How to change colour of group x axes lines?

[#1]

Hi!

I am currently attempting to change the axis line colours in Graph Builder on JMP version 17. I essentially would like to change the Y and X axes' lines to black and the Group X axis lines to red.

I have gotten the Y and X axes to be black by making the graph frame black, but then I do not want the outermost right and top lines black too. I also cannot seem to find the Group X axis settings, despite right-clicking it.

I have attached a sort of mock-up of lines I added after the fact on powerpoint with arrows indicating the axes I mean.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Here's one way, but there might be better ways.

• Red lines between groups can be added as reference lines in the X axis settings. I found the number 1.485 with a little experimentation. I think 1.5 would have been the natural border, but at that point the line didn't show up, so this is just shy of the border. You may need to adjust this with a different number of categories.
  • 
• I used the line tool to draw the black line on the Y axis, then I cheated a bit by sending the graph to the script window and making sure the x,y coordinates lined up well.
  • 

Here's a script to recreate what I did.

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dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/big class.jmp" );
dt << Graph Builder(
	Size( 633, 672 ),
	Show Control Panel( 0 ),
	Variables( X( :sex ), Group X( :age ) ),
	Elements( Bar( X, Legend( 6 ) ) ),
	SendToReport(
		Dispatch(
			{},
			"sex",
			ScaleBox,
			{Add Ref Line( 1.485, "Solid", "Red", "", 1 ),
			Label Row( Tick Mark Style( "Automatic" ) )}
		),
		Dispatch(
			{},
			"Graph Builder",
			FrameBox,
			Add Line Annotation( Line( {1, 0}, {1, 565} ), Color( "Black" ) )
		)
	)
);

[#3]

Hi Jed,

Thank you so much for the help. The reference lines worked perfectly! I also found in the Preferences window for Graphs if I set the Frame colour as black, but turned the graph frame off (unticked the box), that made the y and x axes black only (not intuitive - but it worked).

Cheers!

[#4]

JSL option for the GroupX area color:  Grid Color().

dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/big class.jmp" );
dt << Graph Builder(
	Show Control Panel( 0 ),
	Grid Color( "Red" ),
	Graph Spacing( 4 ),
	Variables( X( :sex ), Group X( :age ) ),
	Elements( Bar( X, Legend( 6 ) ) )
)