--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Authoring_Dynamic_Plot_Tics.tex 2003/10/21 19:06:37 1.3
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Authoring_Dynamic_Plot_Tics.tex 2012/08/03 10:56:52 1.4
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ the \textbf{Plot tics} item from the ins
The \textbf{xtics} and \textbf{ytics} tags have identical structure and the
description presented here applies to both.
-The tics tags allow specification of the following parameters:
+The tics tags allow specification of the following attributes:
\begin{itemize}
@@ -49,4 +49,47 @@ uses a value of ``5'' to produce 4 tic m
\includegraphics[ width=0.40\paperwidth]{Authoring_Dynamic_Plot_Axis_Tics_minor}
+
+\item \texttt{rotate}
+
+For output devices that support it, the \texttt{rotate=`1'} attribute rotates
+the tic label. This is most useful with large lables defined by the
+\textbf{tic} tag described below.
+
\end{itemize}
+
+In addition to specifying regular tic intervals via the attributes of the
+\textbf{xtics} and \textbf{ytics} you can specify arbitrary tic locations
+by enclosing \textbf{tic} tags within the body of these tags. Each
+\textbf{tic} tag requires the \textbf{location} attribute which specifies the
+location of a tic on the axis. The body of the tag contains the label of
+that tic.
+
+The \textbf{xtic} or \textbf{ytic} \texttt{rotate} attribute can rotate
+the label text if the output device supports text rotation.
+If \textbf{tic} tags are embedded within the \textbf{xtic} or \textbf{ytic}
+tags attributes of those tags that specify tic boundaries and interval are
+ignored. Here's an example of an X axis tic specification in months of the year:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+...
+
+ January
+ February
+ March
+ April
+ May
+ June
+ July
+ August
+ September
+ October
+ November
+ December
+
+
+\end{verbatim}
+
+Note that tic locations are completely under your control and do not even have
+to be at regular interevals on the axis if that better suits your needs.