AXEXTEND

Name

axextend

Purpose (one Line Only)

Adjust an axis plot range

Description

This function replicates the direct graphics option of extending the
axis plot range so that data do not touch the sides of the plotting
box or axis tick marks. This is really only needed for the new plot
functions added in IDL v8.0

Calling Sequence

outrange=axextend(inrange)

Inputs

inrange - two element vector with the input range, presumed to be the
exact data range for the plot.

Optional Input Parameters

Keyword Input Parameters

EXTEND - Fraction to extend the plot range by. Default=0.05 (5%).

Outputs

Return value is the extended plot range

Keyword Output Parameters

Common Blocks

Side Effects

Restrictions

Procedure

Modification History

2011/01/07, Written by Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute