123768 "2024-12-12T16:19:16Z")
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#### Post date: [December 12, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/strange-plotting-problem-with-makie-figures/123768/1 "2024-12-12T16:19:16Z")

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I get a stack overflow when I try to manipulate Makie figures. This happens in multiple use cases. I don’t know the source of the problem from the stack trace. This happens when I try to just show the figure or display it.

> infil\> fig  
> Error showing value of type Figure:  
> ERROR: StackOverflowError:  
> Stacktrace:  
> [1] data\_limits(plot::Plot{lineplot, Tuple{Hyperplane{2, 3}}})  
> @ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/layouting/data\_limits.jl:45  
> [2] point\_iterator(plot::Plot{lineplot, Tuple{Hyperplane{2, 3}}})  
> @ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/layouting/data\_limits.jl:178  
> — the last 2 lines are repeated 39044 more times —  
> [78091] data\_limits(plot::Plot{lineplot, Tuple{Hyperplane{2, 3}}})  
> @ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/layouting/data\_limits.jl:45  
> [78092] boundingbox(plot::Plot{lineplot, Tuple{Hyperplane{2, 3}}}, space::Symbol)  
> @ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/layouting/boundingbox.jl:38  
> [78093] (::Makie.var"#1044#1046"{Makie.var"#exclude#1739"{Int64}, Symbol, Base.RefValue{GeometryBasics.HyperRectangle{…}}})(plot::Plot{lineplot, Tuple{Hyperplane{…}}})  
> @ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/layouting/boundingbox.jl:21  
> [78094] foreach(f::Makie.var"#1044#1046"{Makie.var"#exclude#1739"{Int64}, Symbol, Base.RefValue{GeometryBasics.HyperRectangle{3, Float64}}}, itr::Vector{Plot})  
> @ Base ./abstractarray.jl:3098  
> [78095] foreach\_plot  
> @ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/layouting/data\_limits.jl:272 [inlined]  
> [78096] foreach\_plot  
> @ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/layouting/data\_limits.jl:269 [inlined]  
> [78097] boundingbox  
> @ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/layouting/boundingbox.jl:19 [inlined]  
> [78098] boundingbox  
> @ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/layouting/boundingbox.jl:18 [inlined]  
> [78099] getlimits(la::Axis, dim::Int64)  
> @ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/makielayout/blocks/axis.jl:852  
> [78100] autolimits(ax::Axis, dim::Int64)  
> @ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/makielayout/blocks/axis.jl:940  
> [78101] xautolimits  
> @ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/makielayout/blocks/axis.jl:971 [inlined]  
> [78102] reset\_limits!(ax::Axis; xauto::Bool, yauto::Bool, zauto::Bool)  
> @ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/makielayout/blocks/axis.jl:571  
> [78103] reset\_limits!  
> @ ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/makielayout/blocks/axis.jl:558 [inlined]  
> [78104] update\_state\_before\_display!(ax::Axis)  
> @ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/figureplotting.jl:403  
> [78105] update\_state\_before\_display!(f::Figure)  
> @ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/figureplotting.jl:275  
