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svg_1d_plot Defaults
svg_2d_plot Defaults

svg_1d_plot Defaults

You may have noticed that there are certain defaults that are true at the beginning of the plotting. Here is a table of the defaults:

Default Values

object Default value Rationale
All colors not defined in this table black K.I.S.S. Coloring will be highly dependent on user needs
Axis On, internal style Most graphs include an axis of some kind. The internal axis style is used because this seems to be the default behavior in many textbooks I have owned.
Distance between major X ticks 3 units Reasonably fits into a plot window
Font size of the legend title 12 Reasonable when paired with the image size
Font size of the X Label 12 Reasonable when paired with the image size
Font size of the title 30 Makes the title stand out
Grid lines All off Grid lines are a user's personal choice, so I default with the simpler model
Image background white K.I.S.S. Coloring will be highly dependent on user needs.
Image size 500 by 350 Details discernable. The image is easily viewable by those using 800x600 monitors
Legend Off The goal of the defaults is to provide the cleanest possible plot as a default. Excluding the legend meets this goal. If there is a public outcry, I can change this.
Legend background white K.I.S.S. Coloring will be highly dependent on user needs
Major tick length 20 pixels Tasteful default when paired with the window size. This also makes the major ticks easily distinguishable from the minor ticks
Major tick width 2 pixels Major ticks are more obvious than minor ticks
Minor tick length 10 pixels Tasteful default when compared with the size of the grid. This makes the minor ticks less obvious than the major ticks
Minor tick width 1 pixel This makes the minor tick less obvious than the major ticks
Number of minor X ticks between each major X tick 2 This allows the minor ticks to appear on the integers
Plot Window Off Initially off because it is the simplest case. I will change this if there is an outcry
Plot window background white K.I.S.S. Coloring will be highly dependent on user needs
Title On, "Plot of data" The title is on because this is one of the most basic elements of a graph. The title is set to a default because when title_on == true, something should display
Title size 30 This is clearly visible in a variety of image sizes
X Axis Label "X Axis", Off "X Axis" is the label because something should display were the user to turn on the X axis label without setting text, and this is the most informative
X Axis Label Size 12 This is a reasonable size at the default image size
X Grid (Major and Minor) Off Turned off in the interest of providing simple, clean plots
X Range (-10, 10) Traditional plot viewport

svg_2d_plot Defaults

You may have noticed that there are certain defaults that are true at the beginning of the plotting. Here is a table of the defaults:

Default Values

object Default value Rationale
All colors not defined in this table black K.I.S.S. Coloring will be highly dependent on user needs
Axis On, internal style Most graphs include an axis of some kind. The internal axis style is used because this seems to be the default behavior in many textbooks I have owned.
Distance between major X ticks 3 units Reasonably fits into a plot window
Font size of the legend title 12 Reasonable when paired with the image size
Font size of the X Label 12 Reasonable when paired with the image size
Font size of the title 30 Makes the title stand out
Grid lines All off Grid lines are a user's personal choice, so I default with the simpler model
Image background white K.I.S.S. Coloring will be highly dependent on user needs.
Image size 500 by 350 Details discernable. The image is easily viewable by those using 800x600 monitors
Legend Off The goal of the defaults is to provide the cleanest possible plot as a default. Excluding the legend meets this goal. If there is a public outcry, I can change this.
Legend background white K.I.S.S. Coloring will be highly dependent on user needs
Major tick length 20 pixels Tasteful default when paired with the window size. This also makes the major ticks easily distinguishable from the minor ticks
Major tick width 2 pixels Major ticks are more obvious than minor ticks
Minor tick length 10 pixels Tasteful default when compared with the size of the grid. This makes the minor ticks less obvious than the major ticks
Minor tick width 1 pixel This makes the minor tick less obvious than the major ticks
Number of minor X ticks between each major X tick 2 This allows the minor ticks to appear on the integers
Plot Window Off Initially off because it is the simplest case. I will change this if there is an outcry
Plot window background white K.I.S.S. Coloring will be highly dependent on user needs
Title On, "Plot of data" The title is on because this is one of the most basic elements of a graph. The title is set to a default because when title_on == true, something should display
Title size 30 This is clearly visible in a variety of image sizes
X Axis Label "X Axis", Off "X Axis" is the label because something should display were the user to turn on the X axis label without setting text, and this is the most informative
X Axis Label Size 12 This is a reasonable size at the default image size
X Grid (Major and Minor) Off Turned off in the interest of providing simple, clean plots
X Range (-10, 10) Traditional plot viewport
Y Axis Label "Y Axis", Off "Y Axis" is the label because something should display were the user to turn on the X axis label without setting text, and this is the most informative
Y Axis Label Size 12 This is a reasonable size at the default image size
Y Grid (Major and Minor) Off Turned off in the interest of providing simple, clean plots
Y Range (-10, 10) Traditional plot viewport
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