diff --git a/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/helpers/extractLineMarker.m b/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/helpers/extractLineMarker.m
index ddef2f0a..c4a4e7fd 100644
--- a/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/helpers/extractLineMarker.m
+++ b/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/helpers/extractLineMarker.m
@@ -1,121 +1,115 @@
 function marker = extractLineMarker(line_data)
+    % EXTRACTS THE MARKER STYLE USED FOR MATLAB OBJECTS
+    % OF TYPE "LINE". THESE OBJECTS ARE USED IN LINESERIES,
+    % STAIRSERIES, STEMSERIES, BASELINESERIES, AND BOXPLOTS
 
-% EXTRACTS THE MARKER STYLE USED FOR MATLAB OBJECTS 
-% OF TYPE "LINE". THESE OBJECTS ARE USED IN LINESERIES, 
-% STAIRSERIES, STEMSERIES, BASELINESERIES, AND BOXPLOTS
+    %---------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
-%-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
+    %-INITIALIZE OUTPUT-%
+    marker = struct();
 
-%-INITIALIZE OUTPUT-%
-marker = struct(); 
+    %---------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
-%-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
+    %-MARKER SIZE-%
+    marker.size = line_data.MarkerSize;
 
-%-MARKER SIZE-%
-marker.size = line_data.MarkerSize;
-
-if length(marker.size) == 1
-    marker.size = 0.6*marker.size;
-end
-
-%-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
-
-%-MARKER SYMBOL-%
-if ~strcmp(line_data.Marker,'none')
-    
-    switch line_data.Marker
-        case '.'
-            marksymbol = 'circle';
-        case 'o'
-            marksymbol = 'circle';
-        case 'x'
-            marksymbol = 'x-thin-open';
-        case '+'
-            marksymbol = 'cross-thin-open';
-        case '*'
-            marksymbol = 'asterisk-open';
-        case {'s','square'}
-            marksymbol = 'square';
-        case {'d','diamond'}
-            marksymbol = 'diamond';
-        case 'v'
-            marksymbol = 'triangle-down';
-        case '^'
-            marksymbol = 'triangle-up';
-        case '<'
-            marksymbol = 'triangle-left';
-        case '>'
-            marksymbol = 'triangle-right';
-        case {'p','pentagram'}
-            marksymbol = 'star';
-        case {'h','hexagram'}
-            marksymbol = 'hexagram';
+    if line_data.Marker == "." % scale factor for points is off
+        marker.size = floor(sqrt(marker.size));
+    elseif length(marker.size) == 1
+        marker.size = 0.6*marker.size;
     end
-    
-    marker.symbol = marksymbol;
-    if isfield(line_data, 'MarkerIndices')
-        marker.maxdisplayed=length(line_data.MarkerIndices)+1;
-    end
-end
 
-%-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
+    %---------------------------------------------------------------------%
+
+    %-MARKER SYMBOL-%
+    if ~strcmp(line_data.Marker,"none")
+        switch line_data.Marker
+            case "."
+                marksymbol = "circle";
+            case "o"
+                marksymbol = "circle";
+            case "x"
+                marksymbol = "x-thin-open";
+            case "+"
+                marksymbol = "cross-thin-open";
+            case "*"
+                marksymbol = "asterisk-open";
+            case {"s","square"}
+                marksymbol = "square";
+            case {"d","diamond"}
+                marksymbol = "diamond";
+            case "v"
+                marksymbol = "triangle-down";
+            case "^"
+                marksymbol = "triangle-up";
+            case "<"
+                marksymbol = "triangle-left";
+            case ">"
+                marksymbol = "triangle-right";
+            case {"p","pentagram"}
+                marksymbol = "star";
+            case {"h","hexagram"}
+                marksymbol = "hexagram";
+        end
+        marker.symbol = marksymbol;
+        if isfield(line_data, "MarkerIndices")
+            marker.maxdisplayed=length(line_data.MarkerIndices)+1;
+        end
+    end
 
-%-MARKER LINE WIDTH-%
-marker.line.width = line_data.LineWidth;
+    %---------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
-%-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
+    %-MARKER LINE WIDTH-%
+    marker.line.width = line_data.LineWidth;
 
-filledMarkerSet = {'o','square','s','diamond','d',...
-    'v','^', '<','>','hexagram','pentagram'};
+    %---------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
-filledMarker = ismember(line_data.Marker,filledMarkerSet);
+    filledMarkerSet = {"o","square","s","diamond","d",...
+            "v","^", "<",">","hexagram","pentagram"};
 
-%-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
+    filledMarker = ismember(line_data.Marker,filledMarkerSet);
 
-%--MARKER FILL COLOR--%
+    %---------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
-MarkerColor = line_data.MarkerFaceColor;
+    %--MARKER FILL COLOR--%
+    MarkerColor = line_data.MarkerFaceColor;
 
-if filledMarker
-    if isnumeric(MarkerColor)
-        col = 255*MarkerColor;
-        markercolor = ['rgb(' num2str(col(1)) ',' num2str(col(2)) ',' num2str(col(3)) ')'];
-    else
-        switch MarkerColor
-            case 'none'
-                markercolor = 'rgba(0,0,0,0)';
-            case 'auto'
-                markercolor = 'rgba(0, 0.4470, 0.7410,1)';
+    if filledMarker
+        if isnumeric(MarkerColor)
+            col = 255*MarkerColor;
+            markercolor = sprintf("rgb(%d,%d,%d)", col);
+        else
+            switch MarkerColor
+                case "none"
+                    markercolor = "rgba(0,0,0,0)";
+                case "auto"
+                    markercolor = "rgba(0, 0.4470, 0.7410,1)";
+            end
         end
+        marker.color = markercolor;
     end
-    
-    marker.color = markercolor;
-    
-end
-
-%-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
-%-MARKER LINE COLOR-%
+    %---------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
-MarkerLineColor = line_data.MarkerEdgeColor;
+    %-MARKER LINE COLOR-%
+    MarkerLineColor = line_data.MarkerEdgeColor;
 
-if isnumeric(MarkerLineColor)
-    col = 255*MarkerLineColor;
-    markerlinecolor = ['rgb(' num2str(col(1)) ',' num2str(col(2)) ',' num2str(col(3)) ')'];
-else
-    switch MarkerLineColor
-        case 'none'
-            markerlinecolor = 'rgba(0,0,0,0)';
-        case 'auto'
-            col = 255*line_data.Color;
-            markerlinecolor = ['rgb(' num2str(col(1)) ',' num2str(col(2)) ',' num2str(col(3)) ')'];
+    if isnumeric(MarkerLineColor)
+        col = 255*MarkerLineColor;
+        markerlinecolor = sprintf("rgb(%d,%d,%d)", col);
+    else
+        switch MarkerLineColor
+            case "none"
+                markerlinecolor = "rgba(0,0,0,0)";
+            case "auto"
+                col = 255*line_data.Color;
+                markerlinecolor = sprintf("rgb(%d,%d,%d)", col);
+        end
     end
-end
 
-if filledMarker
-    marker.line.color = markerlinecolor;
-else
-    marker.color = markerlinecolor;
+    if filledMarker
+        marker.line.color = markerlinecolor;
+    else
+        marker.color = markerlinecolor;
+    end
 end
-
-end
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