Graph legend

[Nicholas Winter]

Greetings,
I am trying to create a graph legend that includes labels above the keys, like this:

Currently I need to use the graph editor to achieve it; I begin with

gr twoway connected mpg price if foreign || ///
     connected mpg price if !foreign || ///
     connected weight price if foreign || ///
     connected weight price if !foreign , ///
     legend( ///
        order(- "foreign" - "domestic" 1 "Mileage" 2 "" 3 "Weight" 4 "") ///
        size(vsmall) colgap(vsmall) keygap(vsmall) just(center)///
     )

Which produces this:



Then I use the Graph editor in grid edit mode to move the words "foreign" and "domestic" into the right columns, and to resize them.

I realize that I probably can't get those labels in a different size through the command line, but I wonder if there is a way to get them placed right?

Thanks for any thoughts!

FWIW, the .grec file created by my edit has this:

StataFileTM:00001:01100:GREC:                          :
00004:00004:00001:
*! classname: twowaygraph_g
*! family: twoway
*! date: 12 Aug 2015
*! time: 13:26:57
*! graph_scheme: n1mono
*! naturallywhite: 1
*! end

// File created by Graph Editor Recorder.
// Edit only if you know what you are doing.

.legend.plotregion1.move label[1] on 5 1
// label[1] grid reposition

.legend.plotregion1.move label[2] on 5 5
// label[2] grid reposition

.legend.plotregion1.label[2].style.editstyle box_alignment(center) editcopy
// label[2] compass position

.legend.plotregion1.label[2].style.editstyle size(small) editcopy
// label[2] size

.legend.plotregion1.label[1].style.editstyle size(small) editcopy
// label[1] size

.legend.plotregion1.label[1].style.editstyle box_alignment(center) editcopy
// label[1] compass position


// <end>

[Sergiy Radyakin]

Nicholas,

do http://www.radyakin.org/statalist/2015/20150812-1305932.do

produces the graph with the labels shifted.
Best, Sergiy Radyakin

[Scott Merryman]

Though I think it would be easier just to use your .grec file and graph play, another way would be to use the legend title options

gr twoway connected mpg price if foreign || ///
     connected mpg price if !foreign || ///
     connected weight price if foreign || ///
     connected weight price if !foreign  ///
     || , legend(   /// 
        order(  1 "Mileage" 2 "" 3 "Weight" 4 ""  ) ///
        size(vsmall) colgap(vsmall) keygap(vsmall) just(center) /// 
        subtitle( "Domestic                     Foreign", size(*.65) ) /// 
        )

[Nicholas Winter]

Thank you both for the suggestions. Sergiy - that works, but the results don't survive -graph save-, -clear-, -graph use-. Scott: I played with that, but ended up deciding it was easier to -graph play- than to fiddle each time with the spacing on the title.