topic Re: proc sgapenel / how to eliminate empty space before 0 on the x-axis in Graphics Programming

proc sgpanel / how to eliminate empty space before 0 on the x-axis

Cruise — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 19:07:05 GMT

Hi Folks:

Any idea how to eliminate empty space before 0 on the x-axis as shown in the black box in the image below? I have a big 4 by 4 panel plot and eliminating empty space from each panel would help reduce the size of the plot quite bit.

ods graphics/width=14.5 in height=10in;
proc sgpanel data=four1;
panelby SORT/ novarname columns=4 rows=4;
styleattrs DATACONTRASTCOLORS=(BLUE GREEN RED);
series  x=FU y=cr/lineattrs=(pattern=solid thickness=2) GROUP=STAGE NAME='KEY'; 
scatter x=FU y=y2/markerattrs=(size=0) datalabel=y2 DATALABELPOS=BOTTOM;
colaxis label='label' min=1 max=100 grid values=(0 to 60 by 5);
rowaxis label='label' refticks=(values) fitpolicy=thin grid  values=(0 to 1 by 0.01);
keylegend 'KEY'/  title="categories" position=top;
/*INSET N/position=TOPRIGHT;*/
FORMAT y2 5.2; 
title ' ';
run;

Re: proc sgapenel / how to eliminate empty space before 0 on the x-axis

VDD — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 15:38:08 GMT

colaxis label='label' min=1 max=100 grid values=(1 to 60 by 5);

Re: proc sgapenel / how to eliminate empty space before 0 on the x-axis

Cruise — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 15:59:51 GMT

Thanks for your response. But it didn't remove the empty space.

Re: proc sgapenel / how to eliminate empty space before 0 on the x-axis

FreelanceReinh — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 18:40:59 GMT

Hi @Cruise,

Use the OFFSETMIN= option of the COLAXIS statement: Its value (between 0 and 1) determines that "empty space before 0," so zero would be optimal in terms of space saving:

colaxis label='label' min=1 max=100 grid values=(0 to 60 by 5) offsetmin=0;

There's a similar option OFFSETMAX= for the other end of the axis and both options are available for the ROWAXIS statement, too.

Re: proc sgapenel / how to eliminate empty space before 0 on the x-axis

Cruise — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 20:00:13 GMT

Perfect! no white space now leaving my plot more compact. Thanks!