Merge pull request matplotlib#25392 from meeseeksmachine/auto-backport-of-pr-25388-on-v3.7.x

Backport PR matplotlib#25388 on branch v3.7.x (Better axis labels for examples)

Author: rcomer

examples/axisartist/simple_axis_direction01.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
-=======================
-Simple Axis Direction01
-=======================
+=====================
+Simple axis direction
+=====================
 
 """
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 fig.subplots_adjust(right=0.8)
 
 ax1.axis["left"].major_ticklabels.set_axis_direction("top")
-ax1.axis["left"].label.set_text("Label")
+ax1.axis["left"].label.set_text("Left label")
 
 ax1.axis["right"].label.set_visible(True)
-ax1.axis["right"].label.set_text("Label")
+ax1.axis["right"].label.set_text("Right label")
 ax1.axis["right"].label.set_axis_direction("left")
 
 plt.show()

examples/axisartist/simple_axis_direction03.py

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 """
-=======================
-Simple Axis Direction03
-=======================
+==========================================
+Simple axis tick label and tick directions
+==========================================
 
+First subplot moves the tick labels to inside the spines.
+Second subplots moves the ticks to inside the spines.
+These effects can be obtained for a standard Axes by `~.Axes.tick_params`.
 """
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
@@ -20,15 +23,15 @@ def setup_axes(fig, pos):
 fig.subplots_adjust(wspace=0.4, bottom=0.3)
 
 ax1 = setup_axes(fig, 121)
-ax1.set_xlabel("X-label")
-ax1.set_ylabel("Y-label")
+ax1.set_xlabel("ax1 X-label")
+ax1.set_ylabel("ax1 Y-label")
 
 ax1.axis[:].invert_ticklabel_direction()
 
 ax2 = setup_axes(fig, 122)
-ax2.set_xlabel("X-label")
-ax2.set_ylabel("Y-label")
+ax2.set_xlabel("ax2 X-label")
+ax2.set_ylabel("ax2 Y-label")
 
-ax2.axis[:].major_ticks.set_tick_out(True)
+ax2.axis[:].major_ticks.set_tick_out(False)
 
 plt.show()