Re: [Matplotlib-users] Width of tick lines

[Eric F. <ef...@ha...>]

Torsten Hahn wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am looking for an way to set the width of the tick lines in a plot.  
> I have not found any rc parameter for this.

Good point; it does seem to be a gap in the configurability.

> 
> Doing:
> 
> plot(...)
> c=gca()
> tl=c.get_ticklines()
> 
> gives a list of tickline objects. Every tickline object has a method  
> tl[0].set_linewidth(). Calling this method with different float  
> parameters seems to have no effect.

Use tl[0].set_markeredgewidth(); ticks are implemented as markers now to 
take advantage of backend optimization of marker rendering.  No, this is 
not obvious!

Eric