[ROOT] two histograms with two different scales and different origins

From: Marc Brueggemann (bruegge@physik.uni-dortmund.de)
Date: Tue Mar 05 2002 - 10:00:50 MET


Hello ROOTers,

I have a problem with drawing two histograms which have different scales
and different origins in one pad.
Applying the tutorial "Superimposing two histograms with two different
scales" works quite well, but only if you want to draw the second
histogram with respect to the axis of the first histogram.

I have a histogram which also has negative values, but I want my second
histogram to be drawn with its origin in the lower left corner of the pad 
and not starting somewhere in the middle of the pad only because the
origin of the first histogram is located there.
If the second histogram would be drawn with respect to the NEW axis
where I have put the origin to the lower edge of the pad (like in the
tutorial) then everything would be perfect. 

To avoid that I confuse you, here's a simple example:

Imagine to have a 1dim-histogram filled with arbitrary values like

2, 4, -5, -7, 3, 5, 2, 1, -1 etc.
 
in this case its origin would be located somewhere on the left side of the
pad, but NOT in the lower left corner.
Now you want to draw an x^2-function in it [it's just an example ;) ]
What happens now, if you use the tutorial, is that the x^2-function starts
somewhere on the left side where the origin of the first histogram is
located. But that looks ugly.
Because also a new (red) scale is produced on right side of the pad
which is valid for the new histogram it doesn't matters if the second
histogram is not drawn with respect to the origin of the first histogram.  
The origin of the new axis is important.

I tried to find a way to let the x^2-function be drawn with its origin in
the lower left corner of the pad, but I wasn't successful for almost one
week now. So, if anybody can help me out that would be awesome.

Thanks ... 
  
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Marc Brueggemann        mailto:bruegge@Physik.Uni-Dortmund.DE
Experimentelle Physik Vb            phone: +49 (231) 755 3667
Dortmund University
D-44227 Dortmund



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