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Re: Absolute coordinates in Mathematica

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• Subject: [mg12743] Re: [mg12715] Absolute coordinates in Mathematica
• From: Sean Ross <seanross at worldnet.att.net>
• Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 02:04:21 -0400
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Jacek Pliszka wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> How to put some text in the lower left corner of the plot? I cannot make
> it with a plot coordinates since they change every time.
> 
> It is so easy in PAW or gnuplot but here I spent over an hour on
> browsing Wolfram pages and reading the mathbook.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Jacek Pliszka
> 
> Tmp: pliszka at bethe.ucdavis.edu  Perm: pliszka at fuw.edu.pl

1. Check out the add-on package Legend. 2. Make a function which takes
as input the plot dimensions.  The function then makes the plot and
calls the Text graphics primitive using the plot coordinates you input.

3.  Mathematica is a programming language, not a program.  It is grossly
unfair and counterproductive to compare mathematica to a special
purpose graphing program like gnuplot or Axum etc.  Instead of looking
for built-in ways to do something, write a little program yourself.

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  • Absolute coordinates in Mathematica
    • From: Jacek Pliszka <pliszka@bethe.ucdavis.edu>