Re: MP graph auto axes

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

At 07:13 PM 11/6/2002 +0000, you wrote:

>This is not strictly a ConTeXt problem, but I was hoping there were
>enough MetaPost experts on the list that I might get an idea of what's
>going on, or at the least, where to go for more information.
>
>I think the MetaPost graphing features are fantastic. It produces very
>nice output, and automatically handles a lot of axis labelling that other
>packages don't bother with.
>
>However, it auto-labels the y-axis on the following three graphs very
>differently. I was wondering if this is a strict limitation in the axis
>ranges that MetaPost deals with gracefully, or if it might be a bug. I
>haven't seen any reference to the correct range for graph axes. I've
>tried many ranges, and some work, some don't.

looks like some problem in interpreting the big numbers, (mp can handle 
only numbers <4000 and some string trickery is used in the graph package); 
does this also happens in stand alone graphics or is it context specific?

Hans
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