how to change xlab strings size

[Sara Rauscher]

Hi,

Use


    *set vrange*

|set vrange y1 y2|

Specifies the range of the variable values for y-axis scaling (from y1 -
y2). Reset by |clear| only.

sara

chengs wrote:

> Now I want to draw xy-plots.  X coordinate is latitude, Y coordinate
> is the value of the variable.
>
> I want to draw four lines on the same plot. But when I did this,
> there were four Y axis.
>
> How to change the four lines on the same Y coordinate?
>
> see attachment
>
> On Nov 17, 2005, at 11:43 AM, Mary Jo Nath wrote:
>
>> I don't think there is any direct control for the "draw xlab" (or
>> "draw ylab" or "draw title") commands.
>>
>> You can get a slightly smaller font by using
>> "draw xlab \string". The "\" indicates newline, and will cause
>> Grads to draw the label with
>> a slightly smaller font and a little farther from the axis.
>>
>> The other alternative which will give you complete control over the
>> appearance of a
>> label would be to use "draw string <x position> <y position>
>> <string>" along with the
>> "set string" and "set strsiz" commands.  This isn't as simple as
>> "draw xlab", but it does
>> give you control over size, thickness, and placement of the string.
>>
>> Mary Jo
>>
>> On Thursday 17 November 2005 10:00, chengs wrote:
>>
>>>>  Hi,
>>>>
>>>>  I added some strings to the x axis using "draw xlab strings".
>>>> Now I
>>>>  want to change the strings size.
>>>>
>>>>  Does somebody know this?
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks
>>>>
>>>>  Best regard
>>>
>>
>

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