Re: Ordering of axes properties

[Catalin Codreanu]

2013/7/25 Rik <address@hidden>:
> 7/25/13
>
> All,
>
> The order of properties returned on an axes object is determined by the
> order in which they are added to the graphic object.  In turn, this is
> determined by the ordering of the properties in graphics.in.h.  Over time
> we seem to have added properties as needed so that the resulting list is
> neither alphabetical nor grouped by subject matter.  I would tend to think
> it best to group it by subject matter so that, for example, colororder and
> linestyleorder were near each other.
>
> What does the competition do?  Can someone run the following:
>
> diary on
> get (gca)
> diary off
>
> And then send me the diary file.
>
> Thanks,
> Rik
> address@hidden

Hello,

I think it orders them alphabetically which gives good results for
keeping similar things together. Here's the list :

    ActivePositionProperty = outerposition
    ALim = [0 1]
    ALimMode = auto
    AmbientLightColor = [1 1 1]
    Box = off
    CameraPosition = [0.5 0.5 9.16025]
    CameraPositionMode = auto
    CameraTarget = [0.5 0.5 0.5]
    CameraTargetMode = auto
    CameraUpVector = [0 1 0]
    CameraUpVectorMode = auto
    CameraViewAngle = [6.60861]
    CameraViewAngleMode = auto
    CLim = [0 1]
    CLimMode = auto
    Color = [1 1 1]
    CurrentPoint = [ (2 by 3) double array]
    ColorOrder = [ (7 by 3) double array]
    DataAspectRatio = [1 1 1]
    DataAspectRatioMode = auto
    DrawMode = normal
    FontAngle = normal
    FontName = Helvetica
    FontSize = [10]
    FontUnits = points
    FontWeight = normal
    GridLineStyle = :
    Layer = bottom
    LineStyleOrder = -
    LineWidth = [0.5]
    MinorGridLineStyle = :
    NextPlot = replace
    OuterPosition = [0 0 1 1]
    PlotBoxAspectRatio = [1 1 1]
    PlotBoxAspectRatioMode = auto
    Projection = orthographic
    Position = [0.13 0.11 0.775 0.815]
    TickLength = [0.01 0.025]
    TickDir = in
    TickDirMode = auto
    TightInset = [0.0392857 0.0404762 0.00892857 0.0190476]
    Title = [154.002]
    Units = normalized
    View = [0 90]
    XColor = [0 0 0]
    XDir = normal
    XGrid = off
    XLabel = [155.001]
    XAxisLocation = bottom
    XLim = [0 1]
    XLimMode = auto
    XMinorGrid = off
    XMinorTick = off
    XScale = linear
    XTick = [ (1 by 11) double array]
    XTickLabel = [ (11 by 3) char array]
    XTickLabelMode = auto
    XTickMode = auto
    YColor = [0 0 0]
    YDir = normal
    YGrid = off
    YLabel = [156.001]
    YAxisLocation = left
    YLim = [0 1]
    YLimMode = auto
    YMinorGrid = off
    YMinorTick = off
    YScale = linear
    YTick = [ (1 by 11) double array]
    YTickLabel = [ (11 by 3) char array]
    YTickLabelMode = auto
    YTickMode = auto
    ZColor = [0 0 0]
    ZDir = normal
    ZGrid = off
    ZLabel = [157.001]
    ZLim = [0 1]
    ZLimMode = auto
    ZMinorGrid = off
    ZMinorTick = off
    ZScale = linear
    ZTick = [0 0.5 1]
    ZTickLabel =
    ZTickLabelMode = auto
    ZTickMode = auto

    BeingDeleted = off
    ButtonDownFcn =
    Children = []
    Clipping = on
    CreateFcn =
    DeleteFcn =
    BusyAction = queue
    HandleVisibility = on
    HitTest = on
    Interruptible = on
    Parent = [1]
    Selected = off
    SelectionHighlight = on
    Tag =
    Type = axes
    UIContextMenu = []
    UserData = []
    Visible = on