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ticklen in NG plots [message #85601]

Tue, 20 August 2013 19:54

Xin Tao
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Registered: April 2011

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Hi ,

Is there any way to change ticklen globablly in IDL 8? The default ones always look too long for me. Maybe I'm used to the default ticklen in the traditional graphics system.

Thanks,

Xin Tao

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Re: ticklen in NG plots [message #85634 is a reply to message #85601]

Thu, 22 August 2013 14:06

Mark Piper
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Registered: December 2009

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On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 8:54:17 PM UTC-6, Xin Tao wrote:
>
> Is there any way to change ticklen globablly in IDL 8? The default ones always look too long for me. Maybe I'm used to the default ticklen in the traditional graphics system.
>

We're looking at ways to globally change defaults in NG. One workaround is to use keyword inheritance:

IDL> defaults = {color:'red', xticklen:0.02, yticklen:0.02, font_name:'Baskerville'}
IDL> p = plot([0,1], _extra=defaults)

Note that the default font must be Baskerville [1].

mp

[1] http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/hear-all-ye- people-hearken-o-earth/?ref=opinion

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Re: ticklen in NG plots [message #85635 is a reply to message #85634]

Thu, 22 August 2013 15:31

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Mark Piper writes:

> We're looking at ways to globally change defaults in NG. One workaround is to use keyword inheritance:
>
> IDL> defaults = {color:'red', xticklen:0.02, yticklen:0.02, font_name:'Baskerville'}
> IDL> p = plot([0,1], _extra=defaults)
>
> Note that the default font must be Baskerville [1].

I have to admit, here is a tip I wouldn't have picked up from the on-
line documentation. ;-)

Cheers,

David

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Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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Re: ticklen in NG plots [message #85644 is a reply to message #85635]

Fri, 23 August 2013 07:37

Mark Piper
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Registered: December 2009

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On Thursday, August 22, 2013 4:31:13 PM UTC-6, David Fanning wrote:
>
> I have to admit, here is a tip I wouldn't have picked up from the on-
> line documentation. ;-)
>

To be fair, I know of another website that has many tips not found in the docs.

mp

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