In DADiSP, data series possess attributes such as plotting style, line type, and symbol type. In general, a series keeps its attributes when you overplot or overlay it onto another series. As an example, if W1 contains a line graph and W2 contains a bar chart, and you type in W3:
w1; overlay(w2)
you will see a line graph of W1 overlaid with a bar chart from W2, as expected.
However, if you had set the original series set to a specific display type, such as bars, the overplotted data would inherit the attributes from the Window.
For example, if you type:
w1; lines
in W4, and then type:
overplot(w2)
both data series will appear as line graphs.
If necessary, the default inheritance of styles can be overridden with two DADiSP functions.
Use the INHERSTYLE function to determine whether a Window inherits its display attributes from the data plotted within it.
Use the INHWINSTYLE function to designate whether a data series inherits its display attributes from the Window.