[Xy-pic] axis with ticks
Ross Moore
ross at ics.mq.edu.au
Thu Oct 15 22:26:54 CEST 2009
Hello Pol,
On 16/10/2009, at 3:14 AM, Pol wrote:
> I would like to draw an X axis with labels above (or below) ticks
> I have succeeded in drawing the axis with point-like ticks with
> regular
> step:
>
> \xymatrix{\ar@{-}[rr] & . & .\ar@{>}[rrrr] & . & . & . & X}
\xymatrix is a rather clumsy way to do this kind of thing.
It is easier with \xygraph or directly in Xy-pic primitives.
>
>
> Yet i cannot add labels. Is that possible?
Definitely.
>
> Morover, i would like to add ticks at non regular positions. How to
> change
> spacing between columns?
You should read the following articles, which discuss how to do
this kind of thing, and much much more.
http://www.tug.org/TUGboat/Articles/tb18-3/tb56moore.pdf
http://www.tug.org/TUGboat/Articles/tb20-3/tb64ross.pdf
http://www.tug.org/TUGboat/Articles/tb22-4/tb72perlax.pdf
If you cannot access these directly, then become a member of TUG.
That will grant you access to all TUGboat articles online.
>
> Thank you
>
> --P
Hope this helps,
Ross
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