Re: tweaking log plots
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg15942] Re: tweaking log plots
- From: Paul Abbott <paul at physics.uwa.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 23:34:06 -0500
- Organization: University of Western Australia
- References: <7a2bqi$1u9@smc.vnet.net>
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Richard Easther wrote:
> Specifically, the numerical values that appear on the logarithmically
> scaled axes are displayed in the format: 1. \times 10^{-10} - what I
> want to know is whether it is possible to suppress the "1. \times"
> part, since it adds nothing and leads to the graph itself being
> excessively "scrunched up".
>
> PS For example, see the y-axis on:
> LogListPlot[Table[{i,10^(-i)},{i,1,30}]]
One solution is to generate the y-axis ticks manually, e.g.,
In[1]:= <<Graphics`
In[2]:= LogListPlot[Table[{i, 10^(-i)}, {i, 30}],
Ticks -> {Automatic, Table[{10^(-i), DisplayForm[
SuperscriptBox[10, -i]]}, {i, 1, 30, 6}]}];
Cheers,
Paul
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