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xy_plots axis attributes

Allows you to control various attributes on a plot axis. The attributes that may be controlled are:
VISIBILITY for tic marks and the axis label.
COLOR for the axis line, label, numbers and tic marks, axis labels, axis numbers, plot grid, tic marks, and plot border.

Format:

 
xy_plots axis attributes
axis_name =
an existing axis
tic_marks =
on_off
axis_label =
on_off
all_color =
an existing color
axis_color =
an existing color
label_color =
an existing color
numbers_color =
an existing color
scientific_notation =
integer
trailing_zeros =
on_off
decimal_places =
integer

Example:

 
xy_plots axis attributes &
axis_name =
haxis &
tic_marks =
on &
axis_label =
on
visibility =
off

Description:

 
Parameter
Value Type
Description
axis_name
An Existing Axis
Specifies a text string that specifies the name of an axis, which you assign when you create an axis.
tic_marks
On_Off
This parameter controls the visibility of axis tic marks.
axis_label
On_Off
Specifies the visibility of the axis label.
all_color
An Existing Color
Allows the user to set the color for an XY plot's title, subtitle, horizontal and vertical axis labels, axis numbers, plot grid, tic marks, and plot border.
axis_color
An Existing Color
Specifies the color of the axis line
label_color
An Existing Color
Specifies the color of the axis label
numbers_color
An Existing Color
Specifies the color of the axis numbers
scientific_notation
Integer
This controls the lower and upper powers of ten where the format for real numbers switches from a fixed point format to scientific notation. Applicable to the axis limits display.
trailing_zeros
On_Off
This controls whether or not trailing zeros are printed for real numbers. Applicable to the axis limits display.
decimal_places
Intger
This controls how many places are written after the decimal point for real numbers. The default value is ten decimal places. Applicable to the axis limits display.
visibility
On_Off
Specifies whether the axis is to be displayed or otherwise.

Extended Definition:

1. An axis may not have the same name as another axis on the plot.
You may reference the axis with respect to the plot. For example, an axis named "ax1" on plot "p1" may be referenced by the full specification of ".p1.ax1". This is useful when copying an axis from one plot to another.
An axis name may be arbitrarily long and a combination of letters of the alphabet and numbers may be used. The leading character must be a letter.
2. Tic marks are the small lines intersecting the axis. ON, the default, indicates that the tic marks will be visible; OFF indicates that the tic marks will be invisible.
3. An ON value for the axis_label indicates that the label is to be visible; OFF indicates that the label is to be invisible.
4. The default values for the scientific_notation parameter are -4 and 5, meaning that any number less than or equal to 1.0E-04 or greater than or equal to 1.0E+05 will be written in scientific notation.
5. When the trailing_zeros parameter is enabled, all the digits after the decimal point will be printed, whether they are zero or not. When disabled, any zeros at the end of the fractional part of the number will be dropped, leaving the last digit as a non-zero digit.