Are you using the axes_grid toolkit? Standard matplotlib axis instance does not have "major_ticklabels" attribute, while axes_grid axis does.
Please post a simple, but complete example that can be run and tested. Regards, -JJ On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 11:06 AM, <kc106_2005-matplot...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
