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]

NAME:

start_print

PURPOSE:

setup a figure for plotting

INPUT:

fig_width - width in inches

fig_height - height in inches

axes_labelsize - size of the axis-labels

text_fontsize - font-size of the text (if any)

legend_fontsize - font-size of the legend (if any)

xtick_labelsize - size of the x-axis labels

ytick_labelsize - size of the y-axis labels

xtick_minor_size - size of the minor x-ticks

ytick_minor_size - size of the minor y-ticks

OUTPUT:

(none)

HISTORY:

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