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Re: Axis labelling with many decimals

From	sfeam <sfeam@users.sourceforge.net>
Newsgroups	comp.graphics.apps.gnuplot
Subject	Re: Axis labelling with many decimals
Followup-To	comp.graphics.apps.gnuplot
Date	2013-08-20 16:32 -0700
Organization	gnuplot development team
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Dieter Britz wrote:

> On Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:47:10 -0700, sfeam wrote:
> 
>> Dieter Britz wrote:
>> 
>>> On Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:53:23 -0700, sfeam wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Dieter Britz wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I have an x-range that is a very tight bunch with many decimals,
>>>>> so that the numbers overlap. I avoid that by rotating by 90 deg,
>>>>> but they then intrude into the frame:
>>>>> 
>>>>> set format x '%10.8f'
>>>>> set xrange [0.87845758:0.87845769]
>>>>> set xtics  0.87845758, 0.00000001, 0.87845769 rotate by 90
>>>>> 
>>>>> How can I lower the labels so that they are outside the frame?
>>>> 
>>>> # right justify the labels set xtics rotate by 90 right
>>> 
>>> That doesn't work.
>> 
>> "doesn't work" is not a helpful description.
>> It certainly works in general, and it works using the commands above
>> when tested here.
> 
> OK, so here is what I did, and what gnuplot said:
> 
> ...
> set xrange [0.87845758:0.87845769]
> set xtics  0.87845760, 0.00000005, 0.87845770 scale 2, 1
> set mxtics 5
> set ytics 1.1863, 0.0001, 1.1873
> set xtics rotate by 90 right
> ...
> 
>          line 0: undefined variable: right

So I take it this is a very old version of gnuplot?
If so, the most straightforward solution is to get a newer version.

	Ethan




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Axis labelling with many decimals Dieter Britz <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> - 2013-08-15 08:28 +0000
  Re: Axis labelling with many decimals Dieter Britz <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> - 2013-08-15 08:41 +0000
  Re: Axis labelling with many decimals sfeam <sfeam@users.sourceforge.net> - 2013-08-15 08:53 -0700
    Re: Axis labelling with many decimals Dieter Britz <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> - 2013-08-19 09:54 +0000
      Re: Axis labelling with many decimals sfeam <sfeam@users.sourceforge.net> - 2013-08-19 10:47 -0700
        Re: Axis labelling with many decimals Dieter Britz <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> - 2013-08-20 08:21 +0000
          Re: Axis labelling with many decimals sfeam <sfeam@users.sourceforge.net> - 2013-08-20 16:32 -0700
            Re: Axis labelling with many decimals Dieter Britz <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> - 2013-08-22 09:00 +0000
              Re: Axis labelling with many decimals Karl <mail.kfr@gmx.net> - 2013-08-22 13:29 +0200
              Re: Axis labelling with many decimals sfeam <sfeam@users.sourceforge.net> - 2013-08-22 09:45 -0700
                Re: Axis labelling with many decimals Dieter Britz <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> - 2013-08-23 08:54 +0000
                Re: Axis labelling with many decimals sfeam <sfeam@users.sourceforge.net> - 2013-08-23 08:32 -0700

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