Re: [ferret_users] time axis tics

["William S. Kessler" <william.s.kessler@xxxxxxxx>]

1) set the time axis tic label intervals with PPL TXLINT:

ppl txlint,small_tic_interval,large_tic_interval

2) set the starting and ending time of the axis explicitly with PPL  
TIME:

ppl time,wyyyymmddhhmm,wyyyymmddhhmm

3) set the text size of axis titles with PPL LABSET:

ppl labset,main_title_size,xlab_size,ylab_size,standard_label_size

(And note that standard_label_size also gives the size of vector key  
labels)

=> Number 1 above is a persistent command (like PPL AXLINT). The other  
two must be given for each plot, between PLOT/SET and PPL PLOT.

Billy K

On 11 Apr 2011, at 9:09 AM, golla nageswararao wrote:

> Hi all,
>    I am not able to customize time axis. I am sending a time axis in  
> the attachment. I want to know how to plot time axis with only 7  
> minor tics (3 hourly) in between two major tics. I also used PLL  
> txtype day,hr but the problem is that by default it is plotting with  
> the day beginning (00hr). I dont want that. I want to start from my  
> data beginning only (1830 hr). How to do that? I feeling that  
> tackling time axis in ferret is somewhat difficult. Can anybody help  
> in this regard.
>
> My second doubt is ppl xlab and ppl ylab commands are giving  
> labeling but how to increase the text font size of that labeling?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> With Best regards,
> G.NageswaraRao,
> <time axis.doc>

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