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Recently installed the new version but I can't get the graphics to look the way I want them to. If I run this code

Plot[x^2, {x, -5, 5}, PlotStyle -> Thick]

in version 8.0 and export the result as a png file then I get this:   

enter image description here

But if I run the same code in version 10.0 and export it, I get this:   

enter image description here

(I exported the images using the Export command to post them here, but the issue is present in the notebook as well - they look exactly like this when plotted)

The blue trace looks better, in my opinion, in the older version. It's more vibrant, less faded or washed out. This also applies to the numbers on the axes, which look gray in the version 10.0 plot but black in the version 8.0 plot.

How can I reproduce the old graphics? Why did they make this change? Maybe the newer version is better for the screen, but I am trying to make publication-quality plots and need the old style.

Recently installed the new version but I can't get the graphics to look the way I want them to. If I run this code

Plot[x^2, {x, -5, 5}, PlotStyle -> Thick]

in version 8.0 and export the result as a png file then I get this:  enter image description here

But if I run the same code in version 10.0 and export it, I get this:  enter image description here

The blue trace looks better, in my opinion, in the older version. It's more vibrant, less faded or washed out. This also applies to the numbers on the axes, which look gray in the version 10.0 plot but black in the version 8.0 plot.

How can I reproduce the old graphics? Why did they make this change? Maybe the newer version is better for the screen, but I am trying to make publication-quality plots and need the old style.

Recently installed the new version but I can't get the graphics to look the way I want them to. If I run this code

Plot[x^2, {x, -5, 5}, PlotStyle -> Thick]

in version 8.0 I get this: 

enter image description here

But if I run the same code in version 10.0 I get this: 

enter image description here

(I exported the images using the Export command to post them here, but the issue is present in the notebook as well - they look exactly like this when plotted)

The blue trace looks better, in my opinion, in the older version. It's more vibrant, less faded or washed out. This also applies to the numbers on the axes, which look gray in the version 10.0 plot but black in the version 8.0 plot.

How can I reproduce the old graphics? Why did they make this change? Maybe the newer version is better for the screen, but I am trying to make publication-quality plots and need the old style.

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Jason B.
Jason B.
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Plots in version 10.0 look washed out compared to previous versions

Recently installed the new version but I can't get the graphics to look the way I want them to. If I run this code

Plot[x^2, {x, -5, 5}, PlotStyle -> Thick]

in version 8.0 and export the result as a png file then I get this: enter image description here

But if I run the same code in version 10.0 and export it, I get this: enter image description here

The blue trace looks better, in my opinion, in the older version. It's more vibrant, less faded or washed out. This also applies to the numbers on the axes, which look gray in the version 10.0 plot but black in the version 8.0 plot.

How can I reproduce the old graphics? Why did they make this change? Maybe the newer version is better for the screen, but I am trying to make publication-quality plots and need the old style.