set_position does not work with axes_grid toolkits.
Try something like
ax.LABELPAD = 0
However, note that this (and set_rotation) may not work with
mpl_toolkits in future release of matplotlib as there has been some
significant changes.
Regards,
-JJ
ps. please use "reply to all", so that messages stay inside the list.
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Kim Cheung <ecs1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Mr. Lee,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> The position call works with the first example but not the second:
>
> # Example 1
> import pylab
>
> data1=[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
> data2=[8,9,10,11,12,13,14]
> dates=['01','02','03','04','05','06','07']
>
> pylab.subplot(211)
> pylab.plot(data1, label='Score 2005')
> pylab.plot(data2, label='Num 2006')
> pylab.setp(pylab.gca(), xticklabels=[])
> pylab.ylabel('Score 2')
> pylab.title('Historical Statistics')
> pylab.legend(loc='upper left')
>
> pylab.subplot(212)
> pylab.plot(data1, label='Score 06')
> pylab.plot(data2, label='Num 06')
> pylab.xticks(pylab.arange(7),dates)
> xlabels = pylab.gca().get_xticklabels()
> ylabels = pylab.gca().get_yticklabels()
> pylab.setp(xlabels, 'rotation', 90)
> xlab=pylab.xlabel('Player')
> pylab.setp(xlab, position=(0.2,0.1)) # <=== This line works
> pylab.ylabel('Score 1')
> pylab.legend(loc='upper left')
>
> pylab.show()
>
> But doesn't work in this example:
>
> # Example 2
> from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid.parasite_axes import SubplotHost
> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
>
> from matplotlib.ticker import MultipleLocator, FormatStrFormatter
>
> if 1:
> figprops = dict(figsize=(8., 8. / 1.618), dpi=128)
> # Figure properties
> adjustprops = dict(left=0.08, bottom=0.12, right=0.79, top=0.96,
> wspace=0.2, hspace=0.2) # Subplot properties
>
> fig = plt.figure(**figprops)
> fig.subplots_adjust(**adjustprops)
> # Tunes the subplot layout
>
> host = SubplotHost(fig, 111)
>
> p0, = host.plot([0, 1, 2], [0, 1, 2], label="Density")
> ax=host.axis["left"]
> plt.setp(ax.label, visible=True, text="Density", size=12,
> color=p0.get_color())
> plt.setp(ax.major_ticklabels, rotation="vertical")
>
> plt.setp(ax.label, position=(0.2,0.1)) # This line has no effect.
>
> fig.add_axes(host)
>
> host.set_xlim(0, 2)
> host.set_ylim(0, 2)
> host.legend()
>
> plt.draw()
> plt.show()
>
>
>
> Jae-Joon Lee wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>>
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