Re: st: graph margins (Stata 8)

[Roger Newson <roger.newson@kcl.ac.uk>]

At 13:24 03/02/03 -0600, Phil Schumm wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I assume that this question is answered in the new graphics manual, but 
> unfortunately my copy has not yet arrived (it was just ordered), and so I 
> hope you'll forgive the question.  I have been putting together a few 
> customized schemes for specific types of work that I frequently do, and 
> based on the schemes in the distribution the syntax seems pretty 
> straightforward and easy to work with.  One thing I haven't been able to 
> figure out, however, is how to control the left and top margins of a graph 
> when it is printed.  I used to do this under Stata 7 with commands of the form:
>
> translator set gph2ps lmargin 0.75
> translator set gph2ps tmargin 1.10
>
> Despite several attempts, however, I have been unable to translate these 
> into a form which is acceptable within the context of a scheme. If anyone 
> has already dealt with this issue in Stata 8 and can give me a hint, I'd 
> be most grateful.
Stata 8 uses -graph export- instead of -translate-. If you type

help graph_export

in Stata 8, then you will probably be pointed in the right direction. I 
think the -tmargin- and -lmargin- options are what you need.

I hope this helps.

Roger


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