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axis.m: Update documentation. * axis.m: Update documentation to show calling forms with a space between the command and the axes to be affected (x|y|z) such as "tic x".
author Rik <rik@octave.org>
date Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:04:08 -0700
parents bd51beb6205e
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37 ## 37 ##
38 ## The argument @var{limits} should be a 2-, 4-, 6-, or 8-element vector. The 38 ## The argument @var{limits} should be a 2-, 4-, 6-, or 8-element vector. The
39 ## first and second elements specify the lower and upper limits for the 39 ## first and second elements specify the lower and upper limits for the
40 ## x-axis. The third and fourth specify the limits for the y-axis, the fifth 40 ## x-axis. The third and fourth specify the limits for the y-axis, the fifth
41 ## and sixth specify the limits for the z-axis, and the seventh and eighth 41 ## and sixth specify the limits for the z-axis, and the seventh and eighth
42 ## specify the limits for the color axis. The special values -Inf and Inf may 42 ## specify the limits for the color axis. The special values @code{-Inf} and
43 ## be used to indicate that the limit should be automatically computed based 43 ## @code{Inf} may be used to indicate that the limit should be automatically
44 ## on the data in the axes. 44 ## computed based on the data in the axes.
45 ## 45 ##
46 ## Without any arguments, @code{axis} turns autoscaling on. 46 ## Without any arguments, @code{axis} turns autoscaling on.
47 ## 47 ##
48 ## With one output argument, @code{@var{limits} = axis} returns the current 48 ## With one output argument, @code{@var{limits} = axis} returns the current
49 ## axis limits. 49 ## axis limits.
68 ## The following options control the way axis limits are interpreted. 68 ## The following options control the way axis limits are interpreted.
69 ## 69 ##
70 ## @table @asis 70 ## @table @asis
71 ## @item @qcode{"auto"} 71 ## @item @qcode{"auto"}
72 ## @itemx @qcode{"auto[xyz]"} 72 ## @itemx @qcode{"auto[xyz]"}
73 ## Set the specified axes to have nice limits around the data or all if no 73 ## @itemx @qcode{"auto [xyz]"}
74 ## axes are specified. 74 ## Set nice auto-computed limits around the data for all axes, or only
75 ## the specified axes.
75 ## 76 ##
76 ## @item @qcode{"manual"} 77 ## @item @qcode{"manual"}
77 ## Fix the current axes limits. 78 ## Fix the current axes limits.
78 ## 79 ##
79 ## @item @qcode{"tight"} 80 ## @item @qcode{"tight"}
88 ## 89 ##
89 ## @noindent 90 ## @noindent
90 ## The following options affect the appearance of tick marks. 91 ## The following options affect the appearance of tick marks.
91 ## 92 ##
92 ## @table @asis 93 ## @table @asis
93 ## @item @qcode{"tic[xyz]"} 94 ## @item @qcode{"tic"}
95 ## @itemx @qcode{"tic[xyz]"}
96 ## @itemx @qcode{"tic [xyz]"}
94 ## Turn tick marks on for all axes, or turn them on for the specified axes and 97 ## Turn tick marks on for all axes, or turn them on for the specified axes and
95 ## off for the remainder. 98 ## off for the remainder.
96 ## 99 ##
97 ## @item @qcode{"label[xyz]"} 100 ## @item @qcode{"label"}
101 ## @itemx @qcode{"label[xyz]"}
102 ## @itemx @qcode{"label [xyz]"}
98 ## Turn tick labels on for all axes, or turn them on for the specified axes 103 ## Turn tick labels on for all axes, or turn them on for the specified axes
99 ## and off for the remainder. 104 ## and off for the remainder.
100 ## 105 ##
101 ## @item @qcode{"nolabel"} 106 ## @item @qcode{"nolabel"}
102 ## Turn tick labels off for all axes. 107 ## Turn tick labels off for all axes.