Re: st: axis label font

[Ronan Conroy <rconroy@rcsi.ie>]

On 2011 Samh 22, at 02:49, Scott Merryman wrote:

> For label size, you can use the -labsize()- option.
> 
> Here is one way to change just the font of -xabel()- :
> 
> sysuse auto
> scatter mpg weight, xlabel(,labsize(medlarge))
> gr_edit xaxis1.edit_tick 1 2000 `"{fontface "Tahoma": 2,000}"' 2 3000
> `"{fontface "Tahoma": 3,000}"' 3 4000 `"{fontface "Tahoma": 4,000}"' 4
> 5000 `"{fontface "Tahoma": 5,000}"', tickset(major)

Or, without going into editing, you can do it directly. However, alas, I don't know a way of specifying the font just once. I suppose with copy and paste, it's not that time-consuming, but it does look ugly as code:

sysuse auto
scatter mpg weight, xlabel(2000 `"{fontface "American Typewriter": 2,000}"'  ///
	3000 `"{fontface "American Typewriter": 3,000}"'  ///
	4000 `"{fontface "American Typewriter": 4,000}"'  ///
	5000 `"{fontface "American Typewriter": 5,000}"',labsize(medlarge))

Note that since the font name is in quotes, the entire text has to be in compound double quotes: `" and "'

Ronán Conroy
rconroy@rcsi.ie
Associate Professor
Division of Population Health Sciences
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Beaux Lane House
Dublin 2


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