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bug #63033: "axis tight" includes x-data in limit calculation for which the y-data is NaN

Submitter:  Johannes Pfeifer <jpfeifer>
Submitted:  Thu 08 Sep 2022 01:19:54 PM UTC
   
 
Category:  Plotting Severity:  1 - Wish
Priority:  3 - Low Item Group:  Matlab Compatibility
Status:  Confirmed Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  Open/Closed:  * Open
Release:  * dev Operating System:  * Any
Fixed Release:  None Planned Release:  None
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Fri 16 Sep 2022 12:22:51 AM UTC, comment #1: 

Confirmed.  Re-titling the bug report to be more precise about the issue.

Sample code


figure
plot (1:10, [1:9, NaN])
axis tight


The explanation is rather simple.  When Octave calculates limits for "axis tight" it looks at each axis individually.  In the sample code, the x-data has a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 10 so that is what Octave sets the axis limits to.  Apparently Matlab also checks whether the corresponding y-value is finite.  I tried two variations in Matlab and the limit is 9 in each case.


plot (1:10, [1:9, NaN])
plot (1:10, [1:9, Inf])


But, things aren't always straightforward even in Matlab.  This code produces a line at 45 degrees from 1:9.  There are no line segments after x == 9, and yet the limits of the plot are set at 1 and 11.


figure
plot (1:11, [1:9, NaN, 9])
axis tight


I know why it does that, but it still seems odd since there is no visual data past 9.

Marking as a low priority since there are easy workarounds such as calling xlim or axis with limits that look good to the programmer.

Rik <rik5>
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Thu 08 Sep 2022 01:19:54 PM UTC, original submission:  


figure
plot(1:10,[zeros(9,1); NaN])
axis tight

in Matlab cuts off the NaN and set the xlim to [0, 9], while in Octave the NaN is kept and the xlim is [0,10]

Johannes Pfeifer <jpfeifer>

 

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    Date Changed by Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced by
    2022-09-16 rik5 Severity3 - Normal 1 - Wish
        Priority5 - Normal 3 - Low
        StatusNone Confirmed
        Release7.2.0 dev
        Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows Any
        Summaryaxis tight does not ignore NaN "axis tight" includes x-data in limit calculation for which the y-data is NaN

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