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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#01A801'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#01A801'> For graphic window with a large number of curves, the problem is in displaying legends: using the legend function, the last entries are not visible.</span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#01A801'>The solution I am trying to code is the following:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#01A801'> First split the legends in 2 columns with approximately the same number of entries for each column. </span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#01A801'>After placing the first column on the graphics, automatically place the 2nd column side by side with the first one,</span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#01A801'>i.e. at a position which depends on the length of the strings in the first column, using move.</span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#01A801'>xstringl gives the length of one of the legends: PROBLEM = it is approximate and most probably not the easiest way... </span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>nc</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>=</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>40</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>;</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>names_legend</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>=</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>'legend_'</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>+</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#32B9B9'>string</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>(</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>1</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#FFAA00'>:</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>nc</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>)</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>;</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>nc1</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>=</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#32B9B9'>round</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>(</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>nc</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>/</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>2</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>)</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>;</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'> <i><span style='color:#01A801'>//nc is the number of curves: split in 2</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#AE5CB0'>legends</span></u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>(</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>names_legend</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>(</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>1</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#FFAA00'>:</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>nc1</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>)</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>,</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>1</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#FFAA00'>:</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>nc1,font_size</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>=</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>3</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>,opt</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>=</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>"ul"</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>)</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>;</span><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#01A801'>// put first column of legends</span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>a1</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>=</span><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#AE5CB0'>gca</span></u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>()</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#01A801'>// Get the width of the text</span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>tw</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>=</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>0</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>;</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#A020F0'>for</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'> <span style='color:black'>i</span><span style='color:#5C5C5C'>=</span><span style='color:rosybrown'>1</span><span style='color:#FFAA00'>:</span><span style='color:black'>nc,</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'> <span style='color:black'>tl</span><span style='color:#5C5C5C'>=</span><u><span style='color:#AE5CB0'>xstringl</span></u><span style='color:#4A55DB'>(</span><span style='color:rosybrown'>0</span><span style='color:black'>,</span><span style='color:rosybrown'>0</span><span style='color:black'>,names_legend</span><span style='color:#4A55DB'>(</span><span style='color:black'>i</span><span style='color:#4A55DB'>)</span><span style='color:black'>,</span><span style='color:rosybrown'>a1.font_style</span><span style='color:black'>,</span><span style='color:rosybrown'>a1.font_size</span><span style='color:#4A55DB'>)</span><span style='color:black'>;</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'> <span style='color:black'>tw</span><span style='color:#5C5C5C'>=</span><span style='color:#32B9B9'>max</span><span style='color:#4A55DB'>(</span><span style='color:black'>tw,tl</span><span style='color:#4A55DB'>(</span><span style='color:rosybrown'>3</span><span style='color:#4A55DB'>))</span><span style='color:black'>;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#A020F0'>end</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#AE5CB0'>legends</span></u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>(</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>names_legend</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>((</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>nc1</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>+</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>1</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>)</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#FFAA00'>:</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>nc</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>)</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>,</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>(</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>nc1</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>+</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>1</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>)</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#FFAA00'>:</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>nc,font_size</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>=</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>3</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>,opt</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>=</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>"ul"</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>)</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>;</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'> <i><span style='color:#01A801'>// 2nd column on top of first</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#32B9B9'>move</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>(</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>a1</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>.</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#AAAAAA'>children</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>(</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>1</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>)</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>,</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>[</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>tw</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>*</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>0.7513907</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#5C5C5C'>+</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>0.0585762</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>,</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:rosybrown'>0</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:#4A55DB'>])</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif";color:black'>;</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Monospaced","serif"'> <i><span style='color:#01A801'>//Move it horizontally (along x-axis);</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>As a matter of fact, I don’t know why I need to apply some linear relationship between tw and the value of the horizontal shift... This is awkward! I am unable to find an easy way to get the width of the box of the first column of the legend. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Thank you for any help.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Denis<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>