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Re: Problem showing a column object beside a graph using GraphicsGrid

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• Subject: [mg82520] Re: Problem showing a column object beside a graph using GraphicsGrid
• From: tomfabtastic at hotmail.com
• Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:33:01 -0400 (EDT)
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On Oct 21, 12:18 pm, Will Robertson <wsp... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 20, 7:15 pm, tomfabtas... at hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > As can be seen, GraphicsGrid gives both objecst the same ImageSize.
> > What I want is for the legend to be much narrower and fit against the
> > graph which is bigger.
>
> I ran into this problem last week:
>   <http://groups.google.com/group/comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica/
> browse_frm/thread/c993629e4bd0faa4#>
>
> The solution is to use something like
>   Graphics[{Inset[Row{combin, legend1}]}]
> instead of GraphicsGrid or GraphicsRow.
>
> I had to fiddle a fair bit with the options to the Inset and to the
> Graphics to get everything lined up correctly (see the link above for
> something that worked for me, at least).
>
> Hope this helps,
> Will

Thanks Will,

With alot of fiddling about I have managed to get the desired result
using my original technique. As you say, I think this is the only way
to get it to work.

Thanks,
Tom