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Rodolphe

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Mar 3, 2003, 4:29:53 AM3/3/03
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How can I make axes more thick ?

Thanx

BobH...@aol.com

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Mar 3, 2003, 11:57:15 PM3/3/03
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In a message dated 3/3/03 4:40:03 AM, rodolph...@yahoo.fr writes:


> How can I make axes more thick ?
>

Options[Plot]

?AxesStyle


Plot[x^2, {x,0,5}, AxesStyle->AbsoluteThickness[2]];

Bob Hanlon


Jens-Peer Kuska

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Mar 3, 2003, 11:59:19 PM3/3/03
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Hi,

Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 2Pi}, AxesStyle -> {AbsoluteThickness[25]},
Frame -> False]

ist this thick enought ?

Regards
Jens

David Park

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Mar 4, 2003, 12:05:29 AM3/4/03
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Rodolphe,

Add an AxesStyle option.

Plot[x^3, {x, -1, 1},
PlotRange -> All,
AxesStyle -> AbsoluteThickness[2],
ImageSize -> 400];

But does that really look better? The main information is the curve. Should
the axes dominate over the curve? Edward R. Tufte in his books on graphics
uses the principle of "minimum effective difference" for ancillary
information. Using the minimum effective difference for ancillary
information leaves more graphical space for the main information to shine
through. According to that, the axes should be softened and not emphasized.
Something like this...

Plot[x^3, {x, -1, 1},
PlotRange -> All,
Frame -> True,
Axes -> True,
AxesStyle -> GrayLevel[0.75],
ImageSize -> 400];

David Park
dj...@earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/

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