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Re: xyouts precision [message #42970 is a reply to message #42863]

Sat, 05 March 2005 10:20

Ken Mankoff
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Registered: February 2000

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On Thu, 3 Mar 2005, Krista wrote:
> I am trying to add a second label to the y-axis of a plot using
> xyouts. However, the units of my x-axis are in Julian days and
> xyouts will not let me place my label more precisely than one
> decimal point. Is there a way to get a more precise placement or a
> better way to add the second label? Thanks.

I don't understand the xyouts problem you are having.
What means
> One decimal point precision
?

I get higher precision:
plot, indgen(10)
xyouts, 4, 2, 'hello world'
xyouts, 4.2, 2, 'hello world'
xyouts, 4.21, 2, 'hello world'
Are you in PS? X? using /DATA, /NORMAL, /DEVICE?

Some other useful font resources:
http://physweb.mnstate.edu/mcraig/TeXtoIDL/
http://www.astro.washington.edu/deutsch-bin/idllibsrch?keywo rd=font
http://www.dfanning.com/graphics_tips/lesign.html

-k.

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		xyouts precision By: Krista on Thu, 03 March 2005 13:06
		Re: xyouts precision By: Craig Markwardt on Tue, 08 March 2005 06:38
		Re: xyouts precision By: Ken Mankoff on Sat, 05 March 2005 10:20
		Re: xyouts precision By: Krista on Fri, 04 March 2005 12:03
		Re: xyouts precision By: R.Bauer on Fri, 04 March 2005 01:11

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