Add 'rotation' label keywords, make horizontal labels default

Author: lukelbd

proplot/axes/base.py

@@ -706,9 +706,10 @@ def _update_super(self, suptitle, **kwargs):
         for side, labels in kwargs.items():
             kw = {} if ignore else rc.fill(
                 {
+                    'color': side + 'label.color',
+                    'rotation': side + 'label.rotation',
                     'fontsize': side + 'label.size',
                     'weight': side + 'label.weight',
-                    'color': side + 'label.color',
                     'fontfamily': 'font.family'
                 },
                 context=True,

proplot/internals/rcsetup.py

@@ -342,8 +342,7 @@
     ),
     'formatter.timerotation': (
         90,
-        'Float, indicates the default *x* axis tick label rotation '
-        'for datetime tick labels.'
+        'Float, indicates the rotation in degrees for *x* axis datetime tick labels.'
     ),
     'formatter.zerotrim': (
         True,
@@ -403,6 +402,16 @@
         'black',
         'Font color for column labels on the bottom of the figure.'
     ),
+    'bottomlabel.pad': (
+        '0.3em',
+        'Padding between axes content and column labels on the bottom of the figure. '
+        + _addendum_units
+    ),
+    'bottomlabel.rotation': (
+        0,
+        'Float, indicates the rotation in degrees for column labels '
+        'at the bottom of the figure.'
+    ),
     'bottomlabel.size': (
         TITLESIZE,
         'Font size for column labels on the bottom of the figure.'
@@ -411,11 +420,6 @@
         'bold',
         'Font weight for column labels on the bottom of the figure.'
     ),
-    'bottomlabel.pad': (
-        '0.3em',
-        'Padding between axes content and column labels on the bottom of the figure. '
-        + _addendum_units
-    ),
 
     # Special cartopy settings
     'cartopy.autoextent': (
@@ -696,6 +700,16 @@
         'black',
         'Font color for row labels on the left-hand side.'
     ),
+    'leftlabel.pad': (
+        '0.6em',
+        'Padding between axes content and row labels on the left-hand side. '
+        + _addendum_units
+    ),
+    'leftlabel.rotation': (
+        90,
+        'Float, indicates the rotation in degrees for row labels '
+        'on the left-hand side.'
+    ),
     'leftlabel.size': (
         TITLESIZE,
         'Font size for row labels on the left-hand side.'
@@ -704,11 +718,6 @@
         'bold',
         'Font weight for row labels on the left-hand side.'
     ),
-    'leftlabel.pad': (
-        '0.6em',
-        'Padding between axes content and row labels on the left-hand side. '
-        + _addendum_units
-    ),
 
     # Edge width bulk setting
     'linewidth': (
@@ -765,6 +774,16 @@
         'black',
         'Font color for row labels on the right-hand side.'
     ),
+    'rightlabel.pad': (
+        '0.6em',
+        'Padding between axes content and row labels on the right-hand side. '
+        + _addendum_units
+    ),
+    'rightlabel.rotation': (
+        90,
+        'Float, indicates the rotation in degrees for row labels '
+        'on the right-hand side.'
+    ),
     'rightlabel.size': (
         TITLESIZE,
         'Font size for row labels on the right-hand side.'
@@ -773,11 +792,6 @@
         'bold',
         'Font weight for row labels on the right-hand side.'
     ),
-    'rightlabel.pad': (
-        '0.6em',
-        'Padding between axes content and row labels on the right-hand side. '
-        + _addendum_units
-    ),
 
     # River lines
     'rivers': (
@@ -985,6 +999,16 @@
         'black',
         'Font color for column labels on the top of the figure.'
     ),
+    'toplabel.pad': (
+        '0.3em',
+        'Padding between axes content and column labels on the top of the figure. '
+        + _addendum_units
+    ),
+    'toplabel.rotation': (
+        0,
+        'Float, indicates the rotation in degrees for column labels '
+        'at the top of the figure.'
+    ),
     'toplabel.size': (
         TITLESIZE,
         'Font size for column labels on the top of the figure.'
@@ -993,11 +1017,6 @@
         'bold',
         'Font weight for column labels on the top of the figure.'
     ),
-    'toplabel.pad': (
-        '0.3em',
-        'Padding between axes content and column labels on the top of the figure. '
-        + _addendum_units
-    ),
 }
 
 # Child settings -- changing the parent changes all the children, but changing