Explain pgfplots style keys more in-depth

We also give the pgfplots integration its own section in the manual.
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\end{macro}
\subsection{Paul Tol's colors: a \texttt{pgfplots} theme}
A good presentation uses colors that are
\section{\texttt{pgfplots} integration}
\begin{itemize}
\item distinct from each other as much as possible, and
\item distinct from black and white,
\item under many different lighting and display environments, and
\item to color-blind viewers,
\item all while matching well together.
\end{itemize}
\themename comes with a set of pre-defined pgfplots styles and a color theme
based on Paul Tol's color scheme.
\subsection{Styles}
Pass the following style keys to the axis environment to get the appropriate
effect:
\begin{macro}{mlineplot}
Plot regular line charts with reduced axis frames, less intrusive legend and
subdued grid.
\end{macro}
\begin{macro}{mbarplot}
Plot vertical bar charts in a similar way as |mlineplot| but reduce grid usage.
\end{macro}
\begin{macro}{horizontal mbarplot}
Plot horizontal bar charts.
\end{macro}
\begin{macro}{disable thousands separator}
Helper style to remove thousands separator.
\end{macro}
\subsection{Paul Tol colors}
A good presentation uses colors that are distinct from each other as much as
possible as well as from black and white, can be discerned item under different
lighting and display environments and by color-blind viewers, while matching
well together.
In a \href{https://personal.sron.nl/~pault/colourschemes.pdf}{technical note}
for SRON, Paul Tol proposed a palette of colors satisfying these constraints.
The sub-package |pgfplotsthemetol| defines palettes for |pgfplots| charts
based on Tol's work. Use the |mlineplot| key to plot line data and |mbarplot|
or horizontal |mbarplot| to plot bar charts.
based on Tol's work.
\section{Known Issues}