Outward ticks (Fix #4502)

mdboom · mdboom · commit 56953891505e · 2016-01-25T17:28:12.000-05:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
@@ -1070,31 +1070,31 @@ def validate_hist_bins(s):
     'xtick.bottom':      [True, validate_bool],   # draw ticks on the bottom side
     'xtick.major.size':  [4, validate_float],    # major xtick size in points
     'xtick.minor.size':  [2, validate_float],    # minor xtick size in points
-    'xtick.major.width': [0.5, validate_float],  # major xtick width in points
-    'xtick.minor.width': [0.5, validate_float],  # minor xtick width in points
+    'xtick.major.width': [1.0, validate_float],  # major xtick width in points
+    'xtick.minor.width': [1.0, validate_float],  # minor xtick width in points
     'xtick.major.pad':   [4, validate_float],    # distance to label in points
     'xtick.minor.pad':   [4, validate_float],    # distance to label in points
     'xtick.color':       ['k', validate_color],  # color of the xtick labels
     'xtick.minor.visible':   [False, validate_bool],    # visiablility of the x axis minor ticks
 
     # fontsize of the xtick labels
     'xtick.labelsize':   ['medium', validate_fontsize],
-    'xtick.direction':   ['in', six.text_type],            # direction of xticks
+    'xtick.direction':   ['out', six.text_type],            # direction of xticks
 
     'ytick.left':        [True, validate_bool],  # draw ticks on the left side
     'ytick.right':       [True, validate_bool],  # draw ticks on the right side
     'ytick.major.size':  [4, validate_float],     # major ytick size in points
     'ytick.minor.size':  [2, validate_float],     # minor ytick size in points
-    'ytick.major.width': [0.5, validate_float],   # major ytick width in points
-    'ytick.minor.width': [0.5, validate_float],   # minor ytick width in points
+    'ytick.major.width': [1.0, validate_float],   # major ytick width in points
+    'ytick.minor.width': [1.0, validate_float],   # minor ytick width in points
     'ytick.major.pad':   [4, validate_float],     # distance to label in points
     'ytick.minor.pad':   [4, validate_float],     # distance to label in points
     'ytick.color':       ['k', validate_color],   # color of the ytick labels
     'ytick.minor.visible':   [False, validate_bool],    # visiablility of the y axis minor ticks
 
     # fontsize of the ytick labels
     'ytick.labelsize':   ['medium', validate_fontsize],
-    'ytick.direction':   ['in', six.text_type],            # direction of yticks
+    'ytick.direction':   ['out', six.text_type],            # direction of yticks
 
     'grid.color':        ['#b0b0b0', validate_color],  # grid color
     'grid.linestyle':    ['-', six.text_type],      # solid
diff --git a/matplotlibrc.template b/matplotlibrc.template
@@ -347,31 +347,29 @@ backend      : $TEMPLATE_BACKEND
 
 ### TICKS
 # see http://matplotlib.org/api/axis_api.html#matplotlib.axis.Tick
-
 #xtick.top            : True   # draw ticks on the top side
 #xtick.bottom         : True   # draw ticks on the bottom side
 #xtick.major.size     : 4      # major tick size in points
 #xtick.minor.size     : 2      # minor tick size in points
-#xtick.major.width    : 0.5    # major tick width in points
-#xtick.minor.width    : 0.5    # minor tick width in points
+#xtick.major.width    : 1.0    # major tick width in points
+#xtick.minor.width    : 1.0    # minor tick width in points
 #xtick.major.pad      : 4      # distance to major tick label in points
 #xtick.minor.pad      : 4      # distance to the minor tick label in points
 #xtick.color          : k      # color of the tick labels
 #xtick.labelsize      : medium # fontsize of the tick labels
-#xtick.direction      : in     # direction: in, out, or inout
-
+#xtick.direction      : out    # direction: in, out, or inout
 
 #ytick.left           : True   # draw ticks on the left side
 #ytick.right          : True   # draw ticks on the right side
 #ytick.major.size     : 4      # major tick size in points
 #ytick.minor.size     : 2      # minor tick size in points
-#ytick.major.width    : 0.5    # major tick width in points
-#ytick.minor.width    : 0.5    # minor tick width in points
+#ytick.major.width    : 1.0    # major tick width in points
+#ytick.minor.width    : 1.0    # minor tick width in points
 #ytick.major.pad      : 4      # distance to major tick label in points
 #ytick.minor.pad      : 4      # distance to the minor tick label in points
 #ytick.color          : k      # color of the tick labels
 #ytick.labelsize      : medium # fontsize of the tick labels
-#ytick.direction      : in     # direction: in, out, or inout
+#ytick.direction      : out    # direction: in, out, or inout
 
 
 ### GRIDS