> [78106] display(figlike::Figure; backend::Module, inline::Bool, update::Bool, screen\_config::@Kwargs{})  
> @ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/display.jl:164  
> [78107] display(figlike::Figure)  
> @ Makie ~/.julia/packages/Makie/tjqse/src/display.jl:130  
> [78108] #invokelatest#2  
> @ ./essentials.jl:892 [inlined]  
> [78109] invokelatest  
> @ ./essentials.jl:889 [inlined]  
> [78110] print\_response(errio::IO, response::Any, show\_value::Bool, have\_color::Bool, specialdisplay::Union{Nothing, AbstractDisplay})  
> @ REPL ~/.julia/juliaup/julia-1.10.7+0.x64.linux.gnu/share/julia/stdlib/v1.10/REPL/src/REPL.jl:315  
> [78111] (::REPL.var"#57#58"{REPL.LineEditREPL, Tuple{Figure, Bool}, Bool, Bool})(io::Any)  
> @ REPL ~/.julia/juliaup/julia-1.10.7+0.x64.linux.gnu/share/julia/stdlib/v1.10/REPL/src/REPL.jl:284  
> [78112] with\_repl\_linfo(f::Any, repl::REPL.LineEditREPL)  
> @ REPL ~/.julia/juliaup/julia-1.10.7+0.x64.linux.gnu/share/julia/stdlib/v1.10/REPL/src/REPL.jl:569  
> [78113] print\_response  
> @ ~/.julia/juliaup/julia-1.10.7+0.x64.linux.gnu/share/julia/stdlib/v1.10/REPL/src/REPL.jl:282 [inlined]  
> [78114] (::Infiltrator.var"#33#37"{…})(s::REPL.LineEdit.MIState, buf::IOBuffer, ok::Bool)  
> @ Infiltrator ~/.julia/packages/Infiltrator/uvPvr/src/Infiltrator.jl:718  
> [78115] #invokelatest#2  
> @ ./essentials.jl:892 [inlined]  
> [78116] invokelatest  
> @ ./essentials.jl:889 [inlined]  
> [78117] run\_interface(terminal::REPL.Terminals.TextTerminal, m::REPL.LineEdit.ModalInterface, s::REPL.LineEdit.MIState)  
> @ REPL.LineEdit ~/.julia/juliaup/julia-1.10.7+0.x64.linux.gnu/share/julia/stdlib/v1.10/REPL/src/LineEdit.jl:2656  
> [78118] run\_interface  
> @ ~/.julia/juliaup/julia-1.10.7+0.x64.linux.gnu/share/julia/stdlib/v1.10/REPL/src/LineEdit.jl:2650 [inlined]  
> [78119] debugprompt(mod::Module, locals::Dict{…}, trace::Vector{…}, terminal::REPL.Terminals.TTYTerminal, repl::REPL.LineEditREPL, ex::Nothing, bt::Nothing; nostack::Bool, file::String, fileline::Int64)  
> @ Infiltrator ~/.julia/packages/Infiltrator/uvPvr/src/Infiltrator.jl:739  
> [78120] start\_prompt(mod::Module, locals::Dict{Symbol, Any}, file::String, fileline::Int64, ex::Nothing, bt::Nothing; terminal::Nothing, repl::Nothing, nostack::Bool)  
> @ Infiltrator ~/.julia/packages/Infiltrator/uvPvr/src/Infiltrator.jl:400  
> [78121] start\_prompt(mod::Module, locals::Dict{Symbol, Any}, file::String, fileline::Int64, ex::Nothing, bt::Nothing)  
> @ Infiltrator ~/.julia/packages/Infiltrator/uvPvr/src/Infiltrator.jl:300  
> [78122] start\_prompt  
> @ ~/.julia/packages/Infiltrator/uvPvr/src/Infiltrator.jl:300 [inlined]  
> [78123] macro expansion  
> @ ~/.julia/packages/Infiltrator/uvPvr/src/Infiltrator.jl:68 [inlined]  
> [78124] find\_line(; mestimator::L2, num\_samples::Int64, σ::Quantity{Float64, 𝐋, Unitful.FreeUnits{(px,), 𝐋, nothing}}, ϵ::Float64)  
> @ VisualGeometryToolkit ~/src/vgtk/src/euclidean/examples/lines.jl:5  
> [78125] find\_line()  
> @ VisualGeometryToolkit ~/src/vgtk/src/euclidean/examples/lines.jl:1  
> [78126] top-level scope  
> @ REPL[6]:1  
> Some type information was truncated. Use `show(err)` to see complete types.

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### Author: ![JonasWickman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@JonasWickman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JonasWickman)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/strange-plotting-problem-with-makie-figures/123768/2 "2024-12-12T18:14:44Z")

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Hi there! You are more likely to get good help if you can provide a small piece of code that reproduces the problem that others can run. (see [Please read: make it easier to help you](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/please-read-make-it-easier-to-help-you/14757))

Here’s a guess based on your output: the `infil>` prompt suggests that you are trying to display a figure while in Infiltrator.jl debug mode. Can you try running the code while not in debug?

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#### Post date: [December 12, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/strange-plotting-problem-with-makie-figures/123768/3 "2024-12-12T21:36:46Z")

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I’m unsuccessfully trying to use Makie recipes. Here is a simple example.

```julia
using Makie, StaticArrays

const VectorNd{N} = SVector{N,Float64} 
const Vector2d = VectorNd{2}
const Vector3d = VectorNd{3}

homogenize(x::SVector) = push(x,one(eltype(x)))

struct Hyperplane{M,N} <: StaticVector{N, Float64}
    v::VectorNd{N}

    Hyperplane(v::VectorNd{N}) where N = new{N-1,N}(v / norm(v[1:N-1]))
    Hyperplane{M,N}(v::VectorNd{N}) where {M,N} = M+1 == N ? new{M,N}(v / norm(v[1:N-1])) : throw("Dimension Error")
end

@inline Base.getindex(p::Hyperplane{N}, i::Int) where N = getindex(p.v, i)
@inline Tuple(p::Hyperplane{N}) where N = p.v

const Line2 = Hyperplane{2,3}

Line2(a::Float64, b::Float64, c::Float64) = Line2(SVector{3}(a,b,c))
Line2(ρ::Float64, θ::Float64) = Line2(Vector3d(-sin(θ),cos(θ),-ustrip(ρ)))

function Line2(p::Vector2d, q::Vector2d)
    v = q-p
    n = -l2normalize(SVector{2}(-v[2],v[1]))
    Line2(n..., dot(n,p))
end
    
function Base.getproperty(obj::Line2, sym::Symbol)
    if sym == :ρ
        return -obj[3]
    elseif sym == :θ
        return atan(obj[2], obj[1])
    elseif sym == :slope
        return -obj[1]/obj[2]
    elseif sym == :intercept
        return -obj[3]/obj[2]
    else
        return getfield(obj, sym)
    end
end

@recipe(LinePlot) do scene
    Attributes(
        color = :orange,
        linestyle = :dash,
        linewidth = 3,
    )
end

function Makie.plot!(p::LinePlot{<:Tuple{<:Line2}})
    line = p[1][]
    ablines(line.intercept, line.slope, color=p[:color][])
end

fig,_,_ = lineplot(Line2(0.0,1.0,-5.0))
display(fig)

```

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### Author: ![JonasWickman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@JonasWickman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JonasWickman)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/strange-plotting-problem-with-makie-figures/123768/4 "2024-12-13T20:31:41Z")

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In the code below, I have removed the line `@inline Tuple(p::Hyperplane{N}) where N = p.v`, which caused a different error, and I have rewritten the `Makie.plot!` function to act in place on the plot type, and I’ve added `using LinearAlgebra` (which is necessary to get the `norm` function. The code now works, although I can’t tell if it does what you would like it to.

```julia
using GLMakie, StaticArrays, LinearAlgebra

const VectorNd{N} = SVector{N,Float64} 
const Vector2d = VectorNd{2}
const Vector3d = VectorNd{3}

struct Hyperplane{M,N} <: StaticVector{N, Float64}
    v::VectorNd{N}

    Hyperplane(v::VectorNd{N}) where N = new{N-1,N}(v / norm(v[1:N-1]))
    Hyperplane{M,N}(v::VectorNd{N}) where {M,N} = M+1 == N ? new{M,N}(v / norm(v[1:N-1])) : throw("Dimension Error")
end

@inline Base.getindex(p::Hyperplane{N}, i::Int) where N = getindex(p.v, i)

const Line2 = Hyperplane{2,3}

Line2(a::Float64, b::Float64, c::Float64) = Line2(SVector{3}(a,b,c))
Line2(ρ::Float64, θ::Float64) = Line2(Vector3d(-sin(θ),cos(θ),-ustrip(ρ)))

function Line2(p::Vector2d, q::Vector2d)
    v = q-p
    n = -l2normalize(SVector{2}(-v[2],v[1]))
    Line2(n..., dot(n,p))
end
    
function Base.getproperty(obj::Line2, sym::Symbol)
    if sym == :ρ
        return -obj[3]
    elseif sym == :θ
        return atan(obj[2], obj[1])
    elseif sym == :slope
        return -obj[1]/obj[2]
    elseif sym == :intercept
        return -obj[3]/obj[2]
    else
        return getfield(obj, sym)
    end
end

@recipe(LinePlot) do scene
    Attributes(
        color = :orange,
        linestyle = :dash,
        linewidth = 3,
    )
end

function Makie.plot!(p::LinePlot{<:Tuple{<:Line2}})
    line = p[1][]
    ablines!(p, line.intercept, line.slope, color=p[:color][])
    p
end

fig,_,_ = lineplot(Line2(0.0,1.0,-5.0))
display(fig)

```