Axes styles

In this page, you will find various examples of axes-related things, which also includes backround lines/grids, non-linear axes.

Controlling axes and edges position and look

By default, axes are placed at the bottom left with corresponding edges on the opposite side (edges look deceptively like axes). The simplest way to change that is to use the --xaxis or --yaxis options:

ctioga -N -t 'Axes and edges only at bottom right' \
    --math 'sin(x)' --xaxis bottom --yaxis right

Note that axes labels don’t follow unless you ask with the --side option:

ctioga -N -t 'Axes and edges only at bottom right (with label)' \
    --math 'sin(x)' --xaxis bottom --yaxis right --side ylabel right

ctioga also provides fine tuning possibilities on the look of the axes:

ctioga -N -t 'Changing axes style' --math 'x**2 - 21*x' \
    --xaxis bottom,majornum --yaxis ticks

Background lines

Starting from ctioga version 1.8, it is possible to specify background lines for each axis with the --lines-color option:

ctioga -N -t 'Background lines' \
    --math 'sin(x)' --lines-color xaxis Pink --lines-color yaxis Blue