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NumLab(axis) - Draw numerical axis labels for a Plot?   

Description:
This attribute controls the appearance of an annotated coordinate grid (drawn with the astGrid function) by determining whether labels should be drawn to represent the numerical values along each axis of a Plot. It takes a separate value for each physical axis of a Plot so that, for instance, the setting "NumLab(2)=1" specifies that numerical labels should be drawn for the second axis.

If the NumLab value of a Plot axis is non-zero (the default), then numerical labels will be drawn for that axis, otherwise they will be omitted.

Type:
Integer (boolean).

Class Applicability:
Plot
All Plots have this attribute.

Notes:
  • The drawing of associated descriptive axis labels for a Plot (describing the quantity being plotted along each axis) is controlled by the TextLab(axis) attribute.
  • If no axis is specified, (e.g. "NumLab" instead of "NumLab(2)"), then a "set" or "clear" operation will affect the attribute value of all the Plot axes, while a "get" or "test" operation will use just the NumLab(1) value.



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AST A Library for Handling World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy
Starlink User Note 211
R.F. Warren-Smith & D.S. Berry
30th April 2003
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

Copyright (C) 2003 Central Laboratory of the Research Councils