Plot: AddMarker()

[swharden]

It would be helpful to be able to Plot.AddMarker() or something similar to place a circle or square or other marker at a specific point on the plot. It could be a pass-through to Plot.AddPoint()

[bclehmann]

I think this is pretty redundant as AddPoint already exists and it takes a MarkerShape parameter. I think the idea is to simplify it in the case where you want a specific marker shape, but I don't think AddPoint is complicated as it is.

[swharden]

@bclehmann I agree with you it's redundant and AddPoint isn't complicated... but the other day I wanted to add a marker to the plot at an X/Y location and I struggled to figure out how it could be done. My thought is that a top-level method with Marker in its name would make this more discoverable... so my motivation here is more for documentation purposes.

[bclehmann]

Would duplicating the method with a view to remove AddPoint in a later release help?

But even then, I think in a lot of cases adding a point to a plot is the more intuitive way to phrase the same thing.

[swharden]

I think there's room for both AddPoint and AddMarker even though they both do the same thing, because if you want to add a dot you might use intelligence IntelliSense to reach for the former, but if you want to add a square or triangle you may reach for the latter.

Naming things is hard 🙃