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Re: new miracle of minor ticks [message #55628 is a reply to message #55627]

Wed, 29 August 2007 10:54

R.Bauer
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Registered: November 1998

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David Fanning wrote:
> Reimar Bauer writes:
>
>> I am back from my journey. And I have had a similiar experience with
>> doors as you David had but for the opposite direction. ;)
>
> Reimar refers to an embarrassing experience in the past,
> whose only saving grace was that it caused Karsten
> Rodenacker to feel so much pity for me he became
> a good friend.
>
> http://www.dfanning.com/adventures/munich/arrival.html
>
> Well, at least I know now there is *something* about
> doors that is confusing to others. That is some solace. :-)
>
>> But lets go to idl. The today most wanted answer is for:
>>
>> Where are the minor ticks?
>>
>> Any number of xticks gives no minor xticks.
>>
>>
>> ; xminor
>> ; The number of minor tick mark intervals.
>> ; If set to zero, the default, IDL automatically determines the number
>> ; of minor ticks in each major tick-mark interval.
>> ; Setting this parameter to 1 suppresses the minor ticks, and setting it
>> ; to a positive, nonzero number, n, produces
>> ; n minor-tick intervals, and n?1 minor-tick marks.
>
> I think the documentation is incomplete. I think it was meant to
> say this:
>
> If set to zero, the default, IDL automatically determines the
> number of minor ticks in each major tick-mark interval, unless
> you are totally screwing with its head by creating your own tick
> values and names. Then it just throws up its hands and assumes
> you know what the hell you are doing!
>
> Cheers,
>
> David

Hi David

unfortunately this does not help, same result ;)

PRO example_bug3
x = findgen(1000)
y1 = sin(x)

extra_axis={xrange:[300.0,840],yrange:[-1.1,1.1]}

plot, x, y1,$
xstyle=1, $
ystyle=1, $
position=[0.235690,0.285714,0.760943,0.802381], $
title=title, $
charsize = 1.18942, $
XTICKS = 4, $
XMINOR = 0, $
ytype=0, $
_extra=extra_axis

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		Re: new miracle of minor ticks By: David Fanning on Fri, 31 August 2007 13:51
		Re: new miracle of minor ticks By: Mirko.Vukovic[1] on Fri, 31 August 2007 13:47
		Re: new miracle of minor ticks By: R.Bauer on Thu, 30 August 2007 06:08
		Re: new miracle of minor ticks By: R.Bauer on Thu, 30 August 2007 06:07
		Re: new miracle of minor ticks By: Brian Larsen on Thu, 30 August 2007 06:11
		Re: new miracle of minor ticks By: David Fanning on Thu, 30 August 2007 06:06
		Re: new miracle of minor ticks By: lasse on Thu, 30 August 2007 05:46
		Re: new miracle of minor ticks By: David Fanning on Wed, 29 August 2007 11:09
		Re: new miracle of minor ticks By: R.Bauer on Wed, 29 August 2007 10:54
		Re: new miracle of minor ticks By: David Fanning on Wed, 29 August 2007 10:46
		Re: new miracle of minor ticks By: David Fanning on Wed, 29 August 2007 10:32

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