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Re: Escape "/" for NG LEGEND [message #87555 is a reply to message #87554]

Fri, 14 February 2014 12:40

Haje Korth
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Registered: May 1997

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Thank you so much for the quick solution. I could not find the post you referred to, so I am glad you found this. Haje

On Friday, February 14, 2014 3:31:04 PM UTC-5, David Fanning wrote:
> David Fanning writes:
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>> This was discussed recently here. Can't remember how it was resolved,
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>> but Chris Torrance responded with some kind of workaround.
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> Here is Chris's response:
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> Yes, unfortunately, this happens because the "/" is used to separate the
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> different object graphics pieces, just like a directory separator.
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> But the easiest solution is to just use the "LaTeX" / character instead,
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> like this:
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> p = plot(x, y, name='2008 $\slash$ 2009')
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> l = legend()
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> Notice that I put an extra space before and after the slash character.
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> At least on my Mac, if you don't have the space, it doesn't leave enough
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> room around the slash. Maybe because it is a Unicode "math" character.
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> Also, I used single quotes so it doesn't think the 2008 is some sort of
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> weird octal number.
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> David
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> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
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		Escape "/" for NG LEGEND By: Haje Korth on Fri, 14 February 2014 12:25
		Re: Escape "/" for NG LEGEND By: David Fanning on Fri, 14 February 2014 12:28
		Re: Escape "/" for NG LEGEND By: David Fanning on Fri, 14 February 2014 12:31
		Re: Escape "/" for NG LEGEND By: Haje Korth on Fri, 14 February 2014 12:40

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