Graphics output that
is rendered with one of the Java or ActiveX devices is rendered using
Java or ActiveX technology, and graphics output that is rendered with
other devices such as PNG, GIF, or SVG is rendered with SAS technology.
Because of technological
differences between SAS, Java, and ActiveX, output generated with
these different technologies might differ from each other even if
the output is generated with the same SAS procedure code. The graphs
might differ in appearance, in the default values used for certain
options, or in the availability of certain features.
For example, differences
might occur if you are using a global statement or procedure option
that is not enabled for an applet or control. Most global statement
and procedure options are fully supported by the Java and ActiveX
device drivers. Exceptions are identified in the procedure and statement
documentation and summarized in
Summary of ActiveX and Java Support.
In certain cases, differences
between graphs can occur when an applet or control overrides the default
value of a procedure option. To resolve this issue, specify a value
for the option rather than relying on the default. For example, consider
a bubble plot that is being displayed in the Graph applet. The default
bubble size is 5. The Graph applet overrides that default with a larger
bubble size. To apply a bubble size of 5, specify BSIZE=5 in the BUBBLE
statement, rather than relying on the default value of the BSIZE=
option.