BTW: I tried to use set_position to change the position of the axes label as suggested by previous posting. No effect.
----- Original Message ---- > > Hello, > > > > I am creating a plot with multiple y-axis (up to 6) and twinx > works pretty well. The problem is that there are too much wasted spaces used > up > by the axes. Since I have multiple axes, it cuts into the amount of space > available for the plot area. I need to know how I can squeeze some spaces out > of > the standard axes. First thing I discovered was that I can rotate the tick > labels to vertical by: > > > > plt.setp(ax.major_ticklabels, rotation="vertical") > > > > where ax is my y-axis. But then: > > > > (1) How to reduce the space between the tick and the axes label? > > > > First I tried to place the label on top but couldn't get that to work. Then > > I > tried to change the position property of the axis label object and that have > no > effect. So, can somebody please tell me how I can do these 2 things? > > > > (2) How to avoid overlapping tick labels? > > > > With the way the standard x and y axis are drawn, after I do a vertical > > rotate > of the y tick labels, the first y tick label overlaps with the last x tick > label > since they are both center aligned. Is there any way to change the alignment > of > only the first and last tick labels of an axes (while keeping the rest center > aligned)? > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- John Henry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
