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Abbrev(axis) - Abbreviate leading fields within numerical axis labels?

Description:
This attribute controls the appearance of an annotated coordinate grid (drawn with the astGrid function) by determining whether matching leading fields should be removed from adjacent numerical axis labels. It takes a separate value for each physical axis of a Plot so that, for instance, the setting "Abbrev(2)=0" specifies that matching leading fields should not be removed on the second axis.

If the Abbrev value of a Plot is non-zero (the default), then leading fields will be removed from adjacent axis labels if they are equal.

Type:
Integer (boolean).
Class Applicability:
Plot
All Plots have this attribute.
Notes:
  • If no axis is specified, (e.g. "Abbrev" instead of "Abbrev(2)"), then a "set" or "clear" operation will affect the attribute value of all the Plot axes, while a "get" or "test" operation will use just the Abbrev(1) value.


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AST A Library for Handling World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy
Starlink User Note 211
R.F. Warren-Smith & D.S. Berry
24th May 2011
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

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