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[quote][i]Originally posted by Craters[/i]
[br]Origin Version (Select Help-->About Origin): 7 SR4
Operating System: Windows XP Pro

I won't bore everybody with what I've been trying in order to get this done -- I'll just ask.  I have, fortuitously, nine X-Y datasets that I'd like to plot in the 9-panel format.  In doing so, I'd like to have the same scaling for both the X and Y axes: log10 for both, with the same minimum and maximum values for all nine panels.  In starting to tackle this, I tried linking the axes between Layers 1 (parent) and Layer 2 (daughter).  That seemed to work to the extent that the minimum and maximum values were applied, but the logarithmic scaling wasn't.  I'm obviously missing something, but I can't figure out what it is.  If there's a way to format the axes of all of the layers as being log10 without having to go to each layer and set the format separately for each one, I'd really appreciate it if one of you sharp folks would let me know.  Part of my problem in not finding how to do this in the manual might well be that I'm not conversant in Origin's terminology yet; please pardon my rookiness and ignorance...

Thanks a million --

Mark
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Craters	Posted - 11/01/2004 : 3:05:29 PM Origin Version (Select Help-->About Origin): 7 SR4 Operating System: Windows XP Pro I won't bore everybody with what I've been trying in order to get this done -- I'll just ask. I have, fortuitously, nine X-Y datasets that I'd like to plot in the 9-panel format. In doing so, I'd like to have the same scaling for both the X and Y axes: log10 for both, with the same minimum and maximum values for all nine panels. In starting to tackle this, I tried linking the axes between Layers 1 (parent) and Layer 2 (daughter). That seemed to work to the extent that the minimum and maximum values were applied, but the logarithmic scaling wasn't. I'm obviously missing something, but I can't figure out what it is. If there's a way to format the axes of all of the layers as being log10 without having to go to each layer and set the format separately for each one, I'd really appreciate it if one of you sharp folks would let me know. Part of my problem in not finding how to do this in the manual might well be that I'm not conversant in Origin's terminology yet; please pardon my rookiness and ignorance... Thanks a million -- Mark
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rlewis	Posted - 11/01/2004 : 5:30:41 PM Here is an OriginC approach which may solve Mark's problem. This function will apply the scale properties of the active lyer to all layers on the graphpage. void ApplyActiveLayerScaleToAll() { Tree ActiveLayerScale; GraphPage gP=Project.Pages(-1); GraphLayer gL=gP.Layers(-1); if(gL) { ActiveLayerScale=gL.GetFormat(FPB_SCALE); int ActivePage=gL.GetIndex(); foreach (gL in gP.Layers) { if(gL.GetIndex()!=ActivePage) { gL.ApplyFormat(ActiveLayerScale,true); } } } } All one has to do is to to set the scale properties in one layer, make that the active layer and call the function. IIt seems to work reasonably well in 7.5-SR4
Craters	Posted - 11/01/2004 : 4:57:51 PM Woohoo! Thanks, Easwar. I'm gonna upgrade as soon as I can get permission from the Powers That Be. That sounds EXACTLY like the sort of thing I was looking for... Mark
Mike Buess	Posted - 11/01/2004 : 4:06:33 PM Hi Mark, If you want a programming solution this will set all axes to log10... loop (i,1,9) { layer$(i).x.type=2; layer$(i).y.type=2; }; Mike Buess Origin WebRing Member
easwar	Posted - 11/01/2004 : 4:05:41 PM Hi Mark, Just for your information, and for others who may read this post: In ver 7.5, there is a Themes feature where properties of objects such as axes can be copied and then applied to similar objects elsewhere. So in 7.5 one could just customize one layer by changing axis types etc, and then copy the layer properties as a theme and then paste the theme to all other layers. This saves time in that one does not have to repeatedly bring up dialog boxes for editing each object in each layer etc. Themes can be saved to disk as well, and then applied to objects any time. The template feature works the same way in 7.5 as it did before - one can still make all customization on one's graph (manually, or by applying themes) and then save that graph as a template for repeated use. Easwar OriginLab
Craters	Posted - 11/01/2004 : 3:59:13 PM Okay -- thanks again, Mike. I saw Easwar's post and was hoping that it wasn't the complete, total, ultimate answer, but it looks like it was. Time to start hacking at those axes, I guess. Yahoo. Mark
Mike Buess	Posted - 11/01/2004 : 3:49:01 PM Hi Mark, The bad news is that you must indeed format the axes in each layer separately. The good news is that you only need to do that once. After you've set up your 9-panel graph like you want just save it as a template to use again. See Easwar's reply to a similar question... http://www.originlab.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3466 Mike Buess Origin WebRing Member

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