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Re: Overlaying a grid on graphics to guide placement

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  • Subject: [mg73826] Re: [mg73785] Overlaying a grid on graphics to guide placement
  • From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
  • Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 06:19:24 -0500 (EST)
  • Reply-to: hanlonr at cox.net

If I understand what you want, I would still use GridLines.

Needs["Graphics`"]; 
 
SetOptions[#,PlotStyle->Red,Frame->True,Axes->False, 
        PlotRange->{Automatic,{0.95,3.05}}]&/@ 
    {Plot,LogLogPlot,LogLinearPlot}; 
 
DisplayTogetherArray[{ 
      {LogLogPlot[Exp[-x+1],{x,0,1}, 
          GridLines->Automatic], 
        LogLogPlot[Exp[-x+1],{x,0,1}, 
          GridLines->{Table[10^-n,{n,0,5}], 
              Table[y,{y,1,3,.5}]}]}, 
      {LogLinearPlot[Exp[-x+1],{x,0,1}, 
          GridLines->Automatic], 
        LogLinearPlot[Exp[-x+1],{x,0,1}, 
          GridLines->{Table[10^-n,{n,0,5}],Automatic}]}, 
      {Plot[Exp[-x+1],{x,0,1}, 
          GridLines->Automatic]}}, 
    ImageSize->800, 
    Frame->True, FrameTicks->Automatic,
    GridLines->Automatic,
    Epilog->Text["TEXT", {1.5,0.25}]];


Bob Hanlon

---- Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net> wrote: 
> You could use the GridLines option.
> 
> Needs["Graphics`"];
> 
> SetOptions[#,PlotStyle->Red,Frame->True,Axes->False,
>         PlotRange->{Automatic,{0.95,3.05}}]&/@
>     {Plot,LogLogPlot,LogLinearPlot};
> 
> DisplayTogetherArray[{
>       {LogLogPlot[Exp[-x+1],{x,0,1},
>           GridLines->Automatic],
>         LogLogPlot[Exp[-x+1],{x,0,1},
>           GridLines->{Table[10^-n,{n,0,5}],
>               Table[y,{y,1,3,.5}]}]},
>       {LogLinearPlot[Exp[-x+1],{x,0,1},
>           GridLines->Automatic],
>         LogLinearPlot[Exp[-x+1],{x,0,1},
>           GridLines->{Table[10^-n,{n,0,5}],Automatic}]},
>       {Plot[Exp[-x+1],{x,0,1},
>           GridLines->Automatic]}},
>     ImageSize->800];
> 
> 
> Bob Hanlon
> 
> ---- "Michael A. Gilchrist" <mikeg at utk.edu> wrote: 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'd like to develop a function which overlays a grid on a graphics such as 
> > a plot to help with the placement of additional graphics object through 
> > things like Epilog or Prolog.
> > 
> > I've taken a stab at it below,
> > 
> > (*construction of grid*)
> > imax = jmax = 4;
> > step = 0.25;
> > 
> > hlines =
> >      Table[{If[j == 0., Black, LightGray],
> >          Line[{{-imax, j}, {imax, j}}]}, {j, -jmax, jmax, step}];
> > 
> > vlines =
> >      Table[{If[j == 0., Black, LightGray],
> >          Line[{{ j, -imax}, {j, imax}}]}, {j, -jmax, jmax, step}];
> > 
> > hlabels = Table[Text[j, {j, 0}, {1, 1.1}], {j, -jmax, jmax, 1}];
> > vlabels = Table[Text[j, {0, j}, {1.1, 1}], {j, -jmax, jmax, 1}];
> > 
> > grid = Join[hlines, vlines, hlabels, vlabels];
> > 
> > (* ooh it looks good on its own*)
> > Show[Graphics[grid]]
> > 
> > 
> > (*not so good here*)
> > LogLogPlot[Exp[-x + 1], {x, 0, 1},
> >    Epilog -> grid]
> > 
> > Plot[Exp[-x + 1], {x, 0, 1},
> >    Epilog -> grid]
> > 
> > Show[GraphicsArray[{
> >        {LogLogPlot[Exp[-x + 1], {x, 0, 1},
> >            DisplayFunction -> Identity]},
> >        {Plot[Exp[-x + 1], {x, 0, 1},
> >            DisplayFunction -> Identity]}}], Epilog -> grid]
> > 
> > 
> > If you run these commands you'll see that my attempt is inelegant and it 
> > doesn't work very well.  Ideally, the grid would (a) adjust itself so that 
> > its boundaries are within the graphics object and (b) adjust the spacing 
> > and labeling so that the grid lines are frequent enough to be informative 
> > but not obscure the entire figure.
> > 
> > If any one has any suggestions I'd greatly appreciate hearing them.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance.
> > 
> > Mike
> > 
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> > 
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> > 
> > web: http://eeb.bio.utk.edu/gilchrist.asp



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