Merge pull request matplotlib#20976 from dstansby/tick-spine-exs

Separate tick and spine examples

Author: timhoffm

.flake8

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ per-file-ignores =
     examples/style_sheets/plot_solarizedlight2.py: E501
     examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/demo_constrained_layout.py: E402
     examples/text_labels_and_annotations/custom_legends.py: E402
-    examples/ticks_and_spines/date_concise_formatter.py: E402
+    examples/ticks/date_concise_formatter.py: E402
     examples/user_interfaces/embedding_in_gtk3_panzoom_sgskip.py: E402
     examples/user_interfaces/embedding_in_gtk3_sgskip.py: E402
     examples/user_interfaces/embedding_in_gtk4_panzoom_sgskip.py: E402

doc/users/prev_whats_new/whats_new_0.99.rst

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ that denote the data limits -- in various arbitrary locations.  No
 longer are your axis lines constrained to be a simple rectangle around
 the figure -- you can turn on or off left, bottom, right and top, as
 well as "detach" the spine to offset it away from the data.  See
-:doc:`/gallery/ticks_and_spines/spine_placement_demo` and
+:doc:`/gallery/spines/spine_placement_demo` and
 :class:`matplotlib.spines.Spine`.
 
 .. plot::

examples/axisartist/demo_axisline_style.py

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 Note: The `mpl_toolkits.axisartist` axes classes may be confusing for new
 users. If the only aim is to obtain arrow heads at the ends of the axes,
-rather check out the
-:doc:`/gallery/ticks_and_spines/centered_spines_with_arrows` example.
+rather check out the :doc:`/gallery/spines/centered_spines_with_arrows`
+example.
 """
 
 from mpl_toolkits.axisartist.axislines import AxesZero

examples/axisartist/demo_parasite_axes.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 `mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.parasite_axes.ParasiteAxes`.
 
 An alternative approach using standard Matplotlib subplots is shown in the
-:doc:`/gallery/ticks_and_spines/multiple_yaxis_with_spines` example.
+:doc:`/gallery/spines/multiple_yaxis_with_spines` example.
 
 An alternative approach using :mod:`mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1`
 and :mod:`mpl_toolkits.axisartist` is found in the

examples/axisartist/demo_parasite_axes2.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 `~.mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1.parasite_axes.ParasiteAxes` is the
 :doc:`/gallery/axisartist/demo_parasite_axes` example.
 An alternative approach using the usual Matplotlib subplots is shown in
-the :doc:`/gallery/ticks_and_spines/multiple_yaxis_with_spines` example.
+the :doc:`/gallery/spines/multiple_yaxis_with_spines` example.
 """
 
 from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1 import host_subplot

examples/axisartist/simple_axisartist1.py

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 This example showcases the use of :mod:`.axisartist` to draw spines at custom
 positions (here, at ``y = 0``).
 
-Note, however, that it is simpler to achieve this effect
-using standard `.Spine` methods, as demonstrated in
-:doc:`/gallery/ticks_and_spines/centered_spines_with_arrows`.
+Note, however, that it is simpler to achieve this effect using standard
+`.Spine` methods, as demonstrated in
+:doc:`/gallery/spines/centered_spines_with_arrows`.
 
 .. redirect-from:: /gallery/axisartist/simple_axisline2
 """

examples/spines/README.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.. _spines_examples:
+
+Spines
+======

examples/ticks_and_spines/centered_spines_with_arrows.py renamed to examples/spines/centered_spines_with_arrows.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Adjusting the location and appearance of axis spines.
 
 Note: If you want to obtain arrow heads at the ends of the axes, also check
-out the :doc:`/gallery/ticks_and_spines/centered_spines_with_arrows` example.
+out the :doc:`/gallery/spines/centered_spines_with_arrows` example.
 """
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt