Density-based Ticks

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Density-based Ticks

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Last edited Jan 24, 2017

Created on Sep 2, 2015

This example demonstrates how to set tick marks to a fixed pixel density, so the number of ticks adapts to the chart's changing width. The code uses d3.axisBottom and d3.scaleLinear, with the tick count computed as varyingWidth divided by a constant xPixelsPerTick. A sinusoidal animation continuously adjusts the inner width, and requestAnimationFrame re-renders the axis in an SVG. The visualization shows the axis label and tick marks updating in real time, illustrating a responsive approach for resizable charts.

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This example shows how you can set up tick marks to be a fixed density rather than a fixed number of tick marks. This is useful for implementing visualizations that can be resized by the user.

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