3 files changed, 36 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/sparklines/sparklines.pdf b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/sparklines/sparklines.pdf
index 1216b19649a..487d09fdb00 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/sparklines/sparklines.pdf
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/sparklines/sparklines.pdf
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/sparklines/sparklines.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/sparklines/sparklines.tex
index 2bc3eae5a2b..a489d7d7e22 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/sparklines/sparklines.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/sparklines/sparklines.tex
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 \title{Sparklines}
 \author{Andreas Loeffler \and Dan Luecking}
-\date{updated 21.~November 2009  (version 1.5)}\maketitle
+\date{updated 19.~October 2014  (version 1.6)}\maketitle
 
 \section{What are sparklines?}
 
@@ -157,10 +157,36 @@ user may change (with \verb$\setlength$). The default is \texttt{2pt}.
 \end{verbatim}
 before the sparkline environment (see a manual about defining colors in \LaTeX{} if you do not understand the definition of \emph{named} etc.).
 
-
+\paragraph{Bottom line} This adds a bottom line (the x-axis) which can be useful to visually separate different bar charts that are next to each other: 
+\begin{sparkline}{5}
+\definecolor{sparkbottomlinecolor}{gray}{0.9}
+\sparkspike .15 .55
+\sparkspike .317 1
+\sparkspike .483 .62
+\sparkspike .65 .42
+\sparkspike .817 .5
+\sparkbottomline 0.9 
+\end{sparkline}. 
+The code used was 
+\begin{verbatim}
+  \begin{sparkline}{5}
+	\definecolor{sparkbottomlinecolor}{gray}{0.9}
+    \sparkspike .15 .55
+    \sparkspike .317 1
+    \sparkspike .483 .62
+    \sparkspike .65 .42
+    \sparkspike .817 .5
+	\sparkbottomline 0.9
+  \end{sparkline}.
+\end{verbatim}
+Changing the color of the bottom line is quite easy using the command
 
 \section*{Version history}
 \begin{description}
+	\item[] Oct 19, 2014
+
+	version 1.6: Emiel van Miltenburg (emiel.van.miltenburg@vu.nl) - Adding a bottom line (the x-axis, this is useful to visually separate different bar charts that are next to each other) and changing the color of the bottom line.
+
 \item[] Nov 21, 2009
 
 version 1.5: Benno Puetz (puetz@mpipsykl.mpg.de) made change of colors possible.
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/sparklines/sparklines.sty b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/sparklines/sparklines.sty
index 1b1e686b26b..2eb864cfd16 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/sparklines/sparklines.sty
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/sparklines/sparklines.sty
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%%% sparklines.sty Version 1.5
+%%% sparklines.sty Version 1.6
 %%%
 %%% What Are Sparklines?
 %%% Sparklines are intense, simple, wordlike graphics (so named by Edward Tufte).
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 %%% al@wacc.de
 %%%
 %%% MODIFICATION HISTORY:
+%%% Oct 19, 2014
+%%% version 1.6: Emiel van Miltenburg (emiel.van.miltenburg@vu.nl) - Adding a bottom line (the x-axis, this is useful to visually separate different bar charts that are next to each other) and changing the color of the bottom line.
 %%% Nov 21, 2009
 %%% version 1.5: Benno Puetz (puetz@mpipsykl.mpg.de) made change of colors possible.
 %%% Apr 20, 2009
@@ -31,8 +33,8 @@
 %%% version 1.0: first version of sparklines
 
 \ProvidesPackage{sparklines}
-    [2007/11/21 v1.5 Sparklines (see more about sparklines at www.EdwardTufte.com)]
-    \typeout {Package: `sparklines' 1.5bp \space 2009/11/21}
+    [2014/10/19 v1.6 Sparklines (see more about sparklines at www.EdwardTufte.com)]
+    \typeout {Package: `sparklines' 1.6bp \space 2014/10/19}
 \RequirePackage{pgf}
 
 % We define the colors of two features: the background rectangle and
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@
 \definecolor{sparkrectanglecolor}{gray}{0.9}
 \definecolor{sparkspikecolor}{named}{black}
 \definecolor{sparklinecolor}{named}{black}
-
+\definecolor{sparkbottomlinecolor}{named}{black}
 % We define parameters for changing the sizes. These are
 %   \sparklinethickness -- thickness of the line drawn by \spark,
 %   \sparkdotwidth -- diameter of the dot drawn by \sparkdot,
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@
    {\pgfmoveto{\pgforigin}\color{sparkrectanglecolor}%
    \pgfrect[fill]{\pgfxy(0, #1)}{\pgfxy(1, #2-#1)}}}%
 
+% defines sparkbottomline
+\newcommand{\sparkbottomline}[1][1]{\color{sparkbottomlinecolor}\pgfline{\pgfxy(0,0)}{\pgfxy(#1,0)}\color{sparklinecolor}}
 
 % defines sparkline-plot
 % Replace \@shouldIstop hack with equivalent \@ifnextchar code.