DOC: update/fix autoscaling documentation (matplotlib#25656)

alissaahodge · QuLogic · web-flow · commit b86ebbafe467 · 2023-04-13T19:12:41.000-04:00
* Update autoscaling documentation

* Update galleries/users_explain/axes/autoscale.py

Co-authored-by: Elliott Sales de Andrade &lt;quantum.analyst@gmail.com&gt;

* wrapped text to ensure lint checks passed

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Co-authored-by: Elliott Sales de Andrade &lt;quantum.analyst@gmail.com&gt;
diff --git a/galleries/users_explain/axes/autoscale.py b/galleries/users_explain/axes/autoscale.py
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@
 # %%
 # Margins
 # -------
-# The default margin around the data limits is 5%:
+# The default margin around the data limits is 5%, which is based on the
+# default configuration setting of :rc:`axes.xmargin`, :rc:`axes.ymargin`,
+# and :rc:`axes.zmargin`:
 
 print(ax.margins())
 
 # %%
-# The margins can be made larger using `~matplotlib.axes.Axes.margins`:
+# The margin size can be overridden to make them smaller or larger using
+# `~matplotlib.axes.Axes.margins`:
 
 fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 ax.plot(x, y)
