galpy.util.plot.start_print

galpy.util.plot.start_print(fig_width=5, fig_height=5, axes_labelsize=16, text_fontsize=11, legend_fontsize=12, xtick_labelsize=10, ytick_labelsize=10, xtick_minor_size=2, ytick_minor_size=2, xtick_major_size=4, ytick_major_size=4)[source]

Set up a figure for plotting.

Parameters:

  • fig_width (float, optional) – Width in inches. Default is 5.

  • fig_height (float, optional) – Height in inches. Default is 5.

  • axes_labelsize (int, optional) – Size of the axis-labels. Default is 16.

  • text_fontsize (int, optional) – Font-size of the text (if any). Default is 11.

  • legend_fontsize (int, optional) – Font-size of the legend (if any). Default is 12.

  • xtick_labelsize (int, optional) – Size of the x-axis labels. Default is 10.

  • ytick_labelsize (int, optional) – Size of the y-axis labels. Default is 10.

  • xtick_minor_size (int, optional) – Size of the minor x-ticks. Default is 2.

  • ytick_minor_size (int, optional) – Size of the minor y-ticks. Default is 2.

  • xtick_major_size (int, optional) – Size of the major x-ticks. Default is 4.

  • ytick_major_size (int, optional) – Size of the major y-ticks. Default is 4.

Notes

  • 2009-12-23 - Written - Bovy (NYU).