Re: MetaPost learning question.

Walter Burkhard via texhax <[email protected]> Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:14:15 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.comp.tex.texhax
Message-ID <CAOLnYiGtaK_tE4LVWy3ZgA6s0WZ2bZjoEUrC1_7ArBbnb7jJDQ@mail.gmail.com>
Thanks, I'll check it out.

I have set the entire graph within metapost without using the graph macros.

Walt Burkhard


On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 12:33 AM Hartmut Henkel <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi Walter,
>
> On Wed, 21 Jan 2026, Walter Burkhard via texhax wrote:
> > I am drawing a graph using the MetaPost graph macros. I have the
> > desired graph which has included the coordinate specifications
> > together with oticks. How do I remove the oticks from the graph, I did
> > not specifically request their presence in the graph. I have attached
> > the graph file (bibd.mp) below.
>
> it's the boolean Gneedgr_ in graph.mp, which comes into action in the
> endgraph macro. Resetting it to false just before the endgraph seems to
> work...
>
>   save Gneedgr_;
>   boolean Gneedgr_;
>   Gneedgr_ = false;
>   endgraph ;
>
> Best Regards
> Hartmut
>