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axis

(/tools/hpmatlab/toolbox/matlab/graphics/axis.m)

Function Synopsis

[ans1, ans2, ans3] = axis(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4);

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AXIS	Plot axis scaling and appearance.
 	AXIS([XMIN XMAX YMIN YMAX]) sets scaling for the x- and y-axes
 	on the current plot.
 
 	AXIS([XMIN XMAX YMIN YMAX ZMIN ZMAX]) sets the scaling for the
 	x-, y- and z-axes on the current 3-D plot.
 
 	AXIS('auto') returns the axis scaling to its default, automatic
 	mode where, for each plot, xmin = min(x), xmax = max(x), etc.
 
 	V = AXIS returns a row vector containing the scaling for the
 	current plot.  If the current plot is two-dimensional, V has
 	four components; if it is three-dimensional, V has six components.
 
 	AXIS(AXIS) freezes the scaling at the current limits, so that if
	HOLD is turned on, subsquent plots will use the same limits.
 
 	AXIS('ij') puts MATLAB into its "matrix" axes mode.  The coordinate
 	system origin is at the upper left corner.  The i axis is vertical
 	and is numbered from top to bottom.  The j axis is horizontal and
 	is numbered from left to right.
 
 	AXIS('xy') puts MATLAB into its default "Cartesian" axes mode.
 	The coordinate system origin is at the lower left corner.  The x axis
 	is horizontal and is numbered from left to right.  The y axis is
 	vertical and is numbered from bottom to top.
 
 	AXIS('equal') changes the current axis box size so that equal tick
	mark increments on the x- and y-axis are equal in size. This makes
	PLOT(SIN(X),COS(X)) look like a circle, instead of an oval.
 	AXIS('square') makes the current axis box square in size.
 	AXIS('image'), for images, makes the aspect ratio the same size as
 	the image.  

 	AXIS('normal') restores the current axis box to full size and
	removes any restrictions on the scaling of the units.
	This undoes the effects of AXIS('square') and AXIS('equal').

	AXIS('image') sets the aspect ratio and the axis limits so the
	image in the current axes has square pixels.
 
 	AXIS('off') turns off all axis labeling and tick marks.
 	AXIS('on') turns axis labeling and tick marks back on.
 
 	[S1,S2,S3] = AXIS('state') returns strings indicating the
 	current setting of three axis properties.  
 
 	   S1 = 'auto' or 'manual'.
 	   S2 = 'on' or 'off'.
 	   S3 = 'xy' or 'ij'.

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