Changeset 4685

Timestamp:

Nov 10, 2014 4:06:51 AM (9 years ago)

Author:

ldelgass

Message:

I think this should help with nanohub ticket #267036. See the comment in the
source for a brief explanation. Basically, I don't think the manual settings
are well tested and the CubeAxes? will work best if we let the automatic
formatting do its thing.

File:

• trunk/gui/scripts/vtkheightmapviewer.tcl (modified) (4 diffs)

trunk/gui/scripts/vtkheightmapviewer.tcl

@@ -938 +938 @@
         InitSettings -isheightmap -background
 
-        # Let's see how this goes.  I think it's preferable to overloading the
-        # axis title with the exponent.
-        SendCmd "axis exp 0 0 0 1"
+        # Setting a custom exponent and label format for axes is causing
+        # a problem with rounding.  Near zero ticks aren't rounded by 
+        # the %g format.  The VTK CubeAxes seem to currently work best
+        # when allowed to automatically set the exponent and precision 
+        # based on the axis ranges.  This does tend to result in less 
+        # visual clutter, so I think it is best to use the automatic 
+        # settings by default.  We can test more fine-grained
+        # controls on the axis settings tab if necessary.
+        # -Leif
+        #SendCmd "axis exp 0 0 0 1"
 
         SendCmd "axis lrot z 90"
@@ -1041 +1048 @@
     if { $_reset } {
         SendCmd "axis tickpos outside"
-        foreach axis { x y z } {
-            SendCmd "axis lformat $axis %g"
-        }
+        #SendCmd "axis lformat all %g"
         
         foreach axis { x y z } {
@@ -1366 +1371 @@
         "-axisminorticks" {
             set bool $_settings($what)
-            foreach axis { x y z } { 
-                SendCmd "axis minticks ${axis} $bool"
-            }
+            SendCmd "axis minticks all $bool"
         }
         "-axisvisible" {
@@ -2067 +2070 @@
         -font "Arial 9"
 
-
     label $inner.mode_l -text "Mode" -font "Arial 9"