Graphics: Title and label properties

[John W. Eaton]

On 20-Jul-2008, Maciek Gajewski wrote:

| I've noticed that current axes code doesn't takes special care for title and 
| x/y/(z) label items. They are created when appropriate, but I think (and 
| compatibility suggest) that axes should initialize they properties, and then 
| update them when needed.
| 
| Especially:
| 
| - positions of all these labels should be updated whenever xlim/ylim/zlim 
| changes, so labels and title are painted in proper positions,
| - clipping should be set off, so labels can be displayed outside axes plot 
| box,
| - y-label should be rotated 90 degrees
| etc.
| 
| This could be done in backend, but IMO octave should take care of this. Are 
| there any plans to do it? If no, I'd like to do it .

Sure, propose a patch.

| BTW I  have another question: why the default font size for axes is 12, when 
| competition have 10 points (which looks better)?

I'd say "better" here is subjective.

jwe