Re: st: RE: AW: -graph combine- question

[Nick Winter <nwinter@virginia.edu>]

Indeed, I have struggled with this as well.  The not-perfect solution I 
usually use is to force Stata to include the space that the titles 
*would* take up in each graph, so the x-axis ends up the same size in 
all of them.  This can be done by setting the color of the title to 
"scheme background":


. gr twoway scatter mpg price, ytitle("Hello" "world") name(one)

. gr twoway scatter mpg price, ytitle("Hello" "world", color("scheme 
background")) name(two)

. gr combine one two


And then fiddle with the -imargin- option to -graph combine- to get them 
closer together if desired.

-Nick


On 10/23/2009 4:59 AM, G Livesey wrote:
> Dear Statalisters, 
>
> Kieran's question is a good one. Martine's answer may solve Kieran's current
> problem, though only partially answers the question. 
>
> "ensure that the LENGTH of the x-axis is the same"
>
> I have no easy solution  to do this and ask how to do this when the graphs
> to combine do not have 
>
> A) a common x-axis or 
> B) perhaps (I did not try this) span different ranges of a common axis or
> C) carry different axis-titles (e.g. some with and some without such
> titles), which can affect the proportion of space given to the graph and
> axis/margins and so length of the axis.
>
> A more comprehensive solution than -common axis- would be welcome though I
> have not found one myself, and like Kieran have in the past had to play
> about a lot to get what I want.
>
> Does a solution exist? Can one be created?
>
> With much appreciation and many thanks,
>
> Geoff. Livesey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Martin Weiss
> Sent: 23 October 2009 09:20
> To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Subject: st: AW: -graph combine- question
>
>
>
> <> 
>
> You are not looking for the -xcommon- option to -graph combine-, are you?
>
>
> *************
> clear*
> set obs 10000
>  
>
> gen x1=  rnormal(10,100)
> gen x2=  rnormal(100,10)  
>
> gen num=_n
>
> tw (line x1 num) in 1/5000,  /* 
> */ name(gr1, replace) nodraw
> tw (line x2 num),  /* 
> */ name(gr2, replace) nodraw
>
> graph combine gr1 gr2, /* 
> */ ycommon xcommon
> *************
>
>
>
> HTH
> Martin
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] Im Auftrag von Kieran McCaul
> Gesendet: Freitag, 23. Oktober 2009 04:33
> An: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Betreff: st: -graph combine- question
>
> ....
>
> Suppose I have four graphs that I combine to look like this:
>
> http://i37.tinypic.com/314wkfb.jpg
>
> My question is: is there an easy way to ensure that the length of the x-axis
> is the same in all four graphs when they are combined.
>
> I can probably fiddle around with margin gaps until I get them right, but is
> there something a little easier than that?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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