Re: [Matplotlib-users] matplotlib user interface issues

[Alan G I. <ai...@am...>]

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, Perry Greenfield apparently wrote:
> 3) Tick control can be awkward if one simply wants to add an integral
> number of minor ticks to the chosen major tick interval. Currently
> using minor ticks forces one to access the plot objects, and specify
> the major tick interval as well. It would be nice if one could just ask
> for n minor ticks for each major tick interval by using the appropriate
> keyword (name tbd). Some illustrations of possible alternatives:

> plot(x, y, xmajor=5)
> plot(x, y, xmajor=5, xminor=1)
> plot(x, y, xminordiv=5) # 5 minor ticks per major

The basic idea is very useful, but I think it is more common
to specify the number of subdivisions rather than the number
of tic marks.  (E.g., 'freq' in gnuplot or 'minordiv' in
GAUSS.)  Maybe that's what you meant?  I do not know the
Matlab convention.

fwiw,
Alan Isaac