[scilab-Users] Specifying the y_ticks of my graphic by hand

[Stefan Du Rietz]

You have to do it this way in order to change both at the same time:

  yt = [0;0.5;1;1.5;2;2.5;3];
  ytl = ["0.0";"0.5";"1.0";"1.5";"2.0";"2.5";"3.0"];
  a.y_ticks = tlist(["ticks","locations","labels"], yt, ytl);

/Stefan


On 2008-09-01 13:09, Oliver Demetz wrote:
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> Hi,
> have a graphic window like
> 
>    plot2d( linspace(0,2,5),linspace(0,3,5));
> 
> ok, now I would like to specify the ticks of the axis by hand:
> 
>    a=gca()
> 
> gives me
> 
>    a.y_ticks.locations = [0;0.5;1;1.5;2;2.5;3]
>    a.y_ticks.labels = ["0.0";"0.5";"1.0";"1.5";"2.0";"2.5";"3.0"]
> 
> but if I would like to use these ticks:
> 
>    a.y_ticks.locations = [0;1;2;3]
>    a.y_ticks.labels = ["a";"first";"test";"test"]
> 
> but it fails with a not really understandable error message.
> I think the problem is that the *number* of ticks is different. 
> Therefore, scilab refuses to change the vectors.
> 
> Please help!
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Oliver
>