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Hi Frieder,<br>
Here comes a different approach! By the nature of your non
equidistant measuremet times there may be point clusters -
difficult to separate. The idea is to plot the measurement number
stacked on a sawtooth curve, thus separating them and render them
readable. This is a substitute of a second x-axis.<br>
<br>
Try the following snippet with your original ugly<span
class="moz-smiley-s1"><span> :-) </span></span> data.<br>
<br>
<pre style="font-family:Courier New;font-style:normal;font-size:12.0;"><span style="color:rgb(50,185,185);">format</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">12</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span>
<span style="color:rgb(100,174,100);font-style:italic;">//Your data</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">DataText</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">[</span>
<span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">'</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">03.04.2012 08:49:20.090 46476.4940 0.00 478.61 0.53 0 0 0 1 0 0 0</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">'</span>
<span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">'</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">03.04.2012 09:42:42.120 46476.4940 0.00 1150.71 0.24 0 0 0 1 0 0 0</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">'</span>
<span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">'</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">03.04.2012 09:43:03.350 46476.4940 0.00 1059.06 0.24 0 1 0 1 0 0 0</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">'</span>
<span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">'</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">03.04.2012 09:43:03.550 46476.4940 0.00 1059.06 0.24 0 1 1 1 1 0 0</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">'</span>
<span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">'</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">03.04.2012 09:43:09.460 46476.4945 1.70 1059.06 0.24 0 1 1 1 1 0 0</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">'</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">]</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">nM</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span><span style="color:rgb(50,185,185);">size</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">DataText</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">'</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">r</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">'</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(100,174,100);font-style:italic;">//number of measurements</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">distoff</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">46000</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span><span style="color:rgb(100,174,100);font-style:italic;">//Offset for distance (not to exeed the plot resolution)</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">D</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span> <span style="color:rgb(174,92,176);text-decoration:underline;">evstr</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(50,185,185);">part</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">DataText</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">[</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">1</span><span style="color:rgb(255,170,0);">:</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">2</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">]</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">M</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span> <span style="color:rgb(174,92,176);text-decoration:underline;">evstr</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(50,185,185);">part</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">DataText</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">[</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">4</span><span style="color:rgb(255,170,0);">:</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">5</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">]</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Y</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span> <span style="color:rgb(174,92,176);text-decoration:underline;">evstr</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(50,185,185);">part</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">DataText</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">[</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">7</span><span style="color:rgb(255,170,0);">:</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">10</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">]</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">h</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span> <span style="color:rgb(174,92,176);text-decoration:underline;">evstr</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(50,185,185);">part</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">DataText</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">[</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">12</span><span style="color:rgb(255,170,0);">:</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">13</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">]</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">m</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span> <span style="color:rgb(174,92,176);text-decoration:underline;">evstr</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(50,185,185);">part</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">DataText</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">[</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">15</span><span style="color:rgb(255,170,0);">:</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">16</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">]</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">s</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span> <span style="color:rgb(174,92,176);text-decoration:underline;">evstr</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(50,185,185);">part</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">DataText</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">[</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">18</span><span style="color:rgb(255,170,0);">:</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">22</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">]</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">dist</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span><span style="color:rgb(174,92,176);text-decoration:underline;">evstr</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(50,185,185);">part</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">DataText</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">[</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">25</span><span style="color:rgb(255,170,0);">:</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">34</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">]</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span> <span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">-</span> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">distoff</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">TimeInDays</span> <span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span> <span style="color:rgb(174,92,176);text-decoration:underline;">datenum</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Y</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">M</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">D</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">h</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">m</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">s</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">TimeInHours</span> <span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">TimeInDays</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">-</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">TimeInDays</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">1</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">*</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">24</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
<span style="color:rgb(50,185,185);">xdel</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
<span style="color:rgb(174,92,176);text-decoration:underline;">plot</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">TimeInHours</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">dist</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">'</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">+-r</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">'</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">ca</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span><span style="color:rgb(174,92,176);text-decoration:underline;">gca</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">ca</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">.</span><span style="color:rgb(170,170,170);">data_bounds</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">ca</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">.</span><span style="color:rgb(170,170,170);">data_bounds</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">+</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">[</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">-</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">0.02</span> <span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">-</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">0.0001</span> <span style="color:rgb(100,174,100);font-style:italic;">//get margins </span>
<span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">0.02</span> <span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">0.0001</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">]</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">ca</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">.</span><span style="color:rgb(170,170,170);">tight_limits</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">"</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">on</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">"</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
//The idea <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">nstack</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">6</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span><span style="color:rgb(100,174,100);font-style:italic;">//height of number stack </span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">yspan</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span><span style="color:rgb(50,185,185);">max</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">dist</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">-</span><span style="color:rgb(50,185,185);">min</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">dist</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">;</span>
<span style="color:rgb(160,32,240);">for</span> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">i</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">=</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">1</span><span style="color:rgb(255,170,0);">:</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">nM</span><span style="color:rgb(100,174,100);font-style:italic;">//measurement number</span>
<span style="color:rgb(50,185,185);">xstring</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">TimeInHours</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">i</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">dist</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">1</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">+</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(174,92,176);text-decoration:underline;">modulo</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">i</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">nstack</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">-</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">1</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</s
pan><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">*</span><span style="color:rgb(188,143,143);">0.05</span><span style="color:rgb(92,92,92);">*</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">yspan</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">,</span><span style="color:rgb(50,185,185);">string</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">i</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span><span style="color:rgb(74,85,219);">)</span>
<span style="color:rgb(160,32,240);">end
</span></pre>
<span style="color:rgb(160,32,240);"><font color="#330033">The
abscissa of the point numbers are related to the measurement
times; the ordinates only target readability</font></span>.<br>
<br>
Regards, Jens<br>
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