Figure Print Preparation Tool

File:Setplot.m

Description

A tool to set the margins, papersize, align labels, etc...

Usage

  setplot(fig, figsize, margins, fontsize, fontname)
  default: 
  setplot(gcf, [10 10], [0.25 0.9 0.5 1.2 1.2 0.75], 10, 'Times');
  parameters:
      fig = figure handle 
            current figure is default
      figsize = [figwidth figheight] in cm
                    *1       *2  (see figure below)
                [10 10] is default
      margins = [top bottom rows left right cols] in cm
                  *m1  *m2  *m3  *m4   *m5  *m6  (see figure below)
               default see below
      fontsize = size of the font
                10 is default             
      fontname = type of fontfile:
                'Times New Roman' is default
           _____________________________________________  _ _ _ _ _ __
          |        __________         __________        | _ _ _*m1   ^
          |   y   |          |       |          |       |            |
          |   l   | subplot1 |       | subplot2 |       |            .
          |   b   |          |       |          |       |            | 
          |   l   |__________|       |__________|       | _ _ _      .                                                    
          |                                             |      *m3   |
          |        __________         __________        | _ _ _     *2
          |   y   |          |       |          |       |            | 
          |   l   | subplot3 |       | subplot4 |       |            .
          |   b   |          |       |          |       |            | 
          |   l   |__________|       |__________|       | _ _ _      . 
          |          xlabel             xlabel          |      *m2   | 
          |_____________________________________________| _ _ _ _ _ _v_ 
        
          |       |          |       |          |       |
          |<-*m4->|          |<-*m6->|          |<-*m5->|
          |<-------------- *1 ------------------------->|

Especially useful in combination with the figure saving tool (saver.m)

Author

Rob Hoogendijk